What does maternal newborn Care of clients during pregnancy, childbirth, and postpartum, as
nursing focus on? well as newborns up to 6 weeks after birth
Fertility Rate The number of births per 1,000 women of childbearing age (15-44 years)
birth rate The number of live births per 1,000 people in the given population
maternal mortality rate the number of deaths per 100,000 live births due to pregnancy-related causes
, infant mortality rate the number of deaths of infants younger than 1 year per 1,000 live births
what BMI is considered < 18.5
underweight in pregnancy
what BMI is considered obese in > 30
pregnancy
what are risks associated with gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, macrosomia (large for
obesity in pregnancy gestational age), cesarean birth
what are risks associated with preterm labor, low-birth-weight infant
underweight status in
pregnancy
what is the exercise 30 minutes of moderate exercise most days; avoid high-risk activities
recommendation for
pregnancy
What is contraindicated with a BMI strenuous exercise
<25 and a high-risk pregnancy?
1. practice with empathy/respect
2. advocate for the rights of pts
3. Protect confidentiality
4. accountability/responsibility
What are the nine nursing
5. maintain competence
principles in OB ethics?
6. Collaborate with other professionals
7. protect pts from unsafe/incompetent care
8. support social justice
9. maintain integrity of profession
An ethical principle that addresses doing good, preventing harm,
What is beneficence?
and balancing benefits against high risks
Physical/psychosocial conditions that significantly impact a
maternal morbidity
woman's health during pregnancy and postpartum
The death of a woman during pregnancy or within 1 year
maternal mortality