Abortus ANS✔✔ an embryo or fetus that is removed or expelled from the uterus at or before 20 weeks gestation
Embyro ANS✔✔ 0-8 weeks of intrauterine life
Fetus ANS✔✔ 8 weeks to delivery of intrauterine life
birth rate ANS✔✔ total number of births (for a specific area and time period) divided by the total population (for the
same area and time) multiplied by 1,000
fertility rate ANS✔✔ number of births per 1000 women between the ages of 15 and 44 years calculated on a yearly
basis for a specific location
maternal mortality rate ANS✔✔ the number of maternal deaths during a given time period per 100,000 live births
during the same time period. Refers to a female death from any cause related to or aggravated by pregnancy or it
management (excluding accidental or incidental causes) during pregnancy and childbirth or within 42 days of
termination of pregnancy
infant mortality rate ANS✔✔ number of deaths of infants younger than 1 year of age per 1000 live births (29 days to a
year)
stillbirth ANS✔✔ an infant who, at birth, demonstrates no signs of life, such as breathing, heartbeat, or voluntary
muscle movement
Neonatal mortality rate ANS✔✔ number of deaths of infants younger than 28 days of age per 1,000 live births
perinatal mortality rate ANS✔✔ number of stillbirths plus the number of neonatal deaths per 1,000 live births
, American college of obstetricians and gynecologists (ACOG) ANS✔✔ Organization that establishes standards of care for
everyone who works in OB/GYN
Association of Women's health, obstetric and neonatal nurses (AWHONN) ANS✔✔ Organization that establishes
standards of care for non-physician HCP's specializing in OB as well as womens health nurses
neonatologists ANS✔✔ physicians who care for critically ill newborns
neonatal nurse practitioners ANS✔✔ advanced practice RNs working with critically ill newborns
american academy of pediatrics-neonatal-perinatal section ANS✔✔ standards of care for neonatologists, NNPs and
nurses
national association of neonatal nurses (NANN) ANS✔✔ standards of care for NNPs and nurses for critically ill newborns
american academy of pediatrics (AAP) ANS✔✔ standards of care for physicians, non-physician HCPs and nurses working
with infants and children
direct entry midwives ANS✔✔ a professional educated in midwifery but not in nursing, practices in wither a
freestanding midwifery operated birthing center or in the patients home, experts in out of hospital natural birth
doula ANS✔✔ a nonmedical person who assists a woman (as well as her partner and family) before, during, or after
childbirth by providing information, physical assistance, and emotional support
OB/Maternal Fetal Medicine ANS✔✔ Mirabelle is a 45 yo woman who is pregnant for the first time. She has a history of
a heart defect as well as Type I DM. During her first ultrasound it was discovered that her baby has a severe heart defect.
Miracle believes that childbirth is a completely natural process and wants a provider who feels the same way. Who
should be caring for Mirabelle and her fetus?
Any of them ANS✔✔ Adrianna is a healthy 24 yo woman who is pregnant with her second baby. Her first labor lasted 6
hours and there were no complications. Who should be caring for Adrianna and her fetus?
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