Introduction to Maternal Child Health Nursing

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Introduction to Maternal Child Health Nursing What *is* Maternity Nursing? - Caring for women and infants during the childbearing cycle What are the components of women's health nursing? - Meetin... g physical, psychologic, and social needs of women throughout the lifespan How did maternity nursing start? - With Lay immigrant midwives and "granny midwives" in the South What is the term of using hard sedatives for maternity nursing? - twilight sleep How did people in the 1700s do midwife stuff - with like distraction Who started the Children's Bureau and what did she do - Lillian Wald, discovered when you keep things clean and seek help, they have better birth outcomes Who stared "pain free birthing" - Queen Victoria What is the number one reason people have issue with getting maternity care? - Financial What is Healthy People 2020's main goal? - Attaining high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease, disability, injury and premature deathAchieving health equity, eliminating disparities, and improving the health of all groups Creating social and physical environments that promote good health for all Promoting quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages What is the 6th millennium development goal target? - Reduce by three-quarters, between 1990 and 2015, the maternal mortality ratio What are the indicators for maternal millennium development goals being met – 16. Maternal mortality ratio (UNICEF-WHO) 17. Proportion of births attended by skilled health personnel (UNICEF-WHO) What are the issues that can cause limited access to care? - Financial, Cultural, and Gender issues What do hospitals try to perform to help financial issues? - Cost containment What are ways to help the financial issues of maternity care? - Prospective payment What is prospective payment - A fixed payment [Show More]

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