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What is the primary purpose of antenatal care?
What is the primary purpose of antenatal care?
- To encourage excessive rest and inactivity during pregnancy
- To prevent, detect and manage factors affecting the health of the mother and baby (correct)
- To promote weight loss during pregnancy
- To provide entertainment and leisure activities for pregnant women
What is the original model of antenatal care established in the 1930s?
What is the original model of antenatal care established in the 1930s?
- No visits to a healthcare professional
- 15 visits to a doctor or a midwife (correct)
- 1 visit to a doctor at the beginning of pregnancy
- 5 visits to a doctor or a midwife
What does the newest model of antenatal care aim to focus on?
What does the newest model of antenatal care aim to focus on?
- Ignoring the woman's personal, cultural, and religious beliefs
- Exclusively focusing on the fetus
- Minimizing the woman's involvement in decision-making
- Making the woman the focus and treating her with kindness and dignity (correct)
What is the purpose of providing advice, reassurance, education, and support during antenatal care?
What is the purpose of providing advice, reassurance, education, and support during antenatal care?
What is the focus of newer models of antenatal care regarding the number of visits?
What is the focus of newer models of antenatal care regarding the number of visits?