Maternal and Child Health Nursing PDF

MATERNAL REVIEWER **Maternal and child health nursing** - nursing specialty **800** **women** - everyday die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth **6.6 million children** - die before age 5 and **5 Million** of them in the first year of life **Clara Menendez** director of...

MATERNAL REVIEWER **Maternal and child health nursing** - nursing specialty **800** **women** - everyday die from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth **6.6 million children** - die before age 5 and **5 Million** of them in the first year of life **Clara Menendez** director of the maternal, child and reproductive health initiative **HIV/AIDS, Malaria, and tuberculosis** - leading causes of maternal mortality **COVID 19** - Disrupted family planning and maternal and newborn health services globally **UPPI** - University of the Philippines population Institute **UNFPA** - United Nations Population Fund **Gene** - a basic physical and functional unit of heredity **Alleles** - forms of the same gene with small differences in their sequence of DNA bases **Genetic Counseling** - gives you information how genetic conditions might affect you or your family by **collecting your personal and family health history** **Abortion** - [termination of a pregnancy] by removal of an ebryo or fetus **6 out of 10** - unintended pregnancies end in an induced abortion **Spontaneous Abortions/miscarriages** - happens because of disease, Trauma, genetic defect, or biochemical incompatibility of mother and fetus **Incompetent Cervix** - Cervical insufficiency/weak cervical tissue causes or contributes to premature birth **Ectopic Pregnancy (tubal Pregnancy)** - occurs when a fertilized egg implants and grows outside the main cavity of the uterus **Symptoms can include a combination of:** a missed period and other signs of pregnancy tummy pain low down on one side vaginal bleeding or a brown watery discharge pain in the tip of your shoulder discomfort when peeing or pooing **Methotrexate** - to stop the fertilized egg from growing, ending the pregnancy. The medication shouldn't damage your fallopian tube **Hyperemesis gravidarum** - is extreme, persistent nausea and vomiting during pregnancy; occurs first trimester **Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG)** - hormone released by the placenta **Gestational Trophoblastic Disease** - a group of rare tumors that develop during the early stages of pregnancy *TWO CATEGORIES:* 1. - - 2. - - - - *Gestational Trophoblastic Disease Diagnosis*: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. *Methods of treatment may include*: ✓ **Surgery** to remove tumors or affected organs ✓ **Chemotherapy**: This is the use of anticancer drugs to treat cancerous cells. In most cases, chemotherapy works by interfering with the cancer cell\'s ability to grow or reproduce. Different groups of drugs work in different ways to fight cancer cells. Oncologists will recommend a treatment plan for each individual. ✓ **Hysterectomy**: The uterus is removed in this surgery. Sometimes this is done with salpingooophorectomy, which is a surgery to remove the fallopian tubes and ovaries. Nearby lymph nodes and part of the vagina may also be removed. ✓ **Radiation therapy**: This therapy uses high-energy radiation to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors Why do women have abortion? **unplanned** **abusive relationship** MATERNAL MORTALITY: BY MAIN CAUSE 1. 2. 3. 4. INFANT MORTALITY: TEN LEADING CAUSE 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. HIGH RISK CLIENTS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. TYES OF ABORTION 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. - - ASSESSMENT DONE TO DETERMINE THE STATUS OF THE ABORTION PROCESS AS FOLLOWS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Scar tissues from prev surgeries or sexual infections - blocks the fallopian tube causing ectopic pregnancy Ampulla - site of ectopic pregnancy (outside the uterus) Having UTI can cause infertility