Evidence-Based Practices and Research Flashcards
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What is the significance of the Listening to Mothers Survey?
Answer: A national survey examining US women's childbearing experiences and maternity care practices
The Listening to Mothers surveys gathered data on US women's childbearing experiences, revealing trends in interventions, informed consent, and maternal care quality.
What is respectful maternity care?
Answer: Care that preserves dignity, autonomy, and freedom from discrimination and abuse
Respectful maternity care is a human rights-based framework ensuring birthing people are treated with dignity, receive information to make decisions, and are free from mistreatment.
What is the purpose of delayed cord clamping after birth?
Answer: To allow continued blood flow from the placenta to the newborn, increasing iron stores
Delayed cord clamping (waiting 1-3+ minutes) allows more blood to transfer from the placenta to the newborn, boosting iron stores and hemoglobin levels.
What is a doula's role regarding evidence-based care?
Answer: To share current research so clients can have informed conversations with their providers
Doulas share evidence-based information to help clients understand their options, empowering them to ask informed questions and make autonomous decisions with their care team.
What does 'shared decision-making' mean in maternity care?
Answer: Clients and providers collaborate to make decisions aligned with evidence and client values
Shared decision-making is a collaborative process where providers present evidence-based options, and clients make choices aligned with their values and preferences.
What is the Robson Classification System?
Answer: A 10-group system for classifying and auditing cesarean births
The Robson Classification System categorizes births into 10 groups based on obstetric characteristics, enabling standardized auditing and comparison of cesarean rates across facilities.