WGS250H5 Study Guide - Final Guide: Reproductive Health

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silverjackal847

23 Jun 2011

School

UTM

Department

Women and Gender Studies

Course

WGS250H5

Professor

Krista Johnston

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M ed ical ized birt h - with a lot of unnecessary risky interventions and very expensive medical care, and in the other case you get the medicalization of with unnecessary risky interventions and very expensive baby-sitting. M idw i fery - is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding. Transgendered - describing a person of one sex who considers himself or herself to really belong to the opposite sex, or who wishes to be surgically converted to the opposite sex, or has been so converted. Ft m transsexual man m t f transsexual woman. Maternal h ealt h - refers to the health of women during pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum period.

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Do you think menopause is medicalized? Why or why not?

Is there one area of womenâs health that you think is MORE medicalized than other areas? Which area would you say has been medicalized the most, and why? Areas in women's health relating to Various Cancers, Breast Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, STD/Aids, Pregnancy & Childbirth, Menopause, Substance Abuse etc.

Please answer in 2-3 substantive paragraphs with citations.

lilacmanatee658

As the hospital epidemiologist you are asked to investigate theeffect of a drug suspected of causing malformations in newborninfants when the drug in question is taken by pregnant women duringthe course of their pregnancies. As your sample you will use thenext 200 single births occurring in a given hospital. For eachbirth a medication history will be taken from the new mother andfrom her doctor; in addition, you will review medical records toverify use of the drug. [N.B.: These mothers are considered to havebeen followed prospectively during the entire course of theirpregnancies, because a complete and accurate record of drug use wasmaintained during pregnancy.]

The resultant data are:
Forty mothers have taken the suspected drug during theirpregnancies. Of these mothers, 35 have delivered malformed infants.In addition, 10 other infants are born with malfunctions.
The relative risk between exposure to the drug and malformationsis
A.16
B. 12
C.14
D. 10
E. 15

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1. A diet high in saturated fat supports normal fertility. a. True b. False 2.

The DRIs for a pregnant woman are higher than for a nonpregnant woman of the same age. a. True b. False

3. The goal for preconceptual nutrition is to supply the energy, nutrients, and fiber needed for maternal structural changes and function. a. True b. False

4. Preeclampsia is the term used to describe high blood pressure during pregnancy. a. True b. False

5. Taking a prenatal supplement insures dietary adequacy of the macronutrients. a. True b. False

11. Malnutrition causes failure to thrive. a. True b. False

13. Positive feedback keeps breast milk flowing to a suckling infant. a. True b. False

14. Uterine contractions are a benefit to a mother who breastfeeds her baby. a. True b. False

15. The dietary need for fat is low during infancy. a. True b. False

16. At what age would an infant or child likely begin to transition from a bottle to a sippy cup? a. Six months b. Nine months c. Twelve months d. Twenty-four months e. Thirty-six months

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