Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Make-up for missed clinical day: The U.S. has unacceptable rates of maternal morbidity and mortality,
nursing
Description
Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
Make-up for missed clinical day: 11
hours
The U.S. has unacceptable rates
of maternal morbidity and mortality, especially when compared to other developed
nations. Women in America continue to experience sickness and death throughout the
perinatal period – during pregnancy, birth, and in the postpartum period.
This activity provides resources
and educational stories from National Public Radio (NPR), USA Today, the
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), the
March of Dimes, and the Illinois Department of Public Health. Please work
through the activities and respond to the prompts after each section
directly on this document. Please submit your completed assignment to Brightspace “Alternative
Clinical Assignments” dropbox by one week after you have received the
assignment.
Student Name:
_________________________________________
1.
NPR maternal mortality series
(2017): https://www.npr.org/series/543928389/lost-mothers
o
Watch To Keep Women from Dying in Childbirth, Look to California (14:07)
o
Watch Focus on Infants During Childbirth Leaves U.S. Moms in Danger (12:11)
o
Watch Black mothers keep dying after giving birth: Shalon Irving’s story
explains why (12:11)
o
Watch For every woman who dies
in childbirth in the U.S., 70 more come close (10:42)
o
Read Redesigning Maternal Care: OB-GYNs Are Urged to See New Mothers Sooner
and More Often (4/23/2018)
o
Read Nearly Dying in Childbirth: Why Preventable Complications Are Growing
in the U.S. (12/22/2017)
o
Watch Many Nurses Lack
Knowledge of Health Risks to Mothers After Childbirth (6:54)
o
Read If You Hemorrhage, Don’t Clean Up: Advice From Mothers Who Almost Died
(8/3/2017)
o
Read U.S. has the worst rate of maternal deaths in the developed world
(5/12/2017)
Prompt #1: Choose two of the video stories and two
of the article stories that captured your attention the most. Provide a brief summary
for each of the four pieces. Include your reaction, and if anything surprised
you. Each commentary should be a separate paragraph, 4-5 sentences for each.
