| A | B |
|---|
| antepartum | during pregnancy, before labor |
| CAM | complmentary and alternative medicine |
| culture | sum of values, beliefs |
| ethnic | characteristice, speeck patterns, social customs, physical |
| ethnocentrism | opinion that one ethnic group is superior |
| infant mortality rate | number of deaths per 1000 - w/in 12 months of life |
| maternal mortality rate | number of deaths per 100,000 - 42 days |
| neonatal mortality rate | deaths per 1000 - 28 days of life |
| postpartum | 6 weeks after childbirth |
| ambiguity | lack of clarity |
| bias | prejudice that sways mind |
| fetus | baby after 9 weeks of conception |
| judgment | opinion |
| ehics | ruls or principles that govern right conduct |
| malpractice | negligence by a professional |
| negligence | failure to act in the way a reasonable person would |
