History of NZ Midwifery: 60's & 70's

Name:

What were the name of the maternity hospitals in 1900's New Zealand?

St Mary's Hospital

St Helen's Hospital

St Macey's Hospital

St George's Hospital

Only 13 home births were recorded 1973 out of the whole country. True or False?

True

False

What were the percentage of hospital births in 1959?

80%

87%

90%

98%

The first Home Birth Association formed in 1968. True or false?

True

False

What did doctors promote to increase hospital births?

Pain-free childbirth

Fast childbirth

Natural childbirth

Family orientated childbirth

Domiciliary Midwives were contract to the Hospital Boards and were under obstetric control. True or false?

True

False

What influential phase affected maternity care in the 70's?

Economic Crisis

Epidemic

Feminist wave

Punk Rock Music

Episiotomies were frequently carried out during the 1960s and 1970s, even when they were unwarranted. True or false?

True

False

What were groups like the Home Birth Association and Save the Midwives formed in response to?

Increased pay for Midwives

The Nurses Act

The Midwives Act

Promoting healthier lifestyles for women

The Home Birth Association supported doctors who promoted the advantages of home birth in New Zealand. True or false?

True

False