Exam 7: Maternal,infant,and Child Health

The neonatal mortality period is death that occurs up to

Teenage women who give birth are less likely than women age 20 and older to have that birth outside of marriage.

An infant death is the death of a child younger than

T A teenage mother is at greater risk for pregnancy complications than a mother older than 20.

The majority of individuals enrolled in the WIC program are infants.

Provide three factors that can affect an infant's health.

A low-birth-weight infant is one that weight less than

Babies born prior to 37 weeks of gestation are referred to as premature,or preterm births.

What does maternal,infant,and child health encompass?

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that babies be breast-fed for the first year of life.

The overwhelming majority of all abortions are performed on

Maternal mortality rates are the most severe measure of ill health for pregnant women.

Approximately one-half of pregnancies in the United States are unintended.

Name at least three of the strategies that are a part of the U.S.government's Childhood Immunization Act.

The mortality rates of children have gone down significantly in the past couple of decades.

T Sleeping on the side or back rather than the stomach greatly increases the risk of SIDS among healthy full-term infants.

What does child maltreatment include?

A medical doctor who specializes in the care of newborn children up to two months of age is a neurologist.

The process of determining the preferred number and spacing of children in one's family and choosing the appropriate means to achieve this preference defines

Title X was signed into law to provide