Question

Chapter 7 • Maternal, Infant & Child Health • All answers are found in the textbook, do not use any other source.

PLEASE ANSWER EVERY SINGLE QUESTION.

1. Often ____________________ and ____________________ are proxy measures for other factors such as socioeconomic status that may actually be at the root of observed disparities.

2. (The) _________________ made it legal, in consultation with her doctor, for women to have a constitutionally protected right to have an abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy, free from government interference.

3. According to the chapter, in 2013, the mortality rate among infants of non-Hispanic black mothers was over _________ times the rate when compared to infants of non-Hispanic white and Hispanic mothers.

4. (The) _________________ barred physicians and nurses in clinics receiving federal funds from counseling clients on abortions.

5. Box 7.1 in the chapter – you need to know the number for the following:

 Mothers die in childbirth

 Babies born into extreme poverty

 Babies die before their first birthday

 Babies born at low birth weight

6. A(n) ______________ pregnancy is a pregnancy in which the woman did not want to be pregnant until later.

7. According to the chapter, what are the leading causes of maternal mortality in developing countries

8. (The) _________________ made it a federal offense to provide information, devices, or medication related to contraception and unlawful abortion through the mail.

9. Disorders related to _________________ and _________________ are the leading causes of neonatal death in the United States.

10. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the ___________________________ and continuing breastfeeding for ___________________.

11. According to the chapter, maternal deaths in the United States due to complications related to ______________________ and ______________________ have been increasing.

12. Women aged ____________ make up the largest percentage of abortions.

13. True or False - The United States still leads the industrialized world in teen pregnancy and birth rates by a large margin.

14. __________________ is the first and perhaps the most important population characteristic to consider when describing the occurrence of disease, injury and/or death in a population.

15. Use of a multivitamin containing _________________ has been shown to reduce the risk of neural tube defects like spina bifida by two-thirds.

16. Since the dissemination of the “Back to Sleep” recommendation, more infants have been put to bed on their backs, and the rate of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has fallen by more than _______.

Answer 1

Since it was mentioned that all the answer are present in the text book chapter and it was specifically mentioned not to use any other source, all the answers given are from this chapter only.

Answer 1: Often ______Race______________ and ____Ethnicity___________ are proxy measures for other factors such as socioeconomic status that may actually be at the root of observed disparities.

Answer 2: (The) _Supreme court in 1973 after Roe Vs Wade case_________ made it legal, in consultation with her doctor, for women to have a constitutionally protected right to have an abortion in the first trimester of pregnancy, free from government interference.

Answer 3: According to the chapter, in 2013, the mortality rate among infants of non-Hispanic black mothers was over ___Two______ times the rate when compared to infants of non-Hispanic white and Hispanic mothers.

Answer 4: (The) ____Gag rule_____________ barred physicians and nurses in clinics receiving federal funds from counseling clients on abortions

Answer 5: you need to know the number for the following:

· Mothers die in childbirth- 2

· Babies born into extreme poverty- 1392

· Babies die before their first birthday- 66

· Babies born at low birth weight- 865

Answer 6: A(n) unintended___________ pregnancy is a pregnancy in which the woman did not want to be pregnant until later.

Answer 7: According to the chapter, what are the leading causes of maternal mortality in developing countries.

Poverty, sociocultural factors and limited education are the leading causes of maternal mortality in developing countries.

Answer 8: (The) ______Comstock laws___________ made it a federal offense to provide information, devices, or medication related to contraception and unlawful abortion through the mail.

Answer 9: Disorders related to ____short gestation______ and ____low birth weight_____ are the leading causes of neonatal death in the United States.

Answer 10: The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends exclusive breastfeeding for the __6 months of life__________________ and continuing breastfeeding for ___the first year_____.

Answer 11: According to the chapter, maternal deaths in the United States due to complications related to __cardiovascular diseases_______ and ___infection risk___________________ have been increasing.

Answer 12: Women aged __20-29__________ make up the largest percentage of abortions.

Answer 13: True or False - The United States still leads the industrialized world in teen pregnancy and birth rates by a large margin.

Yes, it is True

Answer 14: _____Age_____________ is the first and perhaps the most important population characteristic to consider when describing the occurrence of disease, injury and/or death in a population.

Answer 15: Use of a multivitamin containing ____folic acid_____________ has been shown to reduce the risk of neural tube defects like spina bifida by two-thirds.

Answer 16: Since the dissemination of the “Back to Sleep” recommendation, more infants have been put to bed on their backs, and the rate of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has fallen by more than ___50%____.