Final Part 2

Question 1

How long does Maternal, Infant, and Child (MIC) Healthcare last by definition?

Answer 1

women: pre-pregnancy until post partum period
child: prior to birth through adolescence

Question 2

According to MIC Healthcare, how old is an infant? a child?

Answer 2

less than 1 year;

1-14

Question 3

What is the term for the process of determining the preferred number and spacing of children in one’s family and choosing the appropriate means to achieve this?

Answer 3

Family Planning

Question 4

How many pregnancies in the US are unintentional? How many of those end in abortion?

Answer 4

1/2 and 1/2 of those end in abortion

Question 5

T/F: Unintended pregnacy is associated with behaviors that can adversely affect the health of mothers and their babies.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

What was the 1973 Supreme Court decision that mad it unconstitutional for state laws to prohibit abortions?

Answer 6

Roe v. Wade

Question 7

T/F: Pro-life is a medical/ethical position that holds that women have a right to reproductive freedom.

Answer 7

False; this pro-choice

Pro-life holds that performing an abortion is an act of murder

Question 8

T/F: Maternal health does not include the pre-pregnancy period.

Answer 8

False; includes women in childbearing years in pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, and those who are caring for young children

Question 9

What is the term for the death of a women while pregnant within 42 days of termination of pregnancy from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management?

Answer 9

Maternal mortality

Question 10

If a pregnant women is hit by a car and dies would this be filed under maternal mortality?

Answer 10

No, not caused by the pregnancy or management

Question 11

What is the term for the care provided to a pregnant woman from the time of conception until birth?

Answer 11

Prenatal Health Care

Question 12

T/F: Chiropractic care is not considered essential or beneficial care for infants.

Answer 12

Seriously? Drop out if you don’t know this.

Question 13

T/F: A mother who receives no prenatal care is 4x more likely to have a low-birth-weight infant.

Answer 13

False; 3x as likely for low weight, 4x as likely to have baby die in infancy

Question 14

What is the term for the death of a child under 1 year of age, which is an important measure of a nation’s health?

Answer 14

Infant mortality

Question 15

T/F: Supine sleeping position is preferred for babies in order to help prevent SIDS.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Besides for sleeping position, what is the other well-established risk factor for SIDS?

Answer 16

parents who smoke

Question 17

T/F: Atlas inversion has been associated with SIDS.

Answer 17

True, but not all cases of SIDS exhibited atlas inversion

Question 18

Low levels of serotonin have been associated with what major cause of infant mortality?

Answer 18

SIDS

Question 19

What is the best source of nutrition for optimal growth, development, and immune protection for infants?

Answer 19

breastfeeding

Question 20

T/F: Infants should be exclusively breastfed for the first 12 months of life.

Answer 20

False; first 6 months

Question 21

T/F: Breastfeeding is not only good for the baby, but also for the mother.

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What is the leading cause of death for children ages 1-14?

Answer 22

unintentional injuries

Question 23

T/F: Chiropractors are not officially listed as mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse.

Answer 23

False!

Question 24

Who does WIC provide services to?

Answer 24

Women, Infants and Children (WIC), more specifically, pregnant, postpartum, and breastfeeding women, infants and children under age 5

Question 25

Who administers the WIC program?

Answer 25

USDA

Question 26

When do trampoline injuries usually happen?

Answer 26

When there is no adult supervision

Question 27

Are baby walkers generally recommended?

Answer 27

no (falls, delays in walking, “Brain Wiring” issues,), pediatricians recommend a stationary one instead

Question 28

What is the term for the study and management of environmental conditions that affect the health and well-being of humans?

Answer 28

Environmental health

Question 29

T/F: Natural hazards are factors/conditions in the environment that increase the risk of injury, disease, or death.

Answer 29

False, these are environmental hazards; natural hazards are things like floods and hurricanes

Question 30

What does FEMA stand for?

Answer 30

Federal Emergency Management Agency

Question 31

T/F: food waste and paper products from your kitchen or bathroom would be considered garbage but not trash.

Answer 31

True, trash is things like grass clippings, twigs, or anything NOT from your kitchen

Question 32

How much of the world’s solid waste is produced by the US (only 4.6% of the world’s population)?

Answer 32

33%

Question 33

What are the two largest sources of solid waste?

Answer 33

agricultural and mining