Maternal Child Nursing Exam 1 2026 Questions and Answers
Graded A+
Maternity care - Correct answer--preconception
-Antepartum (prenatal)
-Intrapartum (L&D)
-Postpartum (6 wks after delivery)
perinatal care - Correct answer-care of the baby around the time of birth and through the first month or even year
Obstetricians - Correct answer-Dr who helps with DELIVERY
Gynecologist - Correct answer-Doesn't deliver the baby, focuses on reproductive system
Perinatologist - Correct answer-specializes in care of high-risk pregnancy
Midwives (CNM) - Correct answer-advance practice nurses that have special training to deliver babies
Infant morbidity caused by - Correct answer--Increased M&M (mortality + morbidity) for LBW infants less than 2500 gm.
(5# 8oz)
-low birth weight
-preterm births
-highest in black infants
450 g - Correct answer-1 lb
US infant mortality rate - Correct answer-5.8 deaths per 1000 live births
number of deaths of infants <1 year old per 1000 births
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Graded A+
Maternity care - Correct answer--preconception
-Antepartum (prenatal)
-Intrapartum (L&D)
-Postpartum (6 wks after delivery)
perinatal care - Correct answer-care of the baby around the time of birth and through the first month or even year
Obstetricians - Correct answer-Dr who helps with DELIVERY
Gynecologist - Correct answer-Doesn't deliver the baby, focuses on reproductive system
Perinatologist - Correct answer-specializes in care of high-risk pregnancy
Midwives (CNM) - Correct answer-advance practice nurses that have special training to deliver babies
Infant morbidity caused by - Correct answer--Increased M&M (mortality + morbidity) for LBW infants less than 2500 gm.
(5# 8oz)
-low birth weight
-preterm births
-highest in black infants
450 g - Correct answer-1 lb
US infant mortality rate - Correct answer-5.8 deaths per 1000 live births
number of deaths of infants <1 year old per 1000 births
© COPYRIGHT 2026,ALL RIGHTS RESERVED 1