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Maternity & Women’s Health Care, 11th Edition
Maternity & Women’s Health Care, 11th Edition 
 1.	In evaluating the level of a pregnant woman‘s risk of having a low-birth-weight (LBW) infant, which factor is the most important for the nurse to consider? 
a.	African-American race 
b.	Cigarette smoking 
c.	Poor nutritional status 
d.	Limited maternal education 
CORRECT ANSWER: A 
For African-American births, the incidence of LBW infants is twice that of Caucasian births. Race is a nonmodifiable risk factor. Cigarette smoking is an importan...