Chapter 01: 21St Century Maternity and Women’s Health Nursing Lowdermilk: Maternity & Women’s Health Care, 11th Edition

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 ANS: 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 important factor in Potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important, Additionally, Smoking is a modifiable risk factor, Poor nutrition is an important factor in Potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important. Additionally, nutritional status is a modifiable risk factor. Maternal education is an important factor in Potential infant mortality rates, but it is not the most important, Additionally, maternal education is a modifiable risk factor