TEST BANK FOR MATERNITY AND PEDIATRIC NURSING 2ND EDITION THERESA KYLE SUSAN CARMAN SUSAN RICCI ISBN: 1609137477 ISBN/ISSN: 9781609137472

1. The United States ranks 50th in the world for maternal mortality and 41st among industrialized nations for infant mortality rates. When developing programs to assist in decreasing theses rates, which factor would most likely need to be addressed as having the greatest impact? A) Resolving all language and cultural differences B) Ensuring early and adequate prenatal care C) Providing more extensive women's shelters D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet Ans: B Feedback: The lack of prenatal care during pregnancy is a major factor contributing to a poor outcome. Prenatal care is well known to prevent complications of pregnancy and to support the birth of healthy infants. Infant mortality commonly includes problems occurring at birth or shortly thereafter. Thus, ensuring early and adequate prenatal care would have the greatest impact on decreasing these rates. Resolving all language and cultural differences would be helpful but is unrealistic. Providing more extensive women's shelters would be helpful for women who are victims of abuse. Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet is helpful but would not decrease infant mortality rates.