Maternal and Child Health Exam
Questions and Answers(100% Graded)
Maternal and Child Health - ANSWER-refers to promotive, preventive, curative and
rehabilitative health care for mother and child.
The goal is that every mother, child and family have the best opportunity to reach their
greatest potential life-long health and well-being.
Maternal health - ANC, INC, PNC
Child health
Family planning
School health
Handicapped children
Care of children in special settings such as day care centers. - ANSWER-Components
of Maternal and Child Health
Improvement of maternal health
Improvement of child health
Family planning
School health maintenance
Reduction of maternal, perinatal, infant and childhood mortality
Promotion of reproductive health
Promotion of physical and psychological development - ANSWER-Criteria of Maternal
and Child Health
Maternal mortality rate - ANSWER-the no. of maternal death per 100,000 live births for
the same period
, Total no. of female death due to complication of preg, child birth or within 40 days of
delivery from puerperal causes in an area during a given area =
----------------------------------------------------- X 100,000 Total no of live births in the same
area and year
Neonatal Mortality Rate - ANSWER-it is applied to deaths occurring during the neonatal
period, commencing at birth and ending 28 completed days after birth.
No. of deaths of children under 28 days of age in a given year =
—————————————————x 1000 total live births in the same year
Infant Mortality Rate - ANSWER-IMR is defined as the ratio of infant deaths registered
in a given year to the total number of live births registered in the same year.
It is expressed as a rate per thousand live births.
IMR= No. of deaths of children less than 1 year of age in a year X 1000
No. of live births in same year
Under Five Mortality Rate - ANSWER-Death of children between birth and exactly 5
years of age, expressed per 1,000 live births.
UFMR = No. of deaths of children less than 5 years of age in a given year X 1000
No. of live births in same year
160 women for every 100,000 births die.
Roughly over 11 women die every day.
7 out of 10 deaths occur at childbirth or within a day after delivery.
Questions and Answers(100% Graded)
Maternal and Child Health - ANSWER-refers to promotive, preventive, curative and
rehabilitative health care for mother and child.
The goal is that every mother, child and family have the best opportunity to reach their
greatest potential life-long health and well-being.
Maternal health - ANC, INC, PNC
Child health
Family planning
School health
Handicapped children
Care of children in special settings such as day care centers. - ANSWER-Components
of Maternal and Child Health
Improvement of maternal health
Improvement of child health
Family planning
School health maintenance
Reduction of maternal, perinatal, infant and childhood mortality
Promotion of reproductive health
Promotion of physical and psychological development - ANSWER-Criteria of Maternal
and Child Health
Maternal mortality rate - ANSWER-the no. of maternal death per 100,000 live births for
the same period
, Total no. of female death due to complication of preg, child birth or within 40 days of
delivery from puerperal causes in an area during a given area =
----------------------------------------------------- X 100,000 Total no of live births in the same
area and year
Neonatal Mortality Rate - ANSWER-it is applied to deaths occurring during the neonatal
period, commencing at birth and ending 28 completed days after birth.
No. of deaths of children under 28 days of age in a given year =
—————————————————x 1000 total live births in the same year
Infant Mortality Rate - ANSWER-IMR is defined as the ratio of infant deaths registered
in a given year to the total number of live births registered in the same year.
It is expressed as a rate per thousand live births.
IMR= No. of deaths of children less than 1 year of age in a year X 1000
No. of live births in same year
Under Five Mortality Rate - ANSWER-Death of children between birth and exactly 5
years of age, expressed per 1,000 live births.
UFMR = No. of deaths of children less than 5 years of age in a given year X 1000
No. of live births in same year
160 women for every 100,000 births die.
Roughly over 11 women die every day.
7 out of 10 deaths occur at childbirth or within a day after delivery.
