Maternal & Child Health Exam #1 Study Guide
health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period - ANSWERWhat is Maternal
Health?
conception with good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. It continues with appropriate prenatal care and
preventing problems if they arise - ANSWERSafe motherhood begins before
death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the
duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its
management but not from accidental or incidental causes - ANSWERWhat is Maternal Mortality?
the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by
pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes) - ANSWERWhat is Maternal
Mortality Rate?
deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the
duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year - ANSWERWhat does MMR include?
The death of a baby before his or her first birthday is called infant mortality - ANSWERWhat is infant
Mortality?
estimate of the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births - ANSWERWhat is Infant Mortality
Rate?
the health and well-being of a nation, because factors affecting the health of entire populations can also
impact the mortality rate of infants - ANSWERWhat is Infant Mortality Rate an indicator to measure?
, the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year -
ANSWERWhat is Neonatal Mortality Rate?
number of children who died between a exact age one and their fifth birthday - ANSWERWhat is Child
Mortality?
number of children who died before age 5 per 1, 000 live births - ANSWERWhat is Child Mortality Rate?
Medicare & Medicaid - ANSWERTitle XVIII & Title XIX of the Social Security Act are also known as____ &
____ respectively.
family income under 185% of the federal poverty level - ANSWERWhat are the eligibility criteria for the
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)?
1.) Create a separate child health program
2.) Expand Medicaid eligibility
3.) Develop a combo of new insurance and Medicaid expansion - ANSWER3 Basic options by which
SCHIP allows states to design and implement the program?
1.) home visiting programs
2.) mandatory break time for nursing mothers
3.) Expansion of Medicaid
4.) elimination of co-pays for prevention
5.) screening services - ANSWERWhat are the 5 provisions of the PPACA that specifically target mothers
and children?
False - ANSWERTRUE or FALSE? Regarding WIC, states do not distribute food to low-income pregnant
women, nursing mothers & infants & children considered at nutritional risk under eligibility guidelines
established by the federal government & through federally appropriated funds.
health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period - ANSWERWhat is Maternal
Health?
conception with good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. It continues with appropriate prenatal care and
preventing problems if they arise - ANSWERSafe motherhood begins before
death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the
duration and site of the pregnancy, from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its
management but not from accidental or incidental causes - ANSWERWhat is Maternal Mortality?
the annual number of female deaths per 100,000 live births from any cause related to or aggravated by
pregnancy or its management (excluding accidental or incidental causes) - ANSWERWhat is Maternal
Mortality Rate?
deaths during pregnancy, childbirth, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy, irrespective of the
duration and site of the pregnancy, for a specified year - ANSWERWhat does MMR include?
The death of a baby before his or her first birthday is called infant mortality - ANSWERWhat is infant
Mortality?
estimate of the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births - ANSWERWhat is Infant Mortality
Rate?
the health and well-being of a nation, because factors affecting the health of entire populations can also
impact the mortality rate of infants - ANSWERWhat is Infant Mortality Rate an indicator to measure?
, the number of neonates dying before reaching 28 days of age, per 1,000 live births in a given year -
ANSWERWhat is Neonatal Mortality Rate?
number of children who died between a exact age one and their fifth birthday - ANSWERWhat is Child
Mortality?
number of children who died before age 5 per 1, 000 live births - ANSWERWhat is Child Mortality Rate?
Medicare & Medicaid - ANSWERTitle XVIII & Title XIX of the Social Security Act are also known as____ &
____ respectively.
family income under 185% of the federal poverty level - ANSWERWhat are the eligibility criteria for the
Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)?
1.) Create a separate child health program
2.) Expand Medicaid eligibility
3.) Develop a combo of new insurance and Medicaid expansion - ANSWER3 Basic options by which
SCHIP allows states to design and implement the program?
1.) home visiting programs
2.) mandatory break time for nursing mothers
3.) Expansion of Medicaid
4.) elimination of co-pays for prevention
5.) screening services - ANSWERWhat are the 5 provisions of the PPACA that specifically target mothers
and children?
False - ANSWERTRUE or FALSE? Regarding WIC, states do not distribute food to low-income pregnant
women, nursing mothers & infants & children considered at nutritional risk under eligibility guidelines
established by the federal government & through federally appropriated funds.
