Maternal & Child Health
health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period - ANS What is
Maternal Health?
conception with good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. It continues with appropriate prenatal care
and preventing problems if they arise - ANS Safe 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 - ANS What 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) - ANS
What 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 - ANS What does MMR include?
The death of a baby before his or her first birthday is called infant mortality - ANS What is infant
Mortality?
estimate of the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births - ANS What 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 - ANS What 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 - ANS What is Neonatal Mortality Rate?
number of children who died between a exact age one and their fifth birthday - ANS What is
Child Mortality?
number of children who died before age 5 per 1, 000 live births - ANS What is Child Mortality
Rate?
Medicare & Medicaid - ANS Title XVIII & Title XIX of the Social Security Act are also known
as____ & ____ respectively.
family income under 185% of the federal poverty level - ANS What 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 - ANS 3 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 - ANS What are the 5 provisions of the PPACA that specifically target
mothers and children?
False - ANS TRUE or FALSE? Regarding WIC, states do not distribute food to low-income
pregnant women, nursing mothers & infants & children considered at nutritional risk under
health of women during pregnancy, childbirth and the postpartum period - ANS What is
Maternal Health?
conception with good nutrition and a healthy lifestyle. It continues with appropriate prenatal care
and preventing problems if they arise - ANS Safe 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 - ANS What 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) - ANS
What 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 - ANS What does MMR include?
The death of a baby before his or her first birthday is called infant mortality - ANS What is infant
Mortality?
estimate of the number of infant deaths for every 1,000 live births - ANS What 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 - ANS What 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 - ANS What is Neonatal Mortality Rate?
number of children who died between a exact age one and their fifth birthday - ANS What is
Child Mortality?
number of children who died before age 5 per 1, 000 live births - ANS What is Child Mortality
Rate?
Medicare & Medicaid - ANS Title XVIII & Title XIX of the Social Security Act are also known
as____ & ____ respectively.
family income under 185% of the federal poverty level - ANS What 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 - ANS 3 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 - ANS What are the 5 provisions of the PPACA that specifically target
mothers and children?
False - ANS TRUE or FALSE? Regarding WIC, states do not distribute food to low-income
pregnant women, nursing mothers & infants & children considered at nutritional risk under
