Enhancing the prosperity of moms, newborn children, and kids is a critical general well being objective for the United States. Some of the objectives that have been used to improve the health of mothers and children are;To Reduce the rate of fetal deaths at 20 or more weeks of gestation,Reduce the rate of child deaths,Reduce cesarean births among low-risk women,and Increase the proportion of infants who are breastfed.
2. How is low birth weight defined? Gestational age? Identify five risk factors associated with LBW and preterm birth.
A infant that weighs less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces is diagnosed as low birthweight. Babies weighing less than 1,500 grams (3 pounds, 5 ounces) at birth are considered very low birthweight.Gestational age is the common term used during pregnancy to describe how far along the pregnancy is. It is measured in weeks, from the first day of the woman's last menstrual cycle to the current date.Five risk factors associated with LBW are age, genetics, nutrition, prenatal care, and smoking.five risk factors for preterm births are being pregnant with twins,having a STD while pregnant, woman with abnormal reproduction organs, woman who have preterm before and the age of the mother. …show more content…
Define infant mortality? Define maternal mortality and morbidity?
The death of a baby before his or her first birthday is called infant mortality.Maternal morbidity is an overarching term that refers to any physical or mental illness or disability directly related to pregnancy and/or childbirth.Maternal morality is the death of a woman while pregnant.
4. What Healthy People 2020 initiative(s)/objective(s) address maternal and child health issues?
Health People 2020 has many objectives that focuses on reducing the rate of infant and maternal deaths.
5. Identify and describe one program that has been initiated as an intervention to improve mortality rates among women, infants, or
2. How is low birth weight defined? Gestational age? Identify five risk factors associated with LBW and preterm birth.
A infant that weighs less than 5 pounds, 8 ounces is diagnosed as low birthweight. Babies weighing less than 1,500 grams (3 pounds, 5 ounces) at birth are considered very low birthweight.Gestational age is the common term used during pregnancy to describe how far along the pregnancy is. It is measured in weeks, from the first day of the woman's last menstrual cycle to the current date.Five risk factors associated with LBW are age, genetics, nutrition, prenatal care, and smoking.five risk factors for preterm births are being pregnant with twins,having a STD while pregnant, woman with abnormal reproduction organs, woman who have preterm before and the age of the mother. …show more content…
Define infant mortality? Define maternal mortality and morbidity?
The death of a baby before his or her first birthday is called infant mortality.Maternal morbidity is an overarching term that refers to any physical or mental illness or disability directly related to pregnancy and/or childbirth.Maternal morality is the death of a woman while pregnant.
4. What Healthy People 2020 initiative(s)/objective(s) address maternal and child health issues?
Health People 2020 has many objectives that focuses on reducing the rate of infant and maternal deaths.
5. Identify and describe one program that has been initiated as an intervention to improve mortality rates among women, infants, or