Exam 11: Mothers and Infants: Nutrition Assessment, Services, and Programs

Which individual will receive priority care within the WIC program?

The Healthy Start Program specializes in outreach and home visits to help women receive prenatal care as early as possible.

What issues must specifically be addressed with a pregnant teenager?

​Match the descriptions in the left column with the most closely associated terms in the right column. Options will be used only once. -​An infant whose weight-for-length falls below the 5^th percentile

​Match the federal nutrition and health care program in the right column with the services and/or eligibility requirement provided in the left column. Options will be used only once. -​Prenatal and postpartum care for pregnant women with incomes <185% of poverty level

​Match the federal nutrition and health care program in the right column with the services and/or eligibility requirement provided in the left column. Options will be used only once. -​Monthly food package of fruits, vegetables, meats, infant formula, beans and other available foods

Following the first trimester, a gain of about ____ pound(s) per week is normal and recommended.

The infant mortality rate (IMR) is expressed as the number of infant deaths under 1 year of age per ____ live births.​

​Match the descriptions in the left column with the most closely associated terms in the right column. Options will be used only once. -​The only federal program concerned exclusively with the health of mothers, infants, and children

​The amount of weight a woman should gain during pregnancy depends on her pre-pregnancy BMI and the number of children she is carrying.

Which demographic group breastfeeds their infants most frequently in the U.S.?

Introducing a variety of flavors and foods before age 2 may increase acceptance of a wider variety of flavors and foods in later childhood.

One of your very first infants is diagnosed with failure to thrive. What is this?

During the first two or three days of lactation, the breasts produce a pre milk substance called ____ containing antibodies and white cells from the mother's blood.

A few weeks later, you meet a young mother and her 2-month-old boy who are both new to the community. Based on the services offered in your community, what referrals and/or helpful pieces of information might you share with her?

Many of the existing health care programs frequently refer their clients to the WIC program for nutrition services.

​Match the descriptions in the left column with the most closely associated terms in the right column. Options will be used only once. -​A mandatory Medicaid service to improve the health status of children from low-income families

Maternal age can be a risk factor during pregnancy.

Why do you think that the farmers' markets aren't utilized as much as they could be?

Which program is a mandatory Medicaid service that aims to improve the health status of children from low-income families by providing health services as outline by Congress?