Your roommate's brother and sister-in-law just had a baby girl.

Their
daughter was born with very low birth-weight. They did not get much help in
terms of advice and are now leaving the hospital after only being there 7
days. What type of close-contact intervention would you advise for them?
kangaroo care

Selected Answer:

Question 2
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____ neonates have a four time higher death rate than ____ infants.
Gestational age; colicky

Selected Answer:

Question 3
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Adolescents who were born with low birth weight were more likely to
____.
Selected
Answer:

have low intelligence test scores and more likely to

repeat a grade

Question 4
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Your sister did everything that she could to have a healthy pregnancy,
but her baby was born at 33 weeks and was "small for date." She is
not sure what that means. What would you tell her? This means that
her baby was ____.
Selected
Answer:

born weighing less than was expected for her

gestational age

Question 5
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On which neonatal assessment scale is the infant assessed on 27

items and receives an overall rating of worrisome, normal or superior?
Selected Answer:

Apgar scale

Question 6
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Which of the following best describes the visual abilities of a neonatal

infant?
Selected Answer:

their visual acuity is the same as the average adult

Question 7
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What is one of the most important indicators of a neonate's survival

and healthy development?
Selected Answer:

Apgar score

Question 8
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What range of Apgar scores indicates that the neonate is in good to

excellent condition?
7-10

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Question 9
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As an infant begins to crawl, their ability to perceive depth and motion

improves dramatically. At what age do most infants have binocular
and color vision?
Selected Answer:

3 to 4 months

Question 10
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What is the length of the average neonate?

Selected Answer:

20 inches

Question 11
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Some propose infants have a preference for sweet tasting items as an

adaptive principle because ____.
Selected Answer:

breast milk is slightly sweet

Question 12
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For American infants, what percent are born with an Apgar score of 7
to 10?
Selected Answer:

76%

Question 13
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What is the weight of the average neonate?

7.5 pounds

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Question 14
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One way that neonates' sleep is distinctive is that they spend a high
proportion of their sleep in ____.
rapid eye movement (REM) sleep

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Question 15
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Your friends are worried because their newborn sleeps 16 or 17 hours

a day. What would you tell them?
Selected Answer:

The average neonates sleep about this amount of

time.

Question 16
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Infants are born with 27 automatic responses that occur from being
stimulated certain ways. These automatic responses are known as
____.
Selected Answer:

reflexes

Question 17
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What type of intervention for low-birth-weight neonates is so

successful that it is used in over 75% of neonatal intensive care units
in the United States?
Selected Answer:

kangaroo care

Question 18
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Neonates tend to lose about ____% of their weight in their first few
days, because they lose fluids.
5%

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Question 19
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What is the earliest sense to develop in neonates?

Selected Answer:

touch

Question 20
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____ is a condition where an infant is deprived of oxygen, which results

in swift and massive death of brain cells.
Selected Answer:

Anoxia

Question 21
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Your neighbor who just gave birth has always been a health nut, is
very careful what she eats, and is interested in getting back to her
pre-pregnancy weight. What advice could you give her? She should:
Selected
Answer:

Eat regularly and breast-feed, which burns approximately

500 to 1,000 calories.

Question 22
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Unlike other animals, human infants do not ____.

Selected Answer:

imprint

Question 23
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As compared to developing nations, in developed nations the benefits

of breast-feeding are ____.
Selected Answer:

the same

Question 24
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What type of cry is a "warm-up" cry that occurs when babies are
mildly distressed?
Selected Answer:

fussing

Question 25
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____ is a thick, yellowish liquid that is extremely rich in protein and

antibodies that strengthen the neonate's immune system.
Selected Answer:

Colostrum

Question 26
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What is one of the most damaging aspects of formula feeding in

developing countries?
Selected Answer:

The formula is mixed with contaminated water.

Question 27
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What percentage of infants are currently breast fed in the United

States and Canada?
70%

Selected Answer:

Question 28
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According to Zeskind and Lester (2001), what is a risk factor for

parental mistreatment of infants?
colic

Selected Answer:

Question 29
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What is the name of the thick, yellowish milk that is extremely rich in
protein and antibodies that the mother first produces?
colostrum

Selected Answer:

Question 30
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What mothers in developing countries would be advised not to breastfeed?

Selected Answer:

mothers with infectious diseases such as HIV/AIDS

Question 31
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Which the following are three major benefits of breast-feeding?

Selected
Answer:

the passing of antibodies, increased cognitive

development, and reduced childhood obesity

Question 32
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To support hypotheses on breast-feeding that have been generated

from archaeological and historical evidence, researchers have also
examined ____.
Selected Answer:

modern hunter-gatherer cultures in Central Africa

Question 33
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What reduces the likelihood of obesity in childhood?

Selected Answer:

breast-feeding for six months

Question 34
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Even though a high percentage of mothers in developing countries

could safely breast-feed, why is there such a low rate of breastfeeding in these areas?
Selected Answer:

They have no training on how to breast-feed.

Question 35
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As a means to comfort a neonate infant, ____ is when babies are

wrapped tightly in cloths or a blanket so that their arms and legs
cannot move.
Selected Answer:

swaddling

Question 36
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In general, the higher the mother's age, educational level, and

socioeconomic status, the more likely she is to _____.
Selected Answer:

breast-feed

Question 37
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You are having a conversation with a friend who has a colicky baby
and is worried about the long-term effects. Which the following is an
appropriate response?
Selected
Answer:

Colicky babies are more likely to be difficult tempered so

she should speak to her pediatrician.

Question 38
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Supported by research, UNICEF and the World Health Organization

have begun a campaign to ____.
Selected Answer:

promote breast-feeding

Question 39
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Which of the following are known benefits for the mother who breastfeeds?
Selected
Answer:

stress reduction, increased development of a mild

personality, and weight reduction

Question 40
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You are at one of your last scheduled prenatal office visits and the
doctor determined that your cervix has dilated to 10 centimeters.
What should happen next?
Selected Answer:

You probably have at least a week of pregnancy left.

Question 41
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You are the birthing coach for your best friend who is in labor at the
hospital. As you enter the birthing room the fetal monitor alarm
sounds. What is likely to happen?
Selected Answer:

Your friend is have an intense abdominal massage

Question 42
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Your brother and sister-in-law are discussing their plan to get to the
hospital for the delivery of their first child. They are concerned about
how quickly they could get to the hospital. You should tell them:
Selected
Answer:

Labor for first pregnancies is 24 hours, so you could book a

flight to a different city and still make it to the hospital.

Question 43
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____ describes when the fetus's head appears at the outer opening of
the vagina.
Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 44
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When the infant is turned around so the feet or the buttocks are
positioned towards the birth canal, is known as ____.
Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 45
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If you were a member of the Ila people of Zimbabwe and just gave
birth, how would others react and respond?
Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 46
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Your father's family lives in Norway, and his sister is expecting a baby.
She mentioned speaking with her midwife, and you were surprised to
hear this-when your mother's sister had a baby in the United States
the birth took place in a hospital. Your Norwegian aunt assures you
that midwife-assisted births are very common. In fact, they account
for _____ percent of all births.
Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 47
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What percentage of births are assisted by midwives in Norway?

Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 48
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When birth has begun but the process is taking longer than normal,
what is happening?
Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 49
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Within traditional Indian culture, the midwife is a member of which

social caste?
Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 50
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What technique of labor rejects medical technology and interventions

and promotes breathing techniques to diminish pain?
Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 51
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Over the course of evolutionary history, the female body and pelvis
did not grow in size, but the human brain's size _____.

Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 52
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What is the name of the procedure in which an incision is made to

make the vaginal opening larger?
Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 53
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What position is the fetus in when it is in a breech presentation?

Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 54
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What percent of births are assisted by midwives in the United States?

Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 55
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During the 15th century, who became suspected of witchcraft,

resulting in many being put to death?
Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 56
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Bronislaw Malinowski suggested that magical beliefs regarding the

process of birth occur only in instances in which the ______.
Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 57
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Your best friend has recently had a 9.5-pound baby after a long and
exhausting labor. She tells you that during labor her doctor performed
an episiotomy to help ease the birth process. During this procedure
_____
Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 58
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According to the text, oxytocin is released from the _____.

Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 59
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In the United States what percentage of births include an electronic

fetal monitor?
Selected Answer:

[None Given]

Question 60
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What is one of the reasons that midwives perform abdominal

massage?
Selected Answer:

[None Given]