NCAS Maternal and Child Health

Question 1

Which US federal program provides nutrition support, breastfeeding education, and health referrals to low-income pregnant women and young children?

Accepted Answer

WIC (Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children)

Answer

WIC is a federal program specifically designed to provide nutrition, health, and social support to low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants, and children up to age 5.

Question 2

A community health nurse is teaching prenatal education. Which nutrient is MOST critical to recommend in the first trimester to prevent neural tube defects?

Accepted Answer

Folic acid

Answer

Folic acid (400–800 mcg daily) taken before and during the first trimester significantly reduces the risk of neural tube defects such as spina bifida.

Question 3

In the US, which racial/ethnic group has the highest rate of infant mortality, representing a major maternal-child health disparity?

Accepted Answer

Non-Hispanic Black infants

Answer

Non-Hispanic Black infants die at more than twice the rate of non-Hispanic White infants in the US, reflecting systemic racial health disparities.

Question 4

A community nurse is assessing a 4-year-old child using the Denver Developmental Screening Test II. The test screens for:

Accepted Answer

Developmental delays across personal-social, fine motor, language, and gross motor domains

Answer

The Denver II screens for developmental delays in four domains: personal-social, fine motor-adaptive, language, and gross motor skills in children from birth to 6 years.

Question 5

What is the recommended age for the first well-child visit after birth, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)?

Accepted Answer

3–5 days after hospital discharge

Answer

The AAP recommends the first well-child visit at 3–5 days after discharge to assess feeding, weight, jaundice, and maternal-infant bonding.

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NCAS Maternal and Child Health