The greatest risk to the newborn after an elective cesarean birth is:
a. trauma due to manipulation during delivery.
b. tachypnea due to maternal anesthesia.
c. prematurity due to miscalculation of gestation.
d. tachycardia due to maternal narcotics.
C
Regardless of the many criteria used to determine gestational age, inadvertent preterm birth still occurs.
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Which of the following best explains why an employer would care about the health needs of local children?
a. The children are the employer's future workforce. b. The employer needs positive media coverage and no scandals. c. The community will provide greater support to employers that have family-based policies. d. Staying home to take care of sick children will impact the productivity of the workplace.
According to the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics on infant nu-trition:
a. Infants should be given only human milk for the first 6 months of life. b. Infants fed on formula should be started on solid food sooner than breastfed in-fants. c. If infants are weaned from breast milk before 12 months, they should receive cow's milk, not formula. d. After 6 months, mothers should shift from breast milk to cow's milk.
Explain the benefits of a dual-chamber pacemaker
What will be an ideal response?
An example of a voluntary health agency that is focused on research and education of the public is
a. the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Administration. b. the Visiting Nurse Association. c. St. Jude's Children's Hospital. d. the American Heart Association.