The United States ranks 29th in terms of worldwide infant mortality rates. Which factor has the greatest impact on decreasing the mortality rate of infants?
a. Resolving all language and cultural differences
b. Enrolling pregnant women in the Medicaid program by the eighth month of pregnancy
c. Ensuring early and adequate prenatal care
d. Providing more women's shelters
C
Because preterm infants form the largest category of those needing expensive intensive care, early pregnancy intervention is essential for decreasing infant mortality.
Language and cultural differences are not infant mortality issues but must be addressed to improve overall health care.
Medicaid provides health care for poor pregnant women, but the process may take weeks to take effect. The eighth month is too late to apply and receive benefits for this pregnancy.
The women in shelters have the same difficulties in obtaining health care as other poor people, particularly lack of transportation and inconvenient hours of the clinics.
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