What are some of the things that countries other than the U.S. provide to decrease their infant mortality rate?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Other countries have a lower percentage of low birthweight and preterm deliveries. Among the reasons are the following: Other countries do not have as high a population living in poverty as the U.S. Other countries have better prenatal care, which is low in cost or sometimes free. Some other countries have paid maternity leave, which sometimes lasts up to 51 weeks. Some other countries have a comprehensive package of services, including an obstetrician and midwife. In some countries, pregnant women get free transportation to health care and living expenses to stay near the hospital when they are ready to deliver.

Psychology

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a. one variable within-subjects b. one variable between-subjects c. mixed factorial d. within-subjects factorial design

Psychology

An unlearned response in which an organism attends to a stimulus is called a(n) ___________ ___________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

Psychology

Three-year-old Matty was shown a video of an adult uttering ba ba synchronized with the audio of an adult uttering ga ga. When asked what he heard, Matty reported hearing a very different utterance. This result suggests that

a. visual cues influence the perception of auditory cues when the two are in conflict. b. Matty may have a hearing problem that requires immediate treatment. c. three-year-olds have already lost the ability to discriminate between some phonemes. d. three-year-olds are not yet proficient at discriminating phonemes.

Psychology

What are some reasons for age segregation in the United States?

What will be an ideal response?

Psychology