Which of the following offers the best explanation as to why it is important for low-income women to seek prenatal care?
a. To provide the extra support from a nurse who listens
b. To begin the process of obtaining hospital care for delivery for a reduced cost
c. To have time to begin healthy behaviors to ensure a healthy infant
d. To obtain referrals for other helpful services
ANS: D
Comprehensive prenatal care is particularly important for low-income women. It can help them obtain other services such as the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children program, food stamps, smoking cessation, housing, child care, job training, substance abuse treatment, and domestic violence counseling. Ideally, healthy behaviors should begin before the woman becomes pregnant. Prenatal care would not assure obtaining reduced costs for hospital care at the time of delivery. Although nurses do provide support by listening, the most important resource that nurse can provide is referral for other community resources.
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