1.	Since 1994 there has been a significant decrease in the rate of infant death related to which of the following:
A)	Disorders associated with short gestation and low birth weight
B)	Accidents
C)	Sudden infant death
D)	Bacterial sepsis

2.	Which of the following is the major cause of maternal deaths?
A)	Severe hemorrhage
B)	Infection
C)	Obstructed labor
D)	Complications of abortions

3.	Which of the following women is at the highest risk for health disparity?
A)	A white, middle-class, 16-year-old woman
B)	An African American, middle-class, 25-year-old woman
C)	An African American, upper-middle-class, 19-year-old woman
D)	An Asian, low-income, 30-year-old woman

4.	A neonate born at 36 weeks gestation is classified as which of the following?
A)	Very premature
B)	Moderately premature
C)	Late premature
D)	Term

5.	Which of the following statements are true related to teen pregnancies? Select all that apply.
A)	Teen mothers are at higher risk for HIV.
B)	Teen mothers are at higher risk for hypertensive problems.
C)	The birth rate for teenaged women has increased in the past 15 years.
D)	Infants born to teen mothers are at higher risk for health problems.

6.	The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that a goal of the Healthy People 2010 report is to:
A)	Increase early and adequate prenatal care to 60% of live births.
B)	Increase early and adequate prenatal care to 70% of live births.
C)	Increase early and adequate prenatal care to 80% of live births.
D)	Increase early and adequate prenatal care to 90% of live births.

7.	The perinatal nurse explains to the student nurse that ______________________ is the leading cause of infant death in the United States of America.
A)	Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
B)	Respiratory distress of newborns
C)	Disorders related to short gestation and low birth weight
D)	Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities

Answer Key

1.	C
	Sudden infant death
2.	A
	Severe hemorrhage
3.	D
	An Asian, low-income, 30-year-old woman
4.	C
	Late premature
5.	A
	Teen mothers are at higher risk for HIV.
	B
	Teen mothers are at higher risk for hypertensive problems.
	D
	Infants born to teen mothers are at higher risk for health problems.
6.	D
	Increase early and adequate prenatal care to 90% of live births.
7.	D
	Congenital malformations and chromosomal abnormalities