MCC-UE 1040 Chapter Notes - Chapter 18: Congenital Disorder, Cornmeal, Low Birth Weight
5 Apr 2016
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Chapter 18: maternal & child health as a social problem. Infant mortality is a gauge of society"s attention to children"s health & used as an indicator of health status of a population as a whole. Imr is higher among african americans than among whites & declines w/increasing. Three leading causes of infant mortality are congenital anomalies, low birth weights, & Public health programs to prevent infant mortality due to congenital anomalies, or birth defects. Protection of pregnant women from exposure to environmental teratogens. Fda sanctioned labeling of products warning of teratogens and other unsafe substances for pregnant women. Fda required that foods such as flour, corn meal, pasta, and rice be fortified w/folic acid. Low birth weight, caused by preterm birth, is closely linked to ses. Adolescents are especially likely to give birth to infants of low birth weight. Prevention of pregnancy in teenagers is high priority for public health.
