MCH History & Polic
What is the main goal of Title V?
To promote and improve the health of mothers and children
Name one factor that contributed to the medicalization of childbirth in the 1900s.
Advances in obstetrics and the rise of hospital births.
True/False Higher community social cohesion is a risk factor for child maltreatment.
False — it’s a protective factor.
Breastfeeding lowers the mother’s risk of developing which two chronic diseases later in life?
Breast cancer and ovarian cancer
Name a maternal clinical risk that mothers undergoing a C-section may experience.
Infection or blood clots
Main goal of Title X Family Planning
Name one potential future pregnancy complication linked to C-section.
✅ Placenta problems or uterine rupture
True or False: Occasional inattention is considered a form of neglect.
✅ False
What initiative promotes hospital policies that support breastfeeding?
Breastfeeding Friendly Hospitals Initiatives
True or False: Babies born via C-section have identical gut microbiome diversity to those born vaginally.
False
They have reduced microbial diversity.
What were the findings of the “Baby Thermometer” study conducted in the early 1900s?
Infant mortality rates were higher among families with lower paternal earnings.
Name one social factor contributing to racial disparities in maternity care.
Provider bias or limited access to respectful, culturally competent care
True or False: Most perpetrators of child abuse are strangers.
✅ False — they are usually family members.
Name one way breastfeeding can help prevent child neglect.
It strengthens emotional bonding and attachment
How is an unintended pregnancy defined?
A pregnancy that is either unwanted or mistimed (wanted later)
Name one key event in the early 20th century that advanced child protection policies.
The establishment of the U.S. Children’s Bureau (1912).
Which setting had the highest rates of mistreatment in Vedam’s study?
✅ Transfers from home to hospital.
Name one characteristic of severe neglect in an institutional setting.
Lack of affectionate, individualized care
What is one major benefit of breastfeeding for infants that formula feeding does not provide?
Strengthened immune system due to antibodies passed from the mother’s milk.
How can unintended pregnancy among teens contribute to long-term health and social disparities across the life course?
Unintended teen pregnancy can disrupt education, limit employment opportunities, and increase economic instability—factors that contribute to poorer health outcomes for both the mother and child over time.
Name two major factors that contributed to high infant mortality rates in the early 1900s in the United States.
Malnutrition among mothers and infants
Unsafe home births without skilled attendants
Poor housing conditions and sanitation
Economic hardship limiting access to care
How did the feminist movement of the 1970s affect childbirth practices?
It promoted women’s autonomy and natural birth options.
As of 2023, corporal punishment remains legal in how many U.S. states?
17 states (legal, but fewer actively practice it).
In the context of SEM, breastfeeding promotion ( operates mainly at which level?
Mostly community level also it can operate at interpersonal level.
Example: hospitals “Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative,” workplace lactation rooms, community health worker support programs.
Name one social factor contributing to racial disparities in maternity care.
Provider bias or limited access to respectful, culturally competent care.