TRUE OR FALSE
True or False: The U.S. requires 12 weeks of maternity leave for all mothers and it is unpaid
True! The U.S. is one of the only developed countries who do not require a paid maternity leave and it also has one of the shortest required leave when compared to other countries
Which organ nourishes the baby during pregnancy?
A) Ovary
B) Placenta
C) Uterus
D) Fallopian tube
Correct Answer: B (placenta) Answer Explanation: The placenta provides oxygen and nutrients to the developing baby throughout pregnancy.
Which of the following is a key reason reproductive and women’s health research has historically lacked diversity and accuracy?
a. Too many male participants were excluded from research studies
b. Women were more reluctant to participate in research at higher rates
c. Reproductive health topics were overfunded in early public health research
d. Women were often excluded from clinical trials due to concerns about hormones and pregnancy
Answer: d. Women were often excluded from clinical trials due to concerns about hormones and pregnancy. Historically, women have been excluded from medical research, which has lead to major knowledge gaps about women’s health, reproductive systems, and medication side effects.
Reproductive health focuses on which of the following areas?
a. Family planning and access to contraception
b. Prenatal and maternal healthcare
c. Education and prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs)
d. All of the above
Answer: d. All of the above
How many states have no gestational limits for abortion? (not including DC)
8
9
10
11
9! Oregon, Minnesota, Colorado, New Mexico, Michigan, Vermont, New Jersey, Maryland and Alaska as well as Washington DC. Many states allow some abortion based on Gestational age but only these 9 (and DC) have no bans on abortion
True of False: About 33% of all pregnancy's in the U.S. are unintended?
False! About 50% of all pregnancy's in the U.S. are unintended.
What is the average amount of time a full-term pregnancy takes?
a. 38 weeks
b. 40 weeks
c. 42 weeks
d. 44 weeks
B. 40 weeks! From the first day of the last menstrual period, pregnancy lasts for 40 weeks or about 280 days.
What is a common ethical concern in conducting abortion-related research?
a. Ensuring participants are not aware of the study’s purpose
b. Releasing participants names to policymakers for transparency
c. Protecting participants’ privacy and confidentiality
d. Avoiding review by an Institutional Review Board (IRB)
c. Protecting participants’ privacy and confidentiality. Abortion research often involves sensitive personal experiences that can expose participants to discrimination or legal risk. Maintaining strict confidentiality and informed consent is essential to protect participants and uphold ethical research standards.
Why is regular reproductive healthcare important for people of all genders?
a. It helps detect and prevent conditions like STIs, infertility, and cancer early
b. It is only necessary during pregnancy
c. It can replace the need for contraception
d. It prevents all forms of reproductive diseases from developing and spreading
Answer: a. It helps detect and prevent conditions like STIs, infertility, and cancer early. Routine reproductive health checkups support early detection and prevention of serious conditions, including STIs, cervical and testicular cancers, and fertility problems. This preventive care improves overall health and well-being, during and outside of pregnancy.
Which of the following is a consequence of restrictive abortion laws most often identified by public health experts?
A. A decrease in unintended pregnancies nationwide
B. An increase in unsafe or self-managed abortions
C. Improved maternal health outcomes in all states
D. Greater access to contraception and prenatal care
B. An increase in unsafe or self-managed abortions. Research shows that restricting legal abortion does not eliminate abortion, and it often pushes people toward unsafe or self-managed methods, especially in areas with limited healthcare access. These restrictions tend to increase health risks and widen inequalities, rather than reducing unintended pregnancies.
True of False: A woman’s lifetime risk of maternal death is 1 in 540 in high-income countries and 1 in 300 in low-income countries.
False!
high-income countries, a women’s risk of death due to pregnancy is 1 in 5,300, versus 1 in 49 in low-income countries. That’s about 108 women in a low-income country for every one woman in a high-income country.
About how many Pregnancies Occur each year as a result from rape in the U.S.?
a. 32,000
b. 48,000
c. 26,000
d. 28,000
a.
The national rape-related pregnancy rate is 5.0% per rape among victims of reproductive age (aged 12 to 45); among adult women an estimated 32,101 pregnancies result from rape each year.
How can implicit bias among researchers influence reproductive health study outcomes?
a. It can lead to unintentional favoritism in funding, but not data collection
b. It may shape how research questions are asked, data are interpreted, and results are reported
c. It only affects studies involving qualitative data
d. It has no significant measurable impact on reproductive health research
b. It may shape how research questions are asked, data are interpreted, and results are reported. Implicit bias can influence which populations are studied, how outcomes are defined, and how data are analyzed, which often reinforce stereotypes or obscuring inequities.
According to the CDC, which of the following methods of birth control has the lowest failure rate?
a. Combined oral contraceptives
b. Male condom
c. LNG IUD
d. Injection/Shot
Answer: c. LNG IUD (0.1%-0.4%). Combined oral contraceptives (7%), Male condom (13%), Injection/Shot (4%)
How many main forms of hospital abortion are there?
a. 1
b. 2
c. 3
d. 4
b. 2. There are two main types of abortion, Medication abortion, taking a pill to end the pregnancy and surgical abortion, usually happens later in the pregnancy and is used most frequently when a mothers life is at risk or there is a fetal issue.
True or False: In the United States, postpartum depression affects about 1 in 7 women.
True! Postpartum depression affects about 10% of mothers in the U.S., which is about 1 in 7.
What is the average cost of having a child in the U.S.using hospital birth (uninsured)?
a. 11,908
b. 1,134
c. 7,235
d. 18,865
Answer: d. 18,965, This cost includes the cost of pregnancy appointments, vaginal birth and after stay. Just vaginal birth uninsured costs about $14,768 where a c- section can cost about $26,280.
How do social determinants of health complicate research finding on abortion access and outcomes?
a. They reveal how factors like income, race, and geography interact to shape access and health outcomes
b. They create data inconsistencies that are unrelated to systemic or structural issues
c. They simplify research findings by focusing on biological factors rather than social influences
d. They only affect global studies, and not research done within the United States
a.They reveal how factors like income, race, and geography interact to shape access and health outcomes. Social determinants of health, such as income, education, race, housing, and geography, influence who can access abortion services and the quality of care recieved.
What is it called when women lack access to birth control though lack of health care?
a. Contraceptive deserts
b. Contraceptive valleys
c. Contraceptive droughts
d. None of the above
a. Contraceptive deserts. Over 19 million women live in the contraception desert across the world meaning they do not have access to contraception.
Which of the following did NOT occur as a result of the 2022 Supreme Court decision Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization?
A. The federal right to abortion established by Roe v. Wade was overturned
B. Individual states gained the power to set their own abortion laws
C. Abortion became illegal throughout the United States
D. Some states implemented “trigger laws” that immediately banned abortion
C. Abortion became illegal throughout the United States. Dobbs ended the federal right to abortion but did not impose a national ban.
TRUE OR FALSE: The United States is one of the only high-income nations with an increasing rate of maternal mortality within the past two decades.
True! Unlike other high-income nations, the increase in maternal mortality in the United States has risen. “In 2022, the US maternal mortality rate was 23.3 per 100,000 live births,” (CDC).
Which of the following complications is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide?
A) Hemorrhage
B) Preterm labor
C) Preeclampsia
D) Gestational diabetes
Answer: A Answer Explanation: Severe bleeding during or after childbirth is the leading cause of maternal death worldwide.
What year were women included in federally funded medical research?
a. 1970
b. 1986
c. 1989
d. 1993
d. 1993
Which federal policy has been most significant in expanding reproductive health coverage but remains limited by uneven state adoption and ongoing political challenges?
a. Title IX
b. The Hyde Amendment
c. The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
d. Protect Reproductive Options (PRO) Act
a. The Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Affordable Care Act (ACA), passed in 2010, expanded access to reproductive healthcare by requiring insurance plans to cover preventive services. The PRO Act is a Minnesota State law that protects reproductive rights within the state.
According to the NIH in a study on reproductive health disparities, which factor primarily contributes to racial and ethnic inequities in abortion and reproductive health access in the United States?
A. Greater individual moral reservations about abortion within minority communities
B. Structural and systemic racism that limits access through poverty, geography, and bias in care
C. Uneven distribution of reproductive health education and contraceptive information
D. Cultural beliefs that discourage reproductive health services
B. Structural and systemic racism that limits access through poverty, geography, and bias in care.