Which Statement Below Is Not True?  Studies Show When Women

question 45

Multiple Choice

Which statement below is not true?  Studies show when women are educated and can earn and control their income,

• A) infant mortality declines.
• B) child health and nutrition improve.
• C) cycles of poverty are broken.
• D) new roadblocks are placed in their way.

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Definitions:

Apgar Scale

A measure of a newborn’s health that assesses appearance, pulse, grimace, activity level, and respiratory effort.

Prostaglandins

Hormones that stimulate uterine contractions.

Uterus

A muscular organ located in the female pelvis, where offspring are conceived and in which they gestate before birth; also known as the womb.

Labor Contractions

The process of the uterus contracting during childbirth in order to help push the baby through the birth canal.