Question 1
Which one of the following statements about the infant mortality rate in the United States is most accurate?
◦ Infant mortality is distributed equally across race and class.
◦ The infant mortality rate is more than twice as high for African Americans as it is for European Americans.
◦ The infant mortality rate in the US is one of the lowest among industrialized nations.
◦ Cultural differences in infant mortality can be explained by poverty.
Question 2
Which one of the following statements about Sudden Infant Death syndrome is FALSE?
◦ Risk for SIDS is higher among infants whose mothers are addicted to cocaine.
◦ The risk is reduced when infants are put to sleep on their side or back.
◦ It is caused by a genetic abnormality and exacerbated by secondhand smoke.
◦ It affects infants from all ethnic groups.
Karyotype for Down's Syndrome
Fragile X-syndrome Inheritance
The Dedireyeh infant burial from Syria.
Jeff Wall, A Sudden Gust of Wind (After Hokusai).
Multisystem effects of premenstrual syndrome.
The Death of Melanocytes (Vitiglio)