This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer

Author Question: Which statement about infant mortality rates is FALSE? a. The current rate is less than 1 in ... (Read 117 times)

jilianpiloj

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 521
Which statement about infant mortality rates is FALSE?
 
  a. The current rate is less than 1 in Western, industrialized nations.
  b. Medicalization of birth has significantly increased the infant mortality rate.
  c. The rate is twice as high for black infants than for white infants.
  d. In some areas of sub-Saharan Africa, the infant mortality rate is about 15.

Question 2

In parts of India, poorly paid and despised dias are used in childbirth because
 
  a. only the wealthy can afford doctors.
  b. it is believed that the poorer the delivery, the richer the life.
  c. giving birth is thought to increase strength, and doing it with little assistance is valued.
  d. the process (especially blood) involved in birth is seen as polluting.



Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

mfedorka

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 324
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

d





 

Did you know?

About 100 new prescription or over-the-counter drugs come into the U.S. market every year.

Did you know?

Amoebae are the simplest type of protozoans, and are characterized by a feeding and dividing trophozoite stage that moves by temporary extensions called pseudopodia or false feet.

Did you know?

The oldest recorded age was 122. Madame Jeanne Calment was born in France in 1875 and died in 1997. She was a vegetarian and loved olive oil, port wine, and chocolate.

Did you know?

In 1885, the Lloyd Manufacturing Company of Albany, New York, promoted and sold "Cocaine Toothache Drops" at 15 cents per bottle! In 1914, the Harrison Narcotic Act brought the sale and distribution of this drug under federal control.

Did you know?

Vampire bats have a natural anticoagulant in their saliva that permits continuous bleeding after they painlessly open a wound with their incisors. This capillary blood does not cause any significant blood loss to their victims.

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library