Question

Robert and Nadine both have been laid off. The couple has inadequate access to food or health care. When they realize that Nadine is pregnant, they feel desperate, and they talk to a social worker at a local clinic about their situation. The social worker is able to provide them with referrals to a food outlet, but she is unable to find a prenatal care clinic that provides free services in their neighborhood. Considering the effects of multiple risk factors, what is the most likely potential value of the social worker's efforts?

a. Risk factors are reduced, so their unborn child is likely to be better off even with the limited help the social worker provided.
b. Their unborn child is not likely to be benefited by eliminating only one risk factor.
c. The unborn child might have been benefited if prenatal care were found, but improving prenatal nutrition does not reduce risks.
d. The health care and stress factors of the parents will only be important after the child is born.

Answer 1

c. The unborn child might have been benefited if prenatal care were found, but improving prenatal nutrition does not reduce risks. The most likely potential value of the social worker's efforts is that the unborn child might have been benefited if prenatal care were found, but improving prenatal nutrition does not reduce risks.

Step-by-step explanation:

The most likely potential value of the social worker's efforts is d. The unborn child might have been benefited if prenatal care were found, but improving prenatal nutrition does not reduce risks. While the social worker was able to provide referrals to a food outlet, they were unable to find a prenatal care clinic that provides free services. Prenatal care is important for monitoring the health of both the mother and fetus and reducing the risk of complications. Although improving prenatal nutrition is beneficial, it does not completely eliminate risks associated with inadequate prenatal care.