PSYC 1002 Study Guide - Final Guide: World Health Organization, Infant Mortality, Peer Pressure

• School: Carleton University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSYC 1002
• Professor: Bruce Tsuji

Document Summary

According to geoba. ca, canada"s infant mortality rate is higher than its peer country us. To be accurate, the infant mortality rate in canada was 4. 65 and 5. 74 in us per 1000 births in 2015. This dramatically different rate in both countries is due to the lack of factors involved in a successful delivery of a baby in the us. These factors include socio-economic factors, environmental determinants of maternal and child health and health system factors. It is mentioned in chapter 11 lecture c that environmental factors consists of maternal nutrition, drug use and illness which plays a role the risk of birth complications and neurological problems. This would cause retardation, problems in memory, problems in language and slow physical growth of an unborn child as mentioned in the textbook (chp 11).