Which of the following is NOT listed among the most common maternal and child health services?

• A. Teen clinic
• B. Home visits
• C. WIC services
• D. Family planning

Answer: (A)

In maternal and child health, the services most often highlighted are those that directly support mothers and their young children across pregnancy, birth, and early childhood. Home visits are a common part of this approach, providing in-home support, education, and linkage to resources for new or expectant families. WIC services play a major role by offering nutrition assistance and guidance to pregnant women, new mothers, and young children. Family planning is central as well, helping with contraception, pregnancy spacing, and reproductive health to improve maternal and child outcomes.

A teen clinic, while valuable for adolescent health more broadly, is not typically listed as a standard maternal and child health service in the most common program outlines. It targets a younger, broader adolescent audience and focuses on reproductive and general teen health, rather than the ongoing maternal and child health services that accompany pregnancy, infancy, and early childhood. So the teen clinic stands out as the one not commonly included among the core maternal and child health services.