Prenatal Care
Reaching Mothers, Reaching Infants
by Committee to Study Outreach for Prenatal Care, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Description
Prenatal care programs have proven effective in improving birth outcomes and preventing low birthweight. Yet over one-fourth of all pregnant women in the United States do not begin prenatal care in the first 3 months of pregnancy, and for some groups--such as black teenagers--participation in prenatal care is declining. To find out why, the authors studied 30 prenatal care programs and analyzed surveys of mothers who did not seek prenatal care. This new book reports their findings and offers specific recommendations for improving the nation's maternity system and increasing the use of prenatal care programs.
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- Publisher National Academies Press
- Publication Date February 1988
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9780309038928
- Publication Country or regionUnited States
- FormatPaperback
- Primary Price 27.95 USD
- Pages264
- ReadershipProfessional and scholarly
- Publish StatusPublished
- Dimensions9 x 6 inches
- Biblio NotesRelated Digital edition - 9780309542890 . Copyright year 1988.
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