Prenatal Care: Reaching Mothers, Reaching Infants

Prenatal Care: Reaching Mothers, Reaching Infants

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 prenat...

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Hauptverfasser: Institute of Medicine, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Committee to Study Outreach for Prenatal Care
Format: Buch
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Prenatal care
Women's health services
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Zusammenfassung: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.