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1 online resource (41 pages) |
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Preventing Low Birthweight -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Low Birthweight Problem -- CURRENT TRENDS -- LOW BIRTHWEIGHT AND MORBIDITY. -- Decreasing Mortality: The Effect on Morbidity -- Causes of Low Birthweight -- RISK FACTORS -- Demographic Risks -- Medical and Obstetric Risks -- Nutrition. -- BEHAVIORAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS -- Iatrogenic Risks -- Evolving Concepts of Risk -- RISK ASSESSMENT -- RESEARCH -- Opportunities for Prevention. -- Planning for Pregnancy -- PREPREGNANCY RISK IDENTIFICATION AND REDUCTION |
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ENLARGING THE CONTENT OF HEALTH EDUCATIONTHE ROLE OF FAMILY PLANNING -- Unmet Need for Family Planning -- The Impact of Prenatal Care -- PRENATAL CARE STUDIES -- EFFECT OF PRENATAL CARE ON HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES -- Ensuring Access to Prenatal Care -- DEFINING THE PROBLEM -- FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS -- Maternity Care Providers. -- Insufficient Prenatal Care Services -- Women's Experiences, Attitudes, and Beliefs -- Transportation and Child Care -- Increasing the Capacity for Outreach -- A SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY -- Government Actions. -- System Development |
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Improving the Content of Prenatal CareREVISIONS IN CARE FOR ALL PREGNANT WOMEN -- PRENATAL CARE FOR WOMEN AT HIGH RISK OF PRETERM DELIVERY -- PRENATAL CARE FOR WOMEN AT HIGH RISK OF INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION -- PROGRAMS COMPLEMENTARY TO PRENATAL CARE. -- Smoking Reduction -- Nutritional Intervention: WIC -- Stress and Fatigue Reduction -- ENCOURAGING CHANGE IN PRENATAL CARE -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- Current Prenatal Care. -- Individual Components of Care -- Combinations of Interventions -- A Public Information Program -- PUBLIC AWARENESS |
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""AN INFORMATION CAMPAIGN""""References"" |
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English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Prenatal care -- United States -- Prevention
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Birth weight, Low -- United States
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Birth weight, Low
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United States
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780309581493 |
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0309581494 |
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030903535X |
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9780309035354 |
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