Prenatal Care: Reaching Mothers, Reaching Infants [Paperback]

Committee to Study Outreach for Prenatal Care (Author), Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0309038928 | ISBN-13: 978-0309038928 | Publication Date: January 1, 1988

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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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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Committee to Study Outreach for Prenatal Care, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention

Product Details

• Paperback: 264 pages
• Publisher: National Academies Press (January 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0309038928
• ISBN-13: 978-0309038928
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.8 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,085,033 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)