Summary / / Committee to Study the Prevention of Low Birthweight, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, Institute of Medicine

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, 1985
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (43 p.)
• Disciplina: 362.1/982
• Soggetto topico: Birth weight, Low - United States; Premature infants - United States - Growth; Prenatal care - United States
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Bibliography: p. 40-41.
• Nota di contenuto: 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 -- ENLARGING THE CONTENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION -- THE 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 -- Improving the Content of Prenatal Care -- REVISIONS 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 -- AN INFORMATION CAMPAIGN -- References.
• Sommario/riassunto: Written for a broad audience, including program administrators, policymakers, teachers, students, and health care professionals and their patients--anyone with an interest in preventing low birthweight--this summary is a condensation of the full report, Preventing Low Birthweight. It clearly and concisely covers most of the topics discussed in the comprehensive volume. 2-9 copies, $4.00 each; 10 or more copies, $2.50 each (no other discounts apply).
• Titolo autorizzato: Summary
• ISBN: 1-280-22230-1; 9786610222308; 0-309-58149-4; 0-585-14488-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910960098103321
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