Opportunities for Success: Cost Effective Programs for Children : Update, 1988 : a Report of the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. House of Representatives, One Hundredth Congress, Second SessionU.S. Government Printing Office, 1988 - 72 pages |
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... Project . " American Journal of Public Health . 74 : 1084-1092 . October 1984 . an WIC participation is associated with improved pregnancy out- comes , including a decrease in low birthweight incidence ( 6.9 % vs. 8.7 % ) and neonatal ...
... Project . " American Journal of Public Health . 74 : 1084-1092 . October 1984 . an WIC participation is associated with improved pregnancy out- comes , including a decrease in low birthweight incidence ( 6.9 % vs. 8.7 % ) and neonatal ...
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... Project . Submitted to Food and Nutrition Service , U.S. Department of Agriculture , Washington , D.C. 1981 . Study by Kotelchuck and colleagues at Harvard found positive effect of WIC participation on birthweight of infants born to ...
... Project . Submitted to Food and Nutrition Service , U.S. Department of Agriculture , Washington , D.C. 1981 . Study by Kotelchuck and colleagues at Harvard found positive effect of WIC participation on birthweight of infants born to ...
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... Project . Mobius . Vol.4 . 34-43 . 1984 . " 1 The OB Access Project provided comprehensive obstetrical services for low - income women , including eight or more pre- natal visits , health and nutrition assessment and education , and ...
... Project . Mobius . Vol.4 . 34-43 . 1984 . " 1 The OB Access Project provided comprehensive obstetrical services for low - income women , including eight or more pre- natal visits , health and nutrition assessment and education , and ...
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... Project experienced 60 % less perinatal mortality and a 25 % lower rate of preterm deliveries than similar women not enrolled in the project . Maternal and Infant care project participants received more patient education , nutrition ...
... Project experienced 60 % less perinatal mortality and a 25 % lower rate of preterm deliveries than similar women not enrolled in the project . Maternal and Infant care project participants received more patient education , nutrition ...
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... project involving the provision of comprehensive health care to pregnant women demonstrated improved health outcomes for babies whose mothers participated in the project and cost savings of $ 2 in the first year of infant's life alone ...
... project involving the provision of comprehensive health care to pregnant women demonstrated improved health outcomes for babies whose mothers participated in the project and cost savings of $ 2 in the first year of infant's life alone ...
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Page 71 - National Center for Health Statistics. Advance Report of Final Natality Statistics. 1985.
Page 20 - overwhelming weight of the evidence is that prenatal care reduces low birthweight. This finding is strong enough to support a broad, national commitment to ensuring that all pregnant women, especially those at medical or socioeconomic risk, receive high-quality care.
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Page 28 - Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. US House of Representatives. June 30, 1983.
Page 10 - Source of Prenatal Care and Infant Birthweight: The Case of a North Carolina County.
Page 36 - White, CC An update on the benefits and costs of measles and rubella immunization. In proceedings of the symposium, "Conquest of agents that endanger the brain.
Page 21 - ... percent, the increased expenditures for prenatal services would be approximately equal to a single year of cost savings in direct medical care expenditures for the low birthweight infants born to the target population. If the rate were reduced to 9 percent (the 1990 goal set by the Surgeon General for a maximum low birthweight rate among high-risk groups) , every additional dollar spent for prenatal care within the target group would save $3.38 in the total cost of caring for low birthweight...
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Page 32 - ... Rosenbaum S, et al. The health of America's children: maternal and child health data book. Washington: Children's Defense Fund, 1987. 26- Geronimus A. The effects of race, residence and prenatal care on the relationship of maternal age to neonatal mortality. Am J Public Health 1986; 76:1416-21. 27- Johnson K. Who is watching our children's health? The immunization status of American children. Washington: Children's Defense Fund, 1987. 28- Anonymous. Blood pressure levels and hypertension in persons...