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... ~8 C Centers for Disease Control (CDC) , 276, 277 Cerebral intraventricular hemorrhage, 32 Cervical assessment, 73-74 Cervical cerclage, 74 Cervical changes, 73-74 Cesarean section, 69-70, 181 Child abuse, 34, 35 Child care, 166 Childbirth education classes, 179-180 Chlamydia trachomatis, 64 Collaborative Postnatal Study, 54 Community Health Centers (CHCs)
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From page 280...
... , 156, IS7, 191 E Education. See Maternal educational attainment Educational programs patient, 122-125, 178-181' 184-187 prepregnancy planning, 122-124 provider, 121, 123, 181, 186, 192 smoking reduction, 184-187 See also Counseling; Public information program Employment status, 71, 190 Etiology data limitations, 46 intrauterine growth retardation, 48-49 prematurity, 46-48 summary, 2-3 F Family function, 35-36 Family life education, 124-125 Family planning, 124-129 Family Planning Assistance Program (Title X)
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From page 281...
... sties, 98-102 state data, 252-265 scary of trends, 3-4, 110-111 Malpractice, 159-160 March of Dimes Multicenter Prevention of Preterm Delivery Program, 266-268 Mar ital status, 58, 66, 101, 125-126, 152 Mass media, 203-204, 207, 209 Maternal educational attainment infant mortality and, 30 low b ir thweight r ates and, 100-102, 261, 262 low birthweight risks, 53, 56, 66, 261 Maternal weight and height, S6-58, 66, 67, 71, 183 Maternity and Infant Care (MIC) Pro Sects, 142 Maternity leave, 190 Medicaid, 154-159, 170, 221, 223 Medical and obstetr ic r isks diabetes, 60-61, 120 hyper tension/preec lampsia, 5 8, 59, 71, 74 Infection, 63-65, 74 multiple pregnancy, 62, 189 obstetric history, 61-62 Medical service utilization, 34-35 Moderately low birthweight (MLBW}, 96-97, 217, 223, 229 Morbidity costs, 217, 218, 224, 230-231 medical and obstetric r isks and, 60, 62, 63, 70 nonspecific, 33 risk factors, 1, 26, 31-37 Mortality.
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From page 282...
... See Preterm delivery Prematurity pr evens ion progr~n~c, 140-141, 192, 266-274 Prenatal care cost analysis, 215-217, 220-221, 227-232 family planning and, 126 low birthweight rates and, 106-108, 264, 265 risk factors, 53-54, 56 Prenatal care access accountability, 168-171 attitude factors, 164-166 barriers to, 153 conclusions and recommendations, 156-157, 159, 161, 167-171 financial constraints, 153-157, 170-171 governmental role, 168-171 maternity care providers, lS7-161 outreach strategies, 166-168 provider availability factors, 157-161 research needs, 167-170 service availability factors, 161-164 sundry, 7-12 transportation and child care factors, 166 utilization factors, 151-153 Prenatal care content conclusions and recommendations, 187-189, 193 intrauterine growth retardation prevention, 183 low birthweight prevention, 175-180 nutrition intervention, 187-189 preterm delivery prevention, 180-183 research needs, 193-197 smoking reduction program, 184-187 stress and fatigue alleviation, 189-190, 196 sugary, 12-15, 197 Prenatal care effectiveness analytical problems, 132-137 conclusions and recommendations, 145-147 literature review, 137-145 Prepregnancy planning conclusions and recommendations, 121-122, 124, 126, 128
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... See Obstetric history Progesterone, 46-47, 74-75 Providers counseling, 121, 184-187, 193 education of, 181, 186, 192 prenatal care provision, 157-161 utilization of, 34 Psychological stress, 72, 189 Public information program audience definition, 204 conclusions and recommendations, 206 conditions for success, 202-205 consistency factors, 203 elements of, 205-210 information channels, 207-208 message topics, 207-208 multiple media use, 203-204 objectives of, 205-206 organizational structure, 208-210 quality factors, 205 social support factors, 202-203 s~,Tmnary, 16 Public service announcements (PSAs) , 204 - 205, 208 Pyelonephritis, 63 R Race family planning and, 125, 126 infant mortality and, 26-27, 30 low birthweight rates and, 98103, 106-108, 253, 257-259, 262 prenatal care and, 138-140, 143, 151, 152, 154, 155 risk factors, 24, 52-56, 66 Rehospitalization, 34 Rehospitalization costs, 217, 218, 223, 229-230 Relative risk, 27, 99-103, 106, 108, 241-248 Reproductive history.
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... , 167 , 187-189 , 207 Stress, 36, 71-72, 189-190, 196 T Task force proposal, 169-170 Teenagers family planning and, 125, 127-129 low birthweight rates and, 99-100, 102 prenatal care and, 139, 151, 152, 161, 168 prepregnancy r isk counseling, 121 r isk factors, 52-53, 56-58, 66, 68 Term deliver ies, 52, 57-58, 62, 97-98 Th ird-par ty r eimbursement. See Health insurance; Medicaid Title X program, 127-128 Tocolys is, 181 - 18 3 Transpor tation, 166 Ultrasonography, 178, 183 Unintended pregnancy, 125-127 University of California at San Francisco prematurity prevention program, 190 Urinary tract infection, 63-64 U.S.
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Key Terms

  • low birthweight
  • risk factors
  • family planning
  • birthweight rates
  • infant mortality

  • obstetric history
  • prepregnancy planning
  • intrauterine growth
  • public information
  • preterm delivery

  • plasma volume
  • care access
  • care content
  • gestational age
  • uterine irritability

  • information program
  • growth retardation
  • intensive care
  • hospitalization costs
  • availability factors

  • growth concepts
  • fetal growth
  • morbidity costs
  • outreach strategies
  • risk reduction

  • smoking reduction
  • prevention program
  • data limitations
  • child care
  • maternal educational


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