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Status report on maternal and child health indicators.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7745540     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The health of pregnant women and children has improved substantially since the 1960s. In the past decade, however, progress in preventing infant deaths, reducing the incidence of low-birth-weight infants, and ensuring first trimester prenatal care has slowed. African-American infants suffer a significantly higher risk of poor pregnancy outcome. Immunization rates for preschoolers remain low. Changing social conditions including a rising child poverty rate, a high teenage birth rate, an increased rate of births to unmarried women, and higher levels of unintended pregnancy may be contributing to stalled progress.
Authors:
S R Givens; M L Moore
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing     Volume:  9     ISSN:  0893-2190     ISO Abbreviation:  J Perinat Neonatal Nurs     Publication Date:  1995 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1995-06-15     Completed Date:  1995-06-15     Revised Date:  2004-11-17    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8801387     Medline TA:  J Perinat Neonatal Nurs     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  8-18     Citation Subset:  N    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Child Welfare*
Female
Health Status Indicators*
Humans
Infant Mortality
Infant, Newborn
Maternal Welfare*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Outcome
United States / epidemiology

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