| The impact of legislation designed to reduce infant mortality. | |
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PMID: 7745533 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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In response to the slowing improvement in the nation's infant mortality rate in the mid-1980s, Congress passed a series of bills aimed at increasing women's access to prenatal care and enhancing available services through the Medicaid program. Other programs also received increased appropriations targeted at infant mortality reduction. Since then, dramatic changes have been made in state Medicaid and maternal and child health programs. Only a few evaluations of these initiatives have been completed, and the preliminary results seem to show that although Medicaid eligibility expansions improved access to appropriate prenatal care, enhanced services are needed to improve birth outcomes. |
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Authors:
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M B Carpenter |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursing Volume: 9 ISSN: 0893-2190 ISO Abbreviation: J Perinat Neonatal Nurs Publication Date: 1995 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1995-06-15 Completed Date: 1995-06-15 Revised Date: 2004-11-17 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 8801387 Medline TA: J Perinat Neonatal Nurs Country: UNITED STATES |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 19-30 Citation Subset: N |
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Female Humans Infant Mortality* Infant, Newborn Maternal Health Services / legislation & jurisprudence* Medicaid / legislation & jurisprudence Pregnancy Prenatal Care / legislation & jurisprudence* United States / epidemiology |
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