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Caring for Our Future
Caring for Our Future
Caring for Our Future: the Content of Prenatal Care
Author: National Institute of Health. NIH, Department of Health and Human Services
Publisher:
Published: 1989
Total Pages: 102
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A number of reports have addressed the problem of infant mortality and its associated conditions in recent years. In all of them, prenatal care has emerged as the major factor in the prevention of infant mortality and morbidity. This report goes well beyond all others by examining in detail the components of prenatal care and the timing and frequency of their delivery. This effort was initiated by the Department of Health and Human Services Low Birth Weight Prevention Work Group to provide the knowledge to ensure that prenatal care would be maximally effective in enabling a healthy pregnancy and outcome for all women in the United States.
Vibrant and Healthy Kids
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 2019-12-27
Total Pages: 621
ISBN-13: 0309493382
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Children are the foundation of the United States, and supporting them is a key component of building a successful future. However, millions of children face health inequities that compromise their development, well-being, and long-term outcomes, despite substantial scientific evidence about how those adversities contribute to poor health. Advancements in neurobiological and socio-behavioral science show that critical biological systems develop in the prenatal through early childhood periods, and neurobiological development is extremely responsive to environmental influences during these stages. Consequently, social, economic, cultural, and environmental factors significantly affect a child's health ecosystem and ability to thrive throughout adulthood. Vibrant and Healthy Kids: Aligning Science, Practice, and Policy to Advance Health Equity builds upon and updates research from Communities in Action: Pathways to Health Equity (2017) and From Neurons to Neighborhoods: The Science of Early Childhood Development (2000). This report provides a brief overview of stressors that affect childhood development and health, a framework for applying current brain and development science to the real world, a roadmap for implementing tailored interventions, and recommendations about improving systems to better align with our understanding of the significant impact of health equity.
Science and Babies
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1990-02-01
Total Pages: 183
ISBN-13: 0309041368
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →By all indicators, the reproductive health of Americans has been deteriorating since 1980. Our nation is troubled by rates of teen pregnancies and newborn deaths that are worse than almost all others in the Western world. Science and Babies is a straightforward presentation of the major reproductive issues we face that suggests answers for the public. The book discusses how the clash of opinions on sex and family planning prevents us from making a national commitment to reproductive health; why people in the United States have fewer contraceptive choices than those in many other countries; what we need to do to improve social and medical services for teens and people living in poverty; how couples should "shop" for a fertility service and make consumer-wise decisions; and what we can expect in the futureâ€"featuring interesting accounts of potential scientific advances.
Midwifery & Childbirth
Author: J. Pence
Publisher: Temple University Press
Published:
Total Pages: 582
ISBN-13: 9781439906231
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The author, a nurse-midwife and epidemiologist, brings together the myriad strands of history, culture, science, economics, and policy that have resulted in the current condition of maternity care in the US. While acknowledging the role and importance of medical obstetrics, she argues that the most sophisticated medical treatment does not reflect an understanding of childbearing as both a physiologic process and an important human experience and transition. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Prenatal Care
Author: Institute of Medicine
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1988-02-01
Total Pages: 265
ISBN-13: 0309038928
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Prenatal care programs have proven effective in improving birth outcomes and preventing low birthweight. Yet over one-fourth of all pregnant women in the United States do not begin prenatal care in the first 3 months of pregnancy, and for some groupsâ€"such as black teenagersâ€"participation in prenatal care is declining. To find out why, the authors studied 30 prenatal care programs and analyzed surveys of mothers who did not seek prenatal care. This new book reports their findings and offers specific recommendations for improving the nation's maternity system and increasing the use of prenatal care programs.
Guidelines for Perinatal Care
Author: American Academy of Pediatrics
Publisher:
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 436
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This guide has been developed jointly by the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, and is designed for use by all personnel involved in the care of pregnant women, their foetuses, and their neonates.
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