Preventing Low Birthweight

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Size: 296 pages, 8.5 x 11

Publication Year:1985

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Committee to Study the Prevention of Low Birthweight, Division of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
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Despite recent declines in infant mortality, the rates of low birthweight deliveries in the United States continue to be high. Part I of this volume defines the significance of the problems, presents current data on risk factors and etiology, and ...
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Front Matter	i-xii
Summary and Recommendations	1-18	(skim)
Part I: Definitions, Risk Factors, and Trends	19-20	(skim)
1. The Significance of Low Birthweight	21-45	(skim)
2. Etiology and Risk Factors	46-93	(skim)
3. Trends in Low Birthweight	94-112	(skim)
Part II: Reducing the Incidence of Low Birthweight	113-114	(skim)
4. An Overview of Promising Interventions	115-118	(skim)
5. Planning for Pregnancy	119-131	(skim)
6. The Effectiveness of Prenatal Care	132-149	(skim)
7. Ensuring Access to Prenatal Care	150-174	(skim)
8. Improving the Content of Prenatal Care	175-201	(skim)
9. Public Information Program	202-211	(skim)
10. Prenatal Care and Low Birthweight: Effects on Health Care Expenditures	212-238	(skim)
Appendixes	239-240	(skim)
A. Risk Factors Associated with Low Birthweight	241-251	(skim)
B. Data on Selected Low Birthweight Trends	252-265	(skim)
C. A Summary of Three Prematurity Prevention Programs	266-274	(skim)
D. Notes on National Data Available to Study Low Birthweight Trends and to Monitor Related Programs	275-278	(skim)
Index	279-284	(skim)

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Despite recent declines in infant mortality, the rates of low birthweight deliveries in the United States continue to be high. Part I of this volume defines the significance of the problems, presents current data on risk factors and etiology, and reviews recent state and national trends in the incidence of low birthweight among various groups. Part II describes the preventive approaches found most desirable and considers their costs. Research needs are discussed throughout the volume.

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"This book should be on the President's desk, on the desk of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, and on the desks of all government officials who are or might be in a position to take action along the lines suggested here." --Birth

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