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Preventing Low Birthweight.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Staff, Institute of Medicine
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington : National Academies Press, 1900.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""Preventing Low Birthweight""; ""Copyright""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""Contents""; ""SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""ETIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS""; ""TRENDS IN LOW BIRTHWEIGHT""; ""AN OVERVIEW OF PREVENTIVE APPROACHES""; ""PLANNING FOR PREGNANCY""; ""ENSURING ACCESS TO PRENATAL CARE""; ""A System of Accountability""; ""IMPROVING THE CONTENT OF PRENATAL CARE""; ""Programs Complementary to Prenatal Care""; ""Encouraging Change in Prenatal Care""; ""Research Needs""; ""A PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM""; ""COST ISSUES""; ""PART I DEFINITIONS, RISK FACTORS, AND TREND ""
  • ""Chapter 1 The Significance of Low Birthweight """"CURRENT CONCEPTS OF FETAL GROWTH""; ""BIRTHWEIGHT AND INFANT MORTALITY""; ""Postneonatal Mortality""; ""Effect of Gestational Age and Other Risk Factors""; ""Current Decline in Neonatal Mortality""; ""LOW BIRTHWEIGHT AND MORBIDITY""; ""Neurodevelopmental Handicaps""; ""The Risk of Congenital Anomalies""; ""Respiratory Tract Conditions""; ""Complications of Neonatal Care""; ""Nonspecific Morbidity""; ""Injury""; ""Use of Health Services""; ""Family Function""; ""Financial Stress""; ""Overall Contribution of Low Birthweight To Morbidity""
  • ""Decreasing Mortality: the Effect on Morbidity""""SUMMARY""; ""REFERENCES AND NOTES""; ""Chapter 2 Etiology and Risk Factors ""; ""ETIOLOGY""; ""Prematurity""; ""Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR)""; ""RISK FACTORS: AN OVERVIEW""; ""DEMOGRAPHIC RISKS""; ""Race""; ""Age""; ""Socioeconomic Status""; ""MEDICAL AND OBSTETRIC RISKS""; ""Hypertension/Preeclampsia""; ""Diabetes""; ""Obstetric History""; ""Multiple Pregnancy""; ""Infections""; ""NUTRITION""; ""BEHAVIORAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS""; ""Smoking""; ""Alcohol""; ""IATROGENIC RISKS""; ""EVOLVING CONCEPTS OF RISK""; ""Stress""
  • ""Uterine Irritability""""Cervical Changes""; ""Inadequate Plasma Volume Expansion""; ""Progesterone Deficiency""; ""RISK ASSESSMENT""; ""Screening for Obstetric Risk""; ""Strengths and Limitations""; ""Improving Risk Assessment""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""References""; ""Chapter 3 Trends in Low Birthweight ""; ""OVERALL TRENDS IN LOW BIRTHWEIGHT RATES""; ""THE COMPOSITION OF LOW-WEIGHT BIRTHS""; ""SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS""; ""PREGNANCY HISTORY""; ""PRENATAL CARE""; ""ANALYSIS OF 1981 SINGLE LIVE BIRTHS IN THE UNITED STATES""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""References and Notes""
  • ""PART II REDUCING THE INCIDENCE OF LOW BIRTHWEIGHT """"Chapter 4 An Overview of Promising Interventions ""; ""PROMISING STRATEGIES""; ""NATIONAL DIRECTION FOR AN NATIONAL PROBLEM""; ""References and Notes""; ""Chapter 5 Planning for Pregnancy ""; ""PREPREGNANCY RISK IDENTIFICATION AND REDUCTION""; ""ENLARGING THE CONTENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION""; ""THE ROLE OF FAMILY PLANNING IN REDUCING LOW BIRTHWEIGHT""; ""Unmet Need for Family Planning""; ""SUMMARY""; ""References and Notes""; ""Chapter 6 The Effectiveness of Prenatal Care ""; ""ISSUES IN STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF PRENATAL CARE""