TY - BOOK ID - 77861089 TI - Prenatal care : effectiveness and implementation AU - McCormick, Marie C. AU - Siegel, Joanna E. PY - 1999 SN - 1107118336 1280160136 9786610160136 0511118112 113914619X 051106019X 0511066503 0511303726 0511544723 0511068638 9780511066504 9780511068638 9780511118111 052166196X PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Prenatal care. KW - Pregnancy KW - Complications of pregnancy KW - High-risk pregnancy KW - Pregnancy, Complications of KW - Pregnant women KW - Obstetrical emergencies KW - Antenatal care KW - Antenatal services KW - Pre-natal care KW - Maternal health services KW - Preconception care KW - Complications. KW - Diseases KW - Care KW - Prenatal Diagnosis. KW - Prenatal care KW - Soins preĢnatals KW - Prenatal diagnosis. KW - Antenatal diagnosis KW - Intrauterine diagnosis KW - Prenatal testing KW - Diagnosis KW - Obstetrics UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:77861089 AB - This book evaluates the effectiveness of prenatal care interventions and provides a framework for prenatal care that looks beyond the limited perspective of immediate neonatal outcomes. Ultimately, this book seeks to improve the content and the implementation of prenatal care by shifting the focus away from short-term technocentric medical advances to concentrate on the broader public health issues. A unique aspect of this book is its focus on the effectiveness of prenatal care interventions on longer-term benefits for women and children's health. Traditional medical interventions, as well as social support and behavioral interventions during prenatal care are reviewed. Effectiveness is considered within the context of its implications for public policy and service delivery. This book is an important resource for maternal and child health professionals, policy makers and health care managers because it provides evidence of the prenatal care services that improve the long-term health of women and children. ER -