Infants at Risk: Is the Federal Government Assuring Prenatal Care for Poor Women? Hearing before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations. House of Reppresentatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session.

Institution	Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Government Operations.
Titel	Infants at Risk: Is the Federal Government Assuring Prenatal Care for Poor Women? Hearing before a Subcommittee of the Committee on Government Operations. House of Reppresentatives, One Hundredth Congress, First Session.
Quelle	(1987), (230 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Recht; Family Health; Females; Health Needs; Hearings; High Risk Persons; Infant Mortality; Infants; Mothers; Parent Attitudes; Poverty; Primary Health Care; Public Health; Social Services + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Weibliches Geschlecht; Kindersterblichkeit; Infant; Toddler; Toddlers; Kleinkind; Mother; Mutter; Elternverhalten; Armut; Gesundheitsvorsorge; Gesundheitswesen; Social service; Soziale Dienstleistung; Soziale Dienste
Abstract	The oral testimony of health professionals recorded in this document questions the Federal government's success at assuring prenatal care for poor women. The concern is that many of the infant deaths that occur in the United States might be prevented if the mother had received adequate prenatal care. Programs have improved the health care delivery for many women but the country lags behind gains made in other industrialized nations, and the mortality rates for black infants has actually increased. Barriers to prenatal care include the following: (1) inadequate family income; (2) stress of day-to-day survival; (3) lack of transportation to clinics; (4) lack of knowledge of the pregnancy; (5) inability to communicate with health care providers; and (6) the mother's perception that the care is not useful, supportive, or pleasant. Written statements and letters are also included. Descriptions of programs and new proposals for services and research are presented. Statistical data are presented in tables. Three appendices clarify the testimony. (VM)
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