MBI 131 Lecture Notes - Lecture 16: Low Birth Weight, Title X, Teenage Pregnancy

• School: Miami University
• Department: Microbiology
• Course: MBI 131
• Professor: Bridge Eileen

Document Summary

Maternal, infant and child (mic) health: health of women of childbearing age from pre-pregnancy through pregnancy, labor and delivery, and the postpartum period. Child health: 1-9 years: maternal mortality rates have decreased more than 100 fold since 1900. You (cid:449)ould thi(cid:374)k (cid:449)e ha(cid:448)e the lo(cid:449)est (cid:271)ut (cid:449)e"re a(cid:272)tually to(cid:449)ards the higher e(cid:374)d. Importance of family planning: supportive spouses, extended families and communities are important for raising health well-adjusted children. Increased health risks for infant born to aa single mother. Of pregnancies in the us are unintended. 43% of these end in abortion: teenage pregnancies. Teen mothers less likely to receive early prenatal care. 1/3 of teenage girls get pregnant at least once before age 20: title x family planning act. Funds family planning services for low income people. Goals include reducing unintended pregnancies by providing contraceptives and counseling, and reproductive health care services such as screening for stis.