HLT 3381 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Low Birth Weight, Preterm Birth, Maternal Health
2 Apr 2019
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Evaluating the success of community health family planning programs: reductions in unintended pregnancies, abortions, and births, aca requires private health plans to cover contraceptive counseling, services, and prescriptions at no out-of-pocket cost. In the us, complications related to cardiovascular disease and infection risk have been increasing: 99% of maternal deaths occur in developing countries, prenatal care, poverty, sociocultural factors, limited education. Infant health: depends on mother"s health and health behavior, genetics, prenatal care, quality of delivery, and environment after birth, environment: home, family, availability of medical services, nutrition, immunization. Important measure of nation"s health: associated with maternal health, access to medical care, socioeconomic conditions, and public health practices. Premature births: babies born prior to 37 weeks of gestation, less developed organs. Infection: stronger, more painful contractions, changes in the baby"s heart rate, uterine rupture, needing a c-section. Low birth weight (lbw: average birth weight is around 7. 5 lb, lbw is below 5. 5 lb about 7-8% of infants in the us.
