The Impact of the Mississippi Improved Child Health Project on Prenatal Care and Low Birthweight.

Strobino, Donna M.; And Others

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ERIC Number: EJ332495

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Publication Date: 1986

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The Impact of the Mississippi Improved Child Health Project on Prenatal Care and Low Birthweight.

Strobino, Donna M.; And Others

American Journal of Public Health, v76 n3 p274-78 Mar 1986

Evaluates the impact of two health services projects for high-risk mothers and infants in two counties of northwest Mississippi which had shown high infant mortality and morbidity. Reports that one of the ICHP projects did improve prenatal care, but neither program significantly influenced pregnancy outcomes (as measured by low birth weights). (KH)

Descriptors: Birth Weight, Economically Disadvantaged, Federal Programs, Health Programs, Health Services, Infant Mortality, Pregnancy, Program Effectiveness

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative

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Language: English

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Identifiers - Location: Mississippi

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