Assessment of state measures of risk-appropriate care for very low birth weight infants and recommendations for enhancing regionalized state systems

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 217-227

  Nowakowski, Lindsey ^a   Barfield, Wanda D ^b   Kroelinger, Charlan D ^b   Lauver, Cassie B ^c   Lawler, Michele H ^c   White, Vanessa A ^d   Ramos, Lauren Raskin ^d  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

^d Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs   (United States)

Author keywords

Neonatal levels of care; Perinatal regionalization; Risk appropriate care; Very low birth weight infants

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CENTER; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; INFANT MORTALITY; MALE; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTOR; UNITED STATES; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; MALE; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH CENTERS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY, HIGH-RISK; PRENATAL CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; REGIONAL MEDICAL PROGRAMS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84860890178     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-010-0721-5     Document Type: Article

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