Catalyzing a Reproductive Health and Social Justice Movement

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 741-748

  Verbiest, Sarah ^a,b   Malin, Christina Kiko ^b,c   Drummonds, Mario ^b,d   Kotelchuck, Milton ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b National Preconception Health and Health Care Initiative   (United States)

^c Alameda County Public Health Department   (United States)

^d Northern Manhattan Perinatal Partnership   (United States)

^e MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Health equity; Infant mortality; Life course; MCH leadership; Preconception; Reproductive equity; Social determinants of health

Indexed keywords

COOPERATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INFANT; MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MATERNAL-CHILD HEALTH SERVICES; PREGNANCY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EID: 84961147689     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1917-5     Document Type: Article

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