A Call to Revisit the Prenatal Period as a Focus for Action Within the Reproductive and Perinatal Care Continuum

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 11, 2016, Pages 2217-2227

  Handler, Arden ^a   Johnson, Kay ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Johnson Consulting Group   (United States)

Author keywords

Life course; Medicaid expansions; Prenatal care; Reproductive and perinatal continuum

Indexed keywords

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MEDICAID; MOTHER; PATIENT CARE; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MEDICAID; MOTHERS; PERINATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84988701295     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2187-6     Document Type: Article

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