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Published on: January 12, 2018
Women and children. Infant mortality, urban programs, and home care
1Visiting Nurse Association of Cleveland, Ohio 44114.
Abstract:
Infant mortality and morbidity has remained a national problem in the United States, directly related to a complex interrelationship between behavioral risk factors and psychosocial, socioeconomic, and biologic variables. This article examines recent urban home care programs that have begun to provide a comprehensive approach to prenatal and infancy home visitation by home care agencies. These programs provide a link between home and the community and improve maternal-child family health and function.
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