Maternal and child health : programs, problems, and policy in public health / edited by Jonathan B. Kotch.

This book provides an overview of the issues and the content of maternal and child health services in the United States. The health care needs of pregnant women, mothers, and children of all ages are studied with particular attention focused on services, policies and societal institutional forces that directly influence maternal and child health. Weaknesses and strengths of current federal and state policies and health reform issues are covered in detail.

Children's Rights, Social Justice, and Advocacy in Maternal and Child Health ; Historical Foundations of Maternal and Child Health ; Families and Health ; Family Planning ; Mothers and Infants ; The Child from One to Four: The Toddler and Preschool Years ; The School-Age Child from Five to Nine ; Adolescent Health ; Minority Health ; Women's Health: A Life Cycle ; Children with Special Health Care Needs ; Issues in Maternal and Child Health Nutrition ; International Maternal and Child Health ; Research and Evaluation in Maternal and Child Health ; Planning and Monitoring Maternal and Child Health Programs FOUNDATIONS OF MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH AND HEALTH SERVICES: THE DEVELOPMENTAL CYCLE CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SKILLS

Includes bibliographical references and index.