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Items in this list may be obtained from the sources cited. Contact information reflects the most current data about the source that has been provided to the MCH Digital Library.

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Westinghouse Health Systems. 1974. Mid-year report: M and I field trials of Self Analysis Manual—July 1, 1974. [? Columbia, MD]: Westinghouse Health Systems, 35 pp.

Annotation: This report represents the status of all Maternity and Infant Care Projects participating in the self-analysis field trials. The period covered is between January 1, 1974 through June 30, 1974. Progress is reported by the various areas covered in the Self-Analysis Manual as well as general overall impressions. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Arkansas, Colorado, Federal MCH programs, Florida, Georgia, Infant care, Maternity and Infant Care Projects, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, Obstetrical care, Reports, West Virginia

U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Region III, Maternal and Child Health Service. 1972. 1972 annual report. Philadelphia, PA: Region III, U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Maternal and Child Health Service, 32 pp.

Annotation: This report reviews the progress in maternal and child health in Region III of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare during fiscal year 1972. The report is based on information received from individuals in the State Maternal and Child Health Services, State Crippled Children's Services, Maternity and Infant Care Projects, Intensive Care Projects, Projects for Comprehensive Health Care for Preschool and School Age Children, special projects, and other highlights. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Federal MCH programs, Maternity and Infant Care Projects, Reports

U.S. Maternal and Child Health Service. 1971. Family planning activities of the Maternal and Child Health Service. Rockville, MD: U.S. Maternal and Child Health Service, 18 pp.

National Conference of Maternity and Infant Care Projects (1970: Washington, DC). 1970. Position papers of the National Conference of Maternity and Infant Care Projects, January 5, 6, 7, 1970, Washington, D.C.. [Omaha, NE: University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology?], 110 pp.

Annotation: This publication presents position papers about maternity and infant care reflecting the needs and problems as seen by the federally-supported Maternity and Infant Care Projects. The goal was to make recommendations leading to improvement in the quality and standards of services rendered by the projects and to establish priorities for future planning. Topics include administrative structure and responsibilities; what physicians are available for maternity care; manpower for professional and community health; records and reporting; program evaluation; responsibility of departments of obstetrics and pediatrics to the community and to health departments; initiation of contraception before hospital discharge; delivery of prenatal services; delivery of dental services; patient education; family planning, obstetric anesthesia, and intensive care of the intrauterine fetus and newborn; relationships between obstetrics and pediatrics; and pediatric responsibility for the at risk and not at risk infant.

Keywords: Anesthesia, Communities, Contraception, Dental care, Employment, Family planning, Infant care, Maternity and Infant Care Projects, Neonatal intensive care, Obstetrical care, Obstetrics, Patient education, Pediatrics, Physicians, Prenatal care, Program evaluation, Public health agencies, Records, Reports, State MCH programs

U.S. Health Services and Mental Health Administration, Maternal and Child Health Service, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 1970. Recommendations and participant lists of the National Conference of Maternity and Infant Care Projects, January 5, 6, 7, 1970, Washington, D.C.. [Rockville, MD]: Maternal and Child Health Service, U.S. Department of Health, Education, 42 pp.

Annotation: These proceedings discuss Maternity and Infant Care projects from the standpoint of administrative structure and responsibility, professional health and community health personnel, records and reporting, program evaluation, responsibilities of departments of obstetrics and pediatrics to community and health departments, delivery of prenatal and dental services, patient education delivery, family planning, obstetric anesthesia, fetal intensive care, neonatal intensive care, relationships between obstetrics and pediatrics, pediatric responsibility for the at-risk and non at-risk infant, and pregnant adolescents. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Maternity and Infant Care Projects, Anesthesia, Conferences, Dental care, Family planning, Federal MCH programs, High risk infants, Infant care, Infants, Medical personnel, Medical records, Neonatal intensive care, Obstetrical care, Obstetrics, Patient education, Pediatrics, Pregnant adolescents, Prenatal care, Professional personnel, Program evaluation, Program management

U.S. Children's Bureau. 1969. The Children's Bureau's job today. [Washington, DC]: U.S. Children's Bureau, 73 pp. ([Children's Bureau publication])

Annotation: This document describes the work of the Children's Bureau. The Bureau's work with infant mortality, maternity and infant care projects, family planning, comprehensive child welfare services, child care services, services for crippled children, cooperative mechanisms, and treatment of juvenile offenders are discussed. The second section of the document describes the Children's Bureau programs including graphical statistical reports. It is a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, Children's Bureau.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org

Keywords: Child care services, Child welfare, Children with developmental disabilities, Children', Cooperation, Family planning, Federal MCH programs, Infant care, Infant mortality, Juvenile delinquents, Maternity and Infant Care Projects, Obstetrical care, Reports, Statistics, s Bureau

Lesser AJ. 1968. Comprehensive obstetric care program and the Child Health Act of 1967. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Social and Rehabilitation Service , 15 pp.

Annotation: This paper summarizes experiences with the Maternity and Infant Care Projects and the implementation of relevant provisions of the Child Health Act of 1967. The focus of the discussion is prenatal care for women in low-income groups and the costs and results of this care being provided late or not at all.

Contact: Maternal and Child Health Library at Georgetown University, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchlibrary.org Available from the website.

Keywords: Child Health Act of 1967, Federal MCH programs, Low income groups, Maternity and Infant Care Projects, Prenatal care

Ross Conference on Pediatric Research (56th: 1967: Warrenton, VA). 1967. Assessing the effectiveness of child health services: Report of the Fifty-sixth Ross Conference on Pediatric Research. Columbus, OH: Ross Laboratories, 95 pp. (Report of the Fifty-sixth Ross Conference on Pediatric Research)

Annotation: This report discusses a conferences designed to assist in the correlation of findings from recent research on subjects pertaining to pediatrics and to stimulate further research by the exchange of information. The contents discuss the challenging need for assessment; medical, sociological, and economic aspects of the definition and scope of problems; evaluation of the effectiveness of pediatric care for the severely subnormal; two case studies of the evaluation of health services; the effectiveness of social action programs in health and welfare; and the rationale and early findings of an evaluation system for Maternity and Infant Care Projects funded by the Children's Bureau.

Keywords: Assessment, Child health services, Community health services, Conferences, Federal MCH programs, Maternity and Infant Care Projects, Pediatric care, Problem solving, Program evaluation, Research

U.S. Children's Bureau. 1965. Conference of the Ad Hoc Committee on Dental Care for Mentally Retarded Children sponsored by the College of Dentistry, University of Tennessee and the United States Children's Bureau: Memphis, Tennessee, March 8-9, 1965. Washington, DC: U.S. Children's Bureau, 91 pp. ([Children's Bureau related publication])

Annotation: These proceedings discuss the establishment of guidelines for practicing dentists on dental care for children with mental retardation. This document defines mental retardation clinics and discusses their status and their legal basis. Discussions of the committee about maternity and infant care projects comprise the majority of the document. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Contact: National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center, Georgetown University, Washington, DC 20057, E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://www.mchoralhealth.org

Keywords: Adults, Children, Children with developmental disabilities, Children', Clinics, Dental care, Federal MCH programs, Guidelines, Maternity and Infant Care Projects, Mental retardation, Oral health, Parents, s Bureau
   

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