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Annotation: This paper gives a historical overview of the Maternity and Infant Care (MIC) projects enabled through amendments to Title V of the Social Security Act in 1963. The paper presents available data on MIC project accomplishments, with particular emphasis on the relationship of the projects to the incidence of low birth weight. Topics include: the evolution of MIC projects; administration and financing; objectives of the projects; eligibility; coverage of women and infants at risk; quality of care; effects on the use of care and low birth weight; and cost. The difficulties in evaluating these projects is also discussed, including methodological problems and issues of interpretation. A list of references is provided. Tables with information on the projects and evaluations of these projects are provided at the end of the paper.

Keywords: Federal MCH programs, History, Low birthweight infants, Prenatal care, Prevention programs

Annotation: The purpose of this project was to reduce the incidence of low birthweight birth in women receiving prenatal care from public and private health care providers in twenty counties in northwest North Carolina (North Carolina Perinatal Region II). [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

Keywords: Low birthweight prevention programs, Pregnant women

Annotation: This fact sheet describes national and state initiatives to scale up and implement programs that encourage and facilitate first trimester prenatal care and help at-risk mothers commit to behaviors that reduce the numbers of low birthweight infants. Topics include a group prenatal care model called CenteringPregnancy®, smoking cessation programs, quality improvement initiatives related to the elimination of early elective deliveries, and Healthy Babies Are Worth the Wait Community Programs®.

Contact: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, 1225 19th Street, N.W., Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 296-4426 Fax: (202) 296-4319 E-mail: http://www.nihcm.org/contact Web Site: http://www.nihcm.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Childbirth, Collaboration, Community based programs, Community based services, Evidence based medicine, Financing, Health behavior, Health promotion, High risk infants, High risk mothers, High risk pregnancy, Low birthweight, Models, National initiatives, Peer support programs, Prenatal care, Preterm birth, Prevention programs, Smoking cessation

Annotation: This webinar convened health plans and leaders in the maternal and child health community who shared innovative programs and explored strategies to reduce preterm birth and the associated costs. Representatives from the March of Dimes, United Healthcare, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee, and Text4Baby discussed health plan strategies to reduce prematurity. Topics included (1) challenges of preventing late preterm births, (2) a blueprint for transforming maternity care, (3) innovative strategies for health plans to become involved in Text4Baby, (4) United Healthcare strategies to prevent prematurity, and (5) models to impact low birthweight and infant mortality. The Web site provides the agenda, speaker biographies, PowerPoint presentations, an online evaluation survey, and an audio archive.

Contact: National Institute for Health Care Management Foundation, 1225 19th Street, N.W., Suite 710, Washington, DC 20036, Telephone: (202) 296-4426 Fax: (202) 296-4319 E-mail: http://www.nihcm.org/contact Web Site: http://www.nihcm.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Costs, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, MCH services, Multimedia, Prematurity, Preterm birth, Prevention, Programs

Annotation: This 5-year needs assessment focuses on the Texas Title V Maternal and Child Health Services Title V Block Grant Program. The report provides an overview of the state and a description of its Title V agency and discusses the process for conducting the needs assessment, partnership building and collaboration efforts, strengths and needs of maternal and child health population groups and desired outcomes, MCH program capacity by pyramid level, a selection of state priority needs, and federal and state outcome measures.

Contact: Texas Department of State Health Services, 1100 West 49th Street, Austin, TX 78756, Telephone: (512) 458-7111 Secondary Telephone: (512) 458-7708 Fax: (512) 458-7750 Web Site: http://www.dshs.state.tx.us Available from the website.

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Keywords: Block grants, Child health, Collaboration, Federal MCH programs, Health services, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, Low income groups, MCH services, Needs assessment, Poverty, Prevention, State programs, Texas, Title V programs

Annotation: This report describes a community-based program in Pittsburgh and Allegheny County in Pennsylvania from 2005-2009 to eliminate perinatal health disparities such as infant mortality, incidence of low birth weight, preterm delivery, and access to early prenatal care; it also discusses the need for on-going community involvement. Contents include an overview of racial and ethnic disparity focused on by the project; project implementation of core systems and services; project management and governance; accomplishments; and impact on systems of care, the community, and the state. Additional contents include a summary of the project's impact on the overall goal of eliminating perinatal health disparities, the role of local government, lessons learned, and a statement on fetal and infant mortality review. Attachments (on enclosed flash drive) include products produced during the project. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Final reports, Health status disparities, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, Pennsylvania, Preterm birth, Prevention programs, Program descriptions

Annotation: This manual presents information for service providers in the Prenatal Plus program, the goal of which is to improve birth outcomes by reducing the prevalence of low-birthweight infants among Medicaid-eligible women in Colorado. The manual provides a program overview and discusses team member roles, the client chart, client-centered counseling, referrals, provider requirements, quality assurance, data collection and submission, and billing.

Contact: Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, 4300 Cherry Creek Drive, South, Denver, CO 80246, Telephone: (303) 692-2000 Secondary Telephone: (800) 886-7689 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: https://cdphe.colorado.gov Available from the website.

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Keywords: Referrals, Counseling, Colorado, Low birthweight infants, Low income groups, Manuals, Medicaid, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Prevention, State programs

Annotation: This report profiles the experiences of the Center for Health Care Strategies initiative, New Jersey Collaborative to Improve Birth Outcomes and Health Status of Children. The report discusses (1) how the five New Jersey Medicaid plans worked collaboratively to standardize quality improvement (i.e., improve birth outcomes), (2) designing a standardized prenatal risk-assessment form (PRA), (3) getting buy-in from health professionals for the PRA, (4) managing a centralized data repository, (5) key lessons from the improving birth outcomes collaborative, and (6) moving forward.

Contact: Center for Health Care Strategies, 300 American Metro Boulevard, Suite 125, Hamilton, NJ 08619, Telephone: (609) 528-8400 Fax: (609) 586-3679 Web Site: http://www.chcs.org Available from the website.

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Keywords: Infant health, Infant mortality, Initiatives: Collaboration, Low birthweight infants, Medicaid, New Jersey, Premature infants, Prenatal care, Prevention programs, State programs

Annotation: This report describes the Great Expectations Foundation program implementation of a Healthy Start Family Resource model, a research and demonstration program based in New Orleans, serving neighborhoods characterized by extreme poverty, low educational levels, high rates of adolescent pregnancies, high dropout rates, and concentrated areas of public housing. The project period was 2001-2004.Topics include the prevalence of adolescent pregnancy; elevated infant mortality rates and the risk factors that correlate with elevated infant mortality rates such as low birthweight; and increasing service coordination between agencies and physically locating them in the same building or very near other community-based providers. Report contents include an introduction providing background on the program and site; a description of service initiation; a review of service accomplishments; an outline of program mentoring, consortium and collaboration development; a summary of the consortium program impact; and other Healthy Start components. Appendices include local evaluation findings and data tables used in the project. A CD-ROM is included. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, Case studies, Community coordination, Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Intervention, Local MCH programs, Louisiana, Low birthweight infants, Model programs, Prevention programs, Program descriptions, Program evaluation, Service coordination

Annotation: This final report focuses on the Northwest Indiana Healthy Start project during the period February 1, 2002, through January 31, 2006. The project provided comprehensive prenatal care services to a population with high rates of low-birthweight infants and infant mortality. Report sections include (1) overview, (2) project implementation, (3) project management and governance, (4) project accomplishments, (5) project impact, (6) local evaluation, (7) fetal infant mortality review, (8) products, (9) project data, and (10) implementation plan. Also included are a variety of consumer-education materials, some of which are written in Spanish. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Final reports, Healthy Start, Indiana, Infant mortality, Low birthweight infants, Poverty, Pregnant women, Prenatal care, Prevention programs, Spanish language materials

Annotation: This report describes a Healthy Start project in Dallas, Texas from 2001-2005 to address racial and ethnic disparities in high infant mortality rates, poor perinatal outcomes, low and very low birth weight babies, and adolescent pregnancy rates. Report contents include an overview of the racial and ethnic disparity focused on by the project; descriptions of project implementation; project management and governance; accomplishments; the impact of the project on systems of care, the local community, the state, the role of local government, and lessons learned; local evaluation; fetal and infant mortality review; and project data. Appendices include the local evaluation report and various data collection and reporting forms used during the course of the project. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, Ethnic factors, Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Local initiatives, Low birthweight, Prevention programs, Racial factors, Texas

Annotation: This report summarizes efforts on infant mortality, low weight birth and very low weight birth reduction and the elimination of perinatal health disparities with comprehensive strategies directed toward reducing related medical and socio-demographic risks in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, from 2001-2005. Report contents include an overview of racial and ethnic disparity in the community; a review of the project implementation, management and governance; accomplishments; and the impact of the project on systems of care, the community, the state, and the role of local government; and lessons learned. Additional contents provide a copy of the local evaluation report and the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review. Appendices include samples of project materials and project data tables. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, MCH services, Pennsylvania, Perinatal care, Prevention programs, Program descriptions

Annotation: This impact report describes a healthy Start project in Hawaii to reduce infant mortality and morbidity utilizing culturally appropriate interventions within the primary target populations of Native Hawaiians, Filipinas, and other Pacific islanders from 2001-2005. Contents include an overview of racial and ethnic disparity focused on by the project, elements of project implementation, management and governance, accomplishments, and impact. Additional information is provided on the local evaluation, the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review, and data from the project. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Community based services, Final reports, Hawaii, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, MCH research, Prevention programs

Annotation: This report describes a Healthy Start program to provide services to reduce infant mortality in Birmingham, Alabama, between 2001 and 2005. The project served mostly African-American and Hispanic women residing in 14 communities representing racial and perinatal disparities including high infant mortality rates, low birthweight, adolescent pregnancy, and adequacy of care. Report sections include an overview, project implementation, project management and governance, project accomplishments, and local evaluation. A variety of forms and tables are included. A CD-ROM containing the report is included as well. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

Keywords: Alabama, Community based services, Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant health, Infant mortality, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, MCH services, Prevention programs, State programs, Women', s health

Annotation: This report describes a Healthy Start program in Oakland, California, to reduce infant mortality and low and very low birthweight; and improve perinatal care adequacy and preterm birth rates from July 2001 through May 2005. Report contents include an overview of racial and ethnic disparity focused on by the project, project implementation, project management and governance, project accomplishments, a description of the project impact, and a fetal and infant mortality review. Appendices include products produced during the funding period and project data. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: California, Community based services, Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Local initiatives, Low birthweight, MCH research, Prenatal care, Preterm birth, Prevention programs

Annotation: This report describes a Healthy Start program from 2001-2005 to reduce disparities in perinatal health for African American women and infants, and later in the program period Hispanic women and infants, in Richmond, Virginia. Areas of focus include low birth weight infants, late entry into prenatal care, and high infant mortality rates. Report contents include an overview of the racial and ethnic disparity focused on by the project; descriptions of project implementation; project management and governance; accomplishments; the impact of the project on systems of care, the local community, the state, the role of local government, lessons learned; local evaluation; fetal and infant mortality review; and project data. Appendices include a chart of program objectives, strategies and activities, and progress report; as well as data collection reports. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Blacks, Final reports, Healthy Start, Hispanic Americans, Infant mortality, Local initiatives, Low birthweight, MCH services, Prenatal care, Prevention programs, Virginia

Annotation: This report describes a Healthy Start program in Atlanta, Georgia, from 2001-2005 committed to improving the health and well-being of black women and their families, particularly to address the racial and ethnic disparities between black and white women in perinatal health outcomes, infant mortality, low birthweight, and adolescent birth rates. Content of the report include an overview of racial and ethnic disparities focused on by the project; project implementation, management and governance, and accomplishments; and the impact of the project on systems of care, the community, the state, and the role of local government. Also included is a copy of the local evaluation report, and fetal and infant mortality review involvement. Appendices include products produced during the project as well as required data and service tables and forms. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescent pregnancy, Blacks, Final reports, Georgia, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Infant mortality, Low birthweight infants, MCH services, Perinatal health, Prevention programs, Women', s health

Annotation: This impact final report describes a Healthy Start program to provide services for participants identified as "high-risk" for poor perinatal (maternal and child) outcomes in Des Moines, Iowa. The impact report covers the period June 2001 through May 2005. Report contents include an overview of racial and ethnic disparity focused on by the project, the implementation of the project, management and governance, and project accomplishments. Also reported are impacts on local systems of care, the community, the state, and the role of local government. Additional sections provide information on fetal and infant mortality review, samples of products developed during the project, and project data provided in table format. Appendices include the project area map, a best practices manual that describes policies and procedures, bylaws on the consortium and steering and sustainability committee, and project data. Additional attachments include project accomplishments, goals, objectives and strategies; a copy of the local evaluation report; a progress report for case managers on depression counseling; and more sample products. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Children with special health care needs, Community programs, Final reports, Healthy Start, Immunization, Infant mortality, Iowa, Local MCH programs, Low birthweight infants, Low income groups, Prenatal care, Prevention programs, Smoking during pregnancy

Annotation: This report summarizes a Healthy Start program to reduce infant mortality and disparities in healthcare by providing community-based, family-centered prenatal services to women of childbearing age in the Sunnyside, Third and Fifth Ward communities of Houston from 2001-2005. Report contents include an overview of racial and ethnic disparity in the community; a review of the project implementation, management and governance; accomplishments; and the impact of the project on systems of care, the community, the state, the role of local government, and lessons learned. Additional contents provide a copy of the local evaluation report and the Fetal and Infant Mortality Review. Appendices include samples of project materials and project data tables. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

Keywords: Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Low birthweight, MCH services, Perinatal care, Prevention programs, Program descriptions, Texas

Annotation: This report describes the Healthy Start program in Shelby County, Tennessee from 2000-2004 to reduce racial and ethnic disparities, especially among African Americans, in infant mortality, low birth weight babies, births to adolescents, inadequate spacing between births, and the use of tobacco and illicit drugs. Report contents include an overview of racial and ethnic disparity focused on by the project; the project implementation; project accomplishments; the impact of the project on systems of care, the community, the state, and the role of local government. Additional information is provided about the local evaluation of the program, and the fetal and infant mortality review program. Sample products developed during the project, along with statistical data, are provided on enclosed CD-ROMs. [Funded by the Maternal and Child Health Bureau]

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

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Keywords: Adolescent pregnancy, Blacks, Final reports, Healthy Start, Infant mortality, Low birthweight infants, MCH services, Prevention programs, Substance abusing pregnant women, Tennessee