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Krause M. 2000. Income eligibility for pregnant women and children. Washington, DC: National Governors' Association, Health Policy Studies Division, 13 pp. (MCH update)

Morgan KO, Morgan SE, eds. 1999-. Health care state rankings 19 _: Health care in the 50 United States. Lawrence, KS: Morgan Quitno, annual.

Annotation: This book publishes state health care and demographic statistics from government and private sources. The 508 tables list states alphabetically and in rank order for each topic. Topics include births and reproductive health, abortions, deaths, facilities, finance, incidence of disease, providers, and physical fitness. The volume ends with a list of sources of information and an index.

Keywords: Abortion, Birth rates, Death, Demography, Disease, Health care, Health care financing, Health facilities, Personnel, Physical fitness, Reproductive health, State surveys, Statistics

Peterson LS. 1995. Birth expectations of women in the United States, 1973-88. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 36 pp. (Vital and health statistics: Series 23, Data from the National Survey of Family Growth; no. 17)

Annotation: This report presents data from the National Survey of Family Growth. It includes statistics collected in 1973, 1982, and 1988 on children ever born and future births expected. The statistics are shown for women 15 - 44 years of age at each survey date, by age, race, and parity. The data are also shown for birth cohorts of women surveyed in 1973, 1982, and 1988. The report discusses the source and limitations of the data, the findings, and the differences between the National Survey of Family Growth and Current Population Survey Estimates.

Keywords: Age groups, Birth intervals, Birth rates, Blacks, Comparative analysis, Family size, Fertility, Marital status, Maternal age, Racial factors, Statistics, Trends, Whites

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1993. Special focus: Surveillance for reproductive health. MMWR Surveillance Summaries 42(SS-6):1-85,

Annotation: This special issue of "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" covers four distinct topics in reproductive health: adolescent pregnancy, abortion, and birth rates; abortion surveillance; geographic and secular trends in congenital syphilis; and surveillance of ectopic pregnancy. For each topic there is a brief introduction, a review of the methodology, the results, and a discussion of the significance of the findings. Each section also includes bibliographical references.

Keywords: Abortion, Adolescents, Birth rates, Ectopic pregnancy, Pregnancy, Reproductive health, Statistics, Syphilis

National Center for Health Statistics. 1989. Compilations of data on natality, mortality, marriage, divorce, and induced terminations of pregnancy. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 48 pp. (Vital and health statistics: Series 24, Compilations of data on natality, mortality, marriage, divorce, and induced terminations of pregnancy; no. 2)

Annotation: These supplements to the "Monthly Vital Statistics Report" present summary tabulations from final natality, mortality, marriage, and divorce statistics for 1985. Natality and mortality data are based on information from the standard certificates filed in all states and the District of Columbia. Marriage and divorce data are based on information from the marriage and divorce registration areas. These reports were originally published in 1987 and 1988.

Keywords: Birth rates, Divorce, Marriage, Mortality, Statistics

Southern Growth Policies Board, Task Force on Southern Children. 1981. Raising a new generation in the South. Research Triangle Park, NC: Southern Growth Policies Board, 120 pp.

Annotation: This report is for child advocates, policymakers, specialists in human services policy, and the general public. The text provides an overall picture of the health status of southern children. The appendix tables provide data on specific interstate differences and similarities. The report focuses on the most serious needs of the children. Issues covered are the young South, southern children and their families, life chances - the early years, using resources for children, and education in the South.

Keywords: Birth rates, Child health, Families, Health services, Southern United States, Statistics

Davis K. 1980. Who are the underserved? Talking points for Dr. Karen Davis presented to the Surgeon General's Conference on Maternal and Child Health. Washington, DC: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Services, 16 pp.

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