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McCormick MC, Siegel JE. 1999. Prenatal care: Effectiveness and implementation. Port Chester, NY: Cambridge University Press, 363 pp.

Annotation: This book, written for maternal and child health professionals, policymakers, and health care managers, evaluates the effectiveness of prenatal care interventions and provides a framework for prenatal care that looks beyond the perspective of immediate neonatal outcomes to the broader public health issues. Topics covered in this book include prenatal care and complications of pregnancy, preventing prematurity, new findings and long-term evidence on intrauterine growth restriction, preventing and treating birth defects, and prenatal care as an integral component of women's health care. Also included is a summary of effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of prenatal care.

Keywords: Congenital abnormalities, Cost effectiveness, Outcome evaluation, Pregnancy complications, Prematurity, Prenatal care, Treatment outcome

Schuch A. 1997. Increasing the utilization of certified nurse-midwives, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants in the South. Washington, DC: Southern Regional Project on Infant Mortality, 61 pp.

Annotation: This report results from a two-year study on the use of certified nurse practitioners, nurse-midwives, and physician assistants in the southern states and territories in order to provide the mostly rural populations with better access to health care. The report aims to educate southern policymakers about the benefits of using these practitioners, to document barriers to their practicing, and to assist these states and territories in improving the legal and regulatory environment for their practice. The report reviews research on the quality of care; and cost-effectiveness of care delivered by these practitioners; describes site visits in Louisiana, Georgia, and Florida; and makes recommendations.

Keywords: Childbirth, Cost effectiveness, Florida, Georgia, Infant morbidity, Infant mortality, Louisiana, Nurse midwives, Nurse practitioners, Patient satisfaction, Physician assistants, Quality assurance, Southern United States, Statistics, Treatment outcome

Fraser MW, Pecora PJ, Haapala DA. 1991. Families in crisis: The impact of intensive family preservation services. Hawthorne, NY: Aldine de Gruyter, 354 pp.

Annotation: This book traces the development of programs that strive to prevent foster care placements by working with families in crisis. Chapters focus on descriptions and evaluations of intensive family preservation service (IFPS) programs, such as the Homebuilders Model. The characteristics of IFPS programs are compared with other types of family-based (FBS) and home-based (HBS) services. These discussions include findings, especially placement rates, from program studies. Detailed descriptions of treatment strategies and therapists' experiences precede discussions of policy implications for family preservation programs.

Keywords: Cost effectiveness, Crisis intervention, Culturally competent services, Family preservation, Family support services, Foster care, Intervention, Outcome evaluation, Statistics, Treatment outcome
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