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March 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Experience with histidinemia, a metabolic disorder first thought to be similar to phenylketonuria, raises questions about when universal newborn testing, and subsequent treatment, should be implemented.
December 1, 2004 | Journal Article
In this article, the authors recommend steps to harness the benefits of informal systems of prenatal care in Latino communities to meet the increasing needs of pregnant Latina women in the United States.
July 1, 2008 | Journal Article
This study takes a historical look at the effects of a screening program for phenylketonuria on children with false-positive results. Some received a restrictive diet when the disease variants and the effectiveness of the treatment protocol were not completely understood.
April 11, 2008 | Program Result
Chicago Health Connection developed and implemented a four-year pilot project that used nonmedical birth assistants known as doulas to help low-income single teen mothers in high-risk Chicago neighborhoods.
April 1, 2007 | Program Result
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists spearheaded an effort to establish the U.S. Public Health Service's smoking cessation guideline as a routine part of prenatal care for all pregnant women in the United States.
November 1, 2010 | Journal Article
Women in Haiti use drugs that are harmful to their unborn child, sometimes in an attempt to induce abortion.
March 1, 2006 | Journal Article
The effect of medical interventions on the reduction of mental retardation (MR) in the United States between 1950 and 2000 was examined in the present study. The general prevalence of MR was compared to the prevalence of case-specific MR for seven m ...
March 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Students who become pregnant in their teens are more likely to drop out of school, increasing the likelihood of persistent poverty and social disadvantage. This study examined the effect of school-based prenatal services on school attendance and dro ...
June 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Since about 1996, doctors have routinely prescribed antibiotics such as ampicillin for pregnant women to prevent their newborns from getting group B streptococcal infections. Some recent studies suggest that low-birth-weight infants now develop othe ...
June 1, 2004 | Journal Article
The risk of serious bacterial infection (SBI) in febrile infants who are classified as low risk (LR) or high risk (HR) by the Rochester criteria has been established. LR infants average a 1.4 percent occurrence of SBI, whereas HR infants have an occ ...