Exam 2.2 Flashcards
Teen mothers are less likely
to receive early prenatal care
Teen mothers are more likely
to smoke during pregnancy, have preterm birth, have low birth weight babies, have pregnancy complications
Title X Family Planning Act
only fed program dedicated solely to funding family planning and reproductive healthcare services, designed to provide service to low income women, major program to reduce unintended pregnancy, supports 61% of family planning clinics, more than 5 million women receive care every year
Maternal health
health of women in the childbearing years, including pre-pregnancy period, pregnant and those caring for young children
Maternal mortality
death of a woman while pregnant or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management
Preconception health care
care before pregnancy that is health improving and risk reducing
Prenatal health care
medical care from the time of conception until birth process
Title V
only fed legislation dedicated to promoting and improving health of mothers and children
Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB)
subdvision of HRSA in the DHHS, established to administer title V funding for 4 core public health services
MCHB pyramid of health services
Direct healthcare services, enabling services (transportation, medicaid, WIC), population based services (immunization, SIDS counseling, nutrition), infrastructure building services (needs assessment, planning, evaluation, monitoring, training)
WIC
supplemental food program sponsored by USDA since 1974
Medicaid
low income individuals and families, children slightly more than half of beneficiaries
CHIP
targets uninsured children whose families don’t qualify for medicaid
FMLA
grants 12 weeks unpaid job protected leave to men or women after birth of child, adoption, illness in immediate family, only affects businesses with 50+ employees
Family Support Act and Child Care and Development Block Grant
provide funds for child care for poor families
