title: Perinatal care in the Soviet Union: a time of transition.
abstract: Recent Soviet reforms in health care policy and financing are expected to have a significant impact on perinatal services. Efforts are under way to upgrade the care of pregnant and birthing women. This paper describes some aspects of the current system of perinatal care and prospects for future change.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Public Health Research, Landstinget i Värmland, Karlstad, Sweden.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Stephenson
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bakoula
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Houd
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Enkin
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Wagner
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008427:Maternal Health Services; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000191:economics / Q000639:trends*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014586:USSR