title: American Academy of Pediatrics. Preventive health care for young children: Findings from a 10-country study and directions for United States policy.
abstract: Infant health and survival in the US compare unfavorably with other Western industrial democracies. Circumstances that contribute to favorable pregnancy outcomes in other countries include nearly complete participation of pregnant women in early prenatal care and linkage of care to extensive support benefits. The study reported here extends these earlier observations to preventive health services for children from infancy through adolescence and to the social benefit programs that support their families. This report looks at the condition of children in 10 European countries: Belgium, Denmark, France, the Federal Republic of Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. All of these countries have better infant survival rates than the US, and they all share elements of pluralism in their systems of health care.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maternal and Child Health, School of Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill 27599-7400.
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Miller
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D002669:Child Welfare; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000592:standards; D006302:Health Services Research; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization / Q000592:standards; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008498:Medical Record Linkage; D011159:Population Surveillance; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D012944:Social Support; D012946:Social Welfare; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality