title: Neonatal tetanus: countdown to 1995.
abstract: Progress in the campaign against neonatal tetanus in South and Central America and the Caribbean is reviewed. The main emphasis is on immunizing women of childbearing age who live in high-risk areas, although importance also attaches to routine tetanus toxoid treatment, adequate care during the prenatal period and delivery, and epidemiological surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Expanded Programme on Immunization, WHO Regional Office for the Americas/Pan American Health Organization, Washington, DC 20037.
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: da Silveira
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: de Quadros
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002489:Central America / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012307:Risk Factors; D013020:South America / Q000453:epidemiology; D013742:Tetanus / Q000151:congenital* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D013745:Tetanus Toxoid / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D014900:West Indies / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D013745:Tetanus Toxoid