title: Youth health care in The Netherlands: a bird's eye view.
abstract: In the context of the conference on cross-national comparisons of child health, a short overview is given of youth health care in the Netherlands. After a brief explanation of the financing of the Dutch health care system, trends in child mortality are shown. A short description is presented of obstetrical care, which features independent midwives and 35% home deliveries; the organization of well baby clinics, which provide for 10 visits in the first 15 months and care for 95% of all children; and the school health services, which cover nearly all children.
authors.affiliation: Dept of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, Rijswijk, Netherlands.
authors.forename: H P
authors.initials: HP
authors.lastname: Verbrugge
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009426:Netherlands; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*