title: Hospital prenatal care programs are an ounce of prevention.
abstract: The lack of adequate prenatal care exacts a high price from our nation's infants and hospitals. Reports put this as a cause of approximately two-thirds of infant deaths. And a significant percentage of hospitals' uncompensated care bills are the result of care delivered to mothers and their infants. However, health care executives in a number of communities have devised some unique programs to improve women's access to high-quality prenatal care.
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Koska
mesh_terms: D002641:Chicago; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons; D006748:Hospital Departments / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009519:New York City; D009775:Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000191:economics*