Services for homeless pregnant women: lessons from the field.
Although a significant subset of homeless women are pregnant and at risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, programmatic responses to their special needs are limited. Findings from the process evaluation of an innovative service demonstration program are explored, and recommendations for future service delivery efforts are offered.
Weinreb
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Department of Family and Community Medicine, University of Massachusetts, Worcester, USA.
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Berson
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D000328:Adult; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D015897:Comorbidity; D005260:Female; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006703:Ill-Housed Persons / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000523:psychology*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011638:Public Housing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012947:Social Work; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology