title: Preventive care in pregnancy.
abstract: Pregnancy provides unique opportunities for the initiation of preventive practices that can have long-standing implications for a pregnant woman, her infant, and the entire family. The physician has an obligation to evaluate the safety and appropriateness of interventions. This article examines routine prenatal care and its rationale.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family and Community Medicine, Dartmouth Medical School, Augusta, Maine, USA.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Morrow
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control; D011295:Prenatal Care; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis; D011322:Primary Prevention; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000517:prevention & control; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology