Medicaid prenatal program reducing rates of low birth weight, infant mortality.
Medicaid prenatal program reduces low birth weight and infant mortality: Christiana Care Health System in Wilmington, DE, rejects the free baby stroller and gift certificate approach to motivating members and instead employs peer moms in the community to mentor pregnant Medicaid members and help them make life-long health improvements.
D000328:Adult; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D003691:Delaware; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008484:Medicaid / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008611:Mentors; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D012944:Social Support; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology