title: Michigan hospitals build stronger families.
abstract: Each year in the United States, about one in three babies is born to an unwed mother. The United States Department of Health and Human Services is trying to stop the rise in illegitimate births with an attractive incentive offered to the five states that show the largest decrease in out-of-wedlock births. Michigan is a leader in the fight--winning the award both times it has been given out.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA.
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Brown
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007086:Illegitimacy / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008824:Michigan; D009035:Mothers; D009042:Motivation; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control; D015406:Single Parent; D012946:Social Welfare / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States; D014483:United States Dept. of Health and Human Services