title: Improving pre-pregnancy health is key to reducing infant mortality.
authors.affiliation: Wake Forest University School of Medicine, USA. rdillard@wfubmc.edu
authors.forename: Robert G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Dillard
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008429:Maternal Welfare; D009657:North Carolina / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000592:standards*; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013221:State Health Plans; D014481:United States; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000592:standards*