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Regional care for mothers and their infants. 1980

H B Meyer

The development and philosophy of the regionalization of perinatal care are discussed, and descriptions of selected regional programs exemplify the success of this approach. However, significant problems, such as high cost and insufficient staffing, can affect the successful implementation of regional perinatal care.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007224	Infant Care	Care of infants in the home or institution.
D007231	Infant, Newborn	An infant during the first 28 days after birth.	Neonate,Newborns,Infants, Newborn,Neonates,Newborn,Newborn Infant,Newborn Infants
D007232	Infant, Newborn, Diseases	Diseases of newborn infants present at birth (congenital) or developing within the first month of birth. It does not include hereditary diseases not manifesting at birth or within the first 30 days of life nor does it include inborn errors of metabolism. Both HEREDITARY DISEASES and METABOLISM, INBORN ERRORS are available as general concepts.	Neonatal Diseases,Disease, Neonatal,Diseases, Neonatal,Neonatal Disease
D007362	Intensive Care Units	Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients.	ICU Intensive Care Units,Intensive Care Unit,Unit, Intensive Care
D008427	Maternal Health Services	Organized services to provide health care to expectant and nursing mothers.	Health Services, Maternal,Services, Maternal Health,Health Service, Maternal,Maternal Health Service
D009725	Nurseries, Hospital	Hospital facilities which provide care for newborn infants.	Hospital Nurseries,Hospital Nursery,Nursery, Hospital
D010500	Perinatology	The branch of medicine dealing with the FETUS and NEWBORN during the perinatal period. The perinatal period begins with the twenty-eighth week of gestation and ends twenty-eight days after birth.	Fetal Medicine,Maternal-Fetal Medicine,Materno-Fetal Medicine,Fetal Medicines,Maternal Fetal Medicine,Maternal-Fetal Medicines,Materno Fetal Medicine,Materno-Fetal Medicines,Medicine, Fetal,Medicine, Maternal-Fetal,Medicine, Materno-Fetal
D011247	Pregnancy	The status during which female mammals carry their developing young (EMBRYOS or FETUSES) in utero before birth, beginning from FERTILIZATION to BIRTH.	Gestation,Pregnancies
D011320	Primary Health Care	Care which provides integrated, accessible health care services by clinicians who are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs, developing a sustained partnership with patients, and practicing in the context of family and community. (JAMA 1995;273(3):192)	Primary Care,Primary Healthcare,Care, Primary,Care, Primary Health,Health Care, Primary,Healthcare, Primary
D012041	Regional Medical Programs	Coordination of activities and programs among health care institutions within defined geographic areas for the purpose of improving delivery and quality of medical care to the patients. These programs are mandated under U.S. Public Law 89-239.	Medical Program, Regional,Medical Programs, Regional,Program, Regional Medical,Programs, Regional Medical