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Prenatal care refers to the medical care recommended for women before and during pregnancy. The aim of good prenatal care is to detect any potential problems early, to prevent them if possible (through recommendations on adequate nutrition, exercise, vitamin intake etc), and to direct the woman to appropriate specialists, hospitals, etc. if necessary. The availability of routine prenatal care has played a part in reducing maternal death rates and miscarriages as well as birth defects, low bi ...
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Resources
- ACOG's Physician Directory (American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)
- Alcohol Alert # 50: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and the Brain (National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism)
Prenatal Care News Headlines
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
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New York Times - Sat, 03 Mar 2007 05:05 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Thu, 01 Mar 2007 11:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Mon, 05 Mar 2007 10:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 27 Feb 2007 09:00 EST
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Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 03:00 EST
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Reuters - Fri, 02 Mar 2007 04:33 EST
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Reuters - Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:13 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 06:00 EST
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ScienceDaily - Mon, 26 Feb 2007 04:00 EST
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MSNBC - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 06:12 EST
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Washington Post - Sun, 04 Mar 2007 05:00 EST
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Reuters - Tue, 06 Mar 2007 12:32 EST
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MedicalNewsToday - Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:00 EST
- Annual U.S. Health Care Spending Expected To Double By 2016 To Nearly $4T, CMS Report Finds
MedicalNewsToday - Sat, 24 Feb 2007 06:00 EST
- U.S. health care spending seen doubling in 10 years
Reuters - Wed, 21 Feb 2007 05:29 EST
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