Preventing Low Birth Weight: Marketing and Volunteer Outreach
- 1 June 1991
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in Public Health Nursing
- Vol. 8 (2) , 97-104
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.1991.tb00652.x
Abstract
Tow birth weight (LBW) contributes to infant mortality and continues to be a public health concern in the United States. A community‐based prenatal program was established to prevent low birth weight through early and continuous prenatal care. Two key dimensions of the program were marketing and the use of volunteer neighborhood outreach workers. This paper explores the role of the program's public health nurses in relation to these dimensions and makes recommendations regarding marketing and use of outreach workers.Keywords
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