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At head of title: Legislative base. ; Includes bibliographical references. ; Mode of access: Internet.

"The 4th edition of Maternal and Child Health will continue to offer a comprehensive, trusted introduction to the field of Maternal and Child Health, however this new edition, with a new author team and new MCH expert contributors, will present the traditional MCH topics in a modern context that addresses race/ethnicity, an expanded family focus (including fathers), and a broadened approach that will appeal not only to public health professionals, but also to health professionals outside public health practice"--

In spite of impressive declines in childhood mortality during the 1st half of the cent, the infant mortality rate of the US occupies an increasingly unfavorable place among those of nations whose over-all econ development is comparable during the past decade. These events are a reflection of the static or increasing proportion of the pop which has not participated in the post-war affluence of the majority. Poverty & its attendant circumstances are sources of increased health hazards, some of which can be prevented or ameliorated by comprehensive health care services of high quality. However, the existing structure, co-ordination, & administration of such services in the US militates against such a possibility. More attention must be given to total soc planning & the philosophical framework from which it derives. Present US infant mortality rates should be viewed & discussed as a serious nat'l & pol'al problem. AA.

In spite of impressive declines in childhood mor tality during the first half of the century, the infant mortality rate of the United States occupies an increasingly unfavorable place among those of nations whose over-all economic develop ment is comparable during the past decade. The United States maternal and childhood mortality rates of the less- privileged segments of society occupy an increasingly un favorable place compared with those of the more privileged. These events are a reflection of the static or increasing propor tion of the population which has not participated in the post war affluence of the majority. Poverty and its attendant circumstances are sources of increased health hazards, some of which can be prevented or ameliorated by comprehensive health care services of high quality. However, the existing structure, co-ordination, and administration of such services in the United States militates against such a possibility. More attention must be given to total social planning and the philo sophical framework from which it derives. Present United States infant mortality rates should be viewed and discussed as a serious national and political problem. Concern for the prob lem should not remain, as it has during the postwar period, within the province of compartmentalized government bu reaucracies and the socially oriented professional disciplines.

1. Introducing the theory and practice of ethnography / Fiona Dykes and Renee Flacking -- 2. Ethnographic fieldwork as teamwork / Tine M. Gammeltoft -- 3. Work practice ethnography : video ethnography in maternity settings / Kajsa Brimdyr -- 4. Writing of one's own culture : an auto-ethnography of home birth midwifery in Ireland / Colm OBoyle -- 5. A mirror on practice : using ethnography to identify and facilitate best practice in maternity and child health care / Virginia Schmied, Elaine Burns and Hannah Dahlen -- 6. Cross-national ethnography in neonatal intensive care units / Renee Flacking and Fiona Dykes -- 7. Night-time on a postnatal ward : experiences of mothers, infants, and staff / Catherine E. Taylor, Kristin P. Tully, and Helen l. Ball -- 8. Fathers' emotional experiences in a neonatal unit : the effects of familiarity on ethnographic field work / Kevin Hugill -- 9. Evaluative ethnography for maternal and child nutrition interventions / Sera Young and Gretel H. Pelto -- 10. Challenges of organizational ethnography : reflecting on methodological insights / Daniel Neyland.

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- CONTENTS -- List of illustrations -- List of contributors -- Foreword and introduction -- 1 Introducing the theory and practice of ethnography -- 2 Ethnographic fieldwork as teamwork -- 3 Work practice ethnography: video ethnography in maternity settings -- 4 Writing of one's own culture: an auto-ethnography of home birth midwifery in Ireland -- 5 A mirror on practice: using ethnography to identify and facilitate best practice in maternity and child health care -- 6 Cross-national ethnography in neonatal intensive care units -- 7 Night-time on a postnatal ward: experiences of mothers, infants, and staff -- 8 Fathers' emotional experiences in a neonatal unit: the effects of familiarity on ethnographic field work -- 9 Evaluative ethnography for maternal and child nutrition interventions -- 10 Challenges of organizational ethnography: reflecting on methodological insights -- Index.

Update of earlier publication " Maternal and child health programs : legislative base." ; Mode of access: Internet.

The local, the global, the NGO-ization of birth in southern Belize -- Weaving traditional and professional midwifery : empowering midwives in Guatemala -- Sing safe motherhood : a story of the women of Chiwamba, Malawi -- Maama omwaana : community building for safe motherhood in Njeru, Uganda -- Behavior change initiative in an integrated community health project -- Integrating child spacing with maternal care in post-conflict East Timor -- Lifeline community healthcare program : reducing maternal and infant mortality in Liberia -- Rape as a weapon of war : stories from the Democratic Republic of Congo -- Enhancing outcomes for at risk moms : evaluation of the moms mentoring moms program -- Maison de Naissance : a community birthing home in Haiti -- Preserving a safe space for birth : a New Zealand case study -- Mother-infant health in the Brazilian Amazon : reflections on the well-being of indigenous and peasant communities -- Mbya grandmothers, mothers and granddaughters : motherhood and upbringing throughout generations -- Providing care in partnership with aboriginal peoples in New South Wales (NSW), Australia -- Introducing nursing students to childbearing practices in rural Guatemala -- Saving newborns at the community level : delivering an innovative treatment model in Nepal -- Non-pneumatic anti-shock garment in Nigeria : the tension between research and implementation.