Preventing Low Birthweight -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- The Low Birthweight Problem -- CURRENT TRENDS -- LOW BIRTHWEIGHT AND MORBIDITY. -- Decreasing Mortality: The Effect on Morbidity -- Causes of Low Birthweight -- RISK FACTORS -- Demographic Risks -- Medical and Obstetric Risks -- Nutrition. -- BEHAVIORAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS -- Iatrogenic Risks -- Evolving Concepts of Risk -- RISK ASSESSMENT -- RESEARCH -- Opportunities for Prevention. -- Planning for Pregnancy -- PREPREGNANCY RISK IDENTIFICATION AND REDUCTION -- ENLARGING THE CONTENT OF HEALTH EDUCATION -- THE ROLE OF FAMILY PLANNING -- Unmet Need for Family Planning -- The Impact of Prenatal Care -- PRENATAL CARE STUDIES -- EFFECT OF PRENATAL CARE ON HEALTH CARE EXPENDITURES -- Ensuring Access to Prenatal Care -- DEFINING THE PROBLEM -- FINANCIAL CONSTRAINTS -- Maternity Care Providers. -- Insufficient Prenatal Care Services -- Women's Experiences, Attitudes, and Beliefs -- Transportation and Child Care -- Increasing the Capacity for Outreach -- A SYSTEM OF ACCOUNTABILITY -- Government Actions. -- System Development -- Improving the Content of Prenatal Care -- REVISIONS IN CARE FOR ALL PREGNANT WOMEN -- PRENATAL CARE FOR WOMEN AT HIGH RISK OF PRETERM DELIVERY -- PRENATAL CARE FOR WOMEN AT HIGH RISK OF INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION -- PROGRAMS COMPLEMENTARY TO PRENATAL CARE. -- Smoking Reduction -- Nutritional Intervention: WIC -- Stress and Fatigue Reduction -- ENCOURAGING CHANGE IN PRENATAL CARE -- RESEARCH NEEDS -- Current Prenatal Care. -- Individual Components of Care -- Combinations of Interventions -- A Public Information Program -- PUBLIC AWARENESS -- AN INFORMATION CAMPAIGN -- References.