Primary Maternal and Neonatal Health

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xx

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2. Keynote Reviews

   1. Report of the Executive Board to the General Assembly on the Development and Activities of Iamaneh

      • H. de Watteville

      Pages 1-6

   2. Maternal Aspects of Maternal and Neonatal Health A Global Concern

      • S. Surjaningrat

      Pages 7-13

   3. Primary Maternal and Neonatal Health: A Global Concern — Pediatric Aspects

      • M. Gabr

      Pages 15-22

3. Maternal Health, Neonatal Care and Family Planning

   1. Interrelations between Maternal and Neonatal Health and Family Planning: Conceptualization of the Theme

      • A. R. Omran

      Pages 23-42

   2. Health Benefits of Appropriate Timing, Spacing and Avoiding High Parity and Risks of Unplanned Fertility for the Mother

      • S. S. Ratnam, R. L. TambyRaja

      Pages 43-52

   3. The Effect of Parity, Birth Intervals and Maternal Age on the Health of the Child

      • O. Ransome-Kuti

      Pages 53-61

   4. Socio-Economic, Cultural and Psychological Acceptability of Fertility Control for Protecting the Life and Health of Mother and Infant

      • P. Senanayake

      Pages 63-78

4. Future Prospects of Family Planning Programs

   1. Future Prospects of Family Planning Programs

      • S. Surjaningrat

      Pages 79-85

   2. Social Benefits of Family Planning

      • M. B. Concepcion

      Pages 87-94

   3. Health Consequences of Unplanned Pregnancies Versus Contraception

      • R. W. Rochat

      Pages 95-107

   4. Systemic Contraception at Primary Health Care Level and Who should Apply Them

      • R. A. Apelo

      Pages 109-115

   5. Intrauterine Device Insertion at the Primary Health Care Level: Who Should Apply Them?

      • I. Kamal

      Pages 117-126

   6. Mobile Facilities for Vasectomy — A Rational Approach for a Developing Country

      • A. Nirapathpongporn, M. Viravaidya

      Pages 127-138

   7. Prospects for a Future Family Planning Program—What Contraceptive Techniques are Feasible at the Primary Health Care Level and Who Should Apply Them: Barrier Methods

      • H. Furuya

      Pages 139-144

   8. Reversible Methods of Fimbrial Enclosure

      • L. E. Laufe

      Pages 145-155

5. Prevention and Cure of Prevalent Infections

   1. Prevention and Cure of Prevalent Infections in the Mother and the Newborn

      • W. H. Foege

      Pages 157-166

   2. Prevention and Management of Maternal Infectious Diseases during Pregnancy

      • R. R. Trussell

      Pages 167-178

   3. Synergism between Malnutrition and Infection in Infants

      • Y. W. Cho, R. M. Suskind

      Pages 179-188

   4. Epidemic of Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Its Possible Viral Origin

      • C. Sureau

      Pages 189-193

The First International Congress on Maternal and Neonatal Health (IAMANEH) chose as its theme Primary Maternal and Neonatal Health Care: A Global Concern. If the primary goal of all World Health Organization member states of "Health For All By The Year 2000" is to be met, the most difficult challenge lies in the area of maternal and neonatal health care. Indeed, the preventable mortal­ ity of mothers and their newborns related to the quality of maternity care extracts a greater toll in life expect­ ancy than any specific disease category. Such mortality is but the tip of an iceberg of morbidity that saps the quality of life of a majority of this world's citizens. They are the less privileged by accident of birth only. An intolerable situation exists. These Proceedings reflect a world concern by m~n~s­ ters of health, academicians, scientists and providers of maternal and neonatal care. No blueprint is offered for solution of this world's greatest health problem. But the Proceedings do contain an accurate description of the problem and revealing epidemiological diagnoses that both lay bare deficiencies in care and suggest the way to im­ prove "health for all". The implications of these papers will not bring comfort to those responsible for the allocation of scarce resources for health. They rather suggest radical changes are needed and that failure to make these changes could mean a catastrophic and meaning­ less loss of life during the balance of this century.

• World Health Organization
• health
• health care
• hospital
• nutrition
• prevention
• quality of life

• The Children’s Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines

  Fe Mundo

• Association of Philippines Medical Colleges, Manila, Philippines

  Elena Ines-Cuyegkeng

• Atmospheric Health Sciences, Inc., Short Hills, USA

  Domingo M. Aviado

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