Well-Baby Visits

Feldman, William

doi:10.1007/978-1-4612-3280-3_5

William Feldman

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Abstract

Severe bilateral congenital deafness is found in 1 in 2,000 newborns. If not identified early (in the first year of life), children with profound hearing loss have a greatly reduced likelihood of developing intelligible speech and of achieving educational standards commensurate with their intellectual abilities.

One of the most difficult challenges in planning preventive health care is to distribute care with some regard to need. Between and within populations there are important differences in levels of risk. Too often it is the groups at lowest risk who seek and receive the most frequent preventive interventions. Where well-baby visits are concerned, Dr Feldman assesses the evidence to determine how much is enough. Undoubtedly his conclusions will generate debate. They should also serve as a challenge to ensure that preventive health policies are cost-effective without being extravagant.

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The Izaak Walton Killam Hospital for Children, Dalhousie University, B3J 3G9, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Richard B. Goldbloom M.D. (Professor of Pediatrics) (Professor of Pediatrics)
The Cambridge Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 02139, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Robert S. Lawrence M.D. (Charles S. Davidson Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief of Medicine) (Charles S. Davidson Associate Professor of Medicine, Chief of Medicine)

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Feldman, W. (1990). Well-Baby Visits. In: Goldbloom, R.B., Lawrence, R.S. (eds) Preventing Disease. Frontiers of Primary Care. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-3280-3_5

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