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	NIH Guide: ONTOGENY OF PERINATAL HOST DEFENSES
		It is clear that additional studies targeted to perinatal humans and primates, as well as relevant animal models, need to be conducted to fully elucidate and understand the ontogeny and mechanisms of perinatal host defenses.
		A knowledge of the temporal development of immunity and perinatal host defense mechanisms is thus clinically important for treatment of congenital and perinatal infections.
		Studies on perinatal neutrophils, natural humoral factors (such as opsonins, complement, fibronectin, C-reactive protein and lactoferrin) and non-specific substances in breast milk are beyond the scope of this RFA.
	grants.nih.gov /GRANTS/guide/rfa-files/RFA-HD-97-002.html (3250 words)

	Perinatal Ultrasound Allows a Doctor to View a Picture of an Unborn Baby Using Sounds Waves - OhioHealth
		Perinatal ultrasound is a common procedure that allows a doctor to view a "picture" of a pregnant woman's baby using sound waves.
		A nearly automatic part of prenatal care, perinatal ultrasounds are performed on an estimated 70 percent of all pregnant women in the U.S. Most doctors recommend the ultrasound at least once during pregnancy, usually to set a due date and make sure the baby is growing as it should.
		For a transabdominal perinatal ultrasound, you lie down on an examination table and a gel is applied to your uncovered belly.
	www.ohiohealth.com /body.cfm?id=1584 (543 words)

	lifeissues.net \| The Perinatal Hospice: Hope for the Helpless
		We, therefore, utilize the concept of "The Perinatal Hospice" which allows for a continuum of supportive care from the time of diagnosis until the death of the infant.
		The burden of effort in perinatal hospice resides in the antepartum counseling and preparation.
		Perinatal hospice: a response to partial birth abortion for infants with congenital defects.
	www.lifeissues.net /writers/air/air_vol17no2_2002.html (1967 words)

	Perinatal Hospice
		Perinatal hospice extends the concept of hospice to include comprehensive support from the time of diagnosis through the birth and death of the infant, and into the postpartum period.
		The availability of perinatal hospice provides a viable management alternative to those families for whom elective pregnancy termination is not a desirable option.
		When parents are given loving support, freedom from the fear of abandonment and careful counsel regarding clinical expectations in the setting of a lethal fetal condition, they frequently choose the option of perinatal hospice care for the management of their pregnancy.
	www.aaplog.org /perinatalhospice.htm (817 words)

	The Regionalized Perinatal Care Program
		The Arizona Perinatal Trust arose out of a program funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation in the 1970s to regionalize administration of perinatal care—that is, the care offered to a mother and child just before and just after birth.
		Perinatal intensive care is a relatively young field, one that emerged in the 1950s and 1960s as a result of technological innovations.
		The Regionalized Perinatal Care Program was followed by a study of long-term development in babies of varying weights, to see how they fared at 8 to 10 years of age, and by a study of the effects of educational intervention.
	www.rwjf.org /files/publications/books/2001/chapter_08.html (5562 words)

	Perinatal Hepatitis B - Alachua County Health Department
		The purpose of this program is to identify pregnant women who test positive for the hepatitis B virus and coordinate or provide treatment for their infants to prevent the transmission of the virus.
		When a pregnant woman tests HBsAg-positive, the perinatal hepatitis B coordinator sends an alert to the hospital or birth center where the woman plans to deliver.
		All hepatitis B vaccines and follow-up testing for the infant are free of charge at the Alachua County Health Department.
	www.doh.state.fl.us /chdAlachua/epi/perinatalhepb.htm (546 words)

	Status of Perinatal HIV Prevention - The Body (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		During the early 1990s, before perinatal preventive treatments were available, an estimated 1,000-2,000 infants were born with HIV infection each year in the United States.
		Between 1992 and 1996, perinatally acquired AIDS cases declined 43% in the U.S. In 1997, this trend continued with a 30% decline.
		Moreover, perinatal HIV prevention efforts must work to ensure that all HIV-infected women are reached early in pregnancy with the opportunity to learn their HIV status and, if infected, to consider preventive therapy to improve the chances that their children will be born free of infection.
	www.thebody.com /cdc/perinatal.html (1140 words)

	Medical Dictionary: Perinatal - WrongDiagnosis.com
		Perinatal (medical condition): Perinatal refers to conditions that occur in the time surrounding childbirth and that affect the newborn baby (i.e.
		Sometimes, the perinatal period extends to the full period of the neonatal period (i.e.
		Perinatal : relating to the period shortly before and after birth (in humans, beginning the twentieth week of gestation and ending four weeks after birth).
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /medical/perinatal.htm (283 words)

	Perinatal Health in New York State
		The Networks are community-based organizations whose purpose is to organize the perinatal (pregnancy, delivery, post delivery and infancy) service system at the local level to improve pregnancy outcomes and promote better children's health.
		Perinatal regionalization ensures that there are hospitals that can provide a full range of services for pregnant women and their babies in a geographic region.
		Perinatal depression encompasses a wide range of mood disorders that can affect a woman during pregnancy and after the birth of her child.
	www.health.state.ny.us /nysdoh/perinatal/en/index.htm (907 words)

	The Perinatal Council
		The mission of The Perinatal Council is to save the lives of babies, enhance the parenting skills and well-being of mothers and fathers, encourage healthy choices for teens, promote self-sufficiency, increase the joy in being a family, and cultivate partnerships for building healthy communities.
		The Perinatal Council's Black Infant Health (BIH) outreach and tracking model was found to be so effective, it was adopted by the California Department of Health Services as a model for all 16 state-funded BIH projects.
		And because The Perinatal Council is recognized as a premier provider of services to pregnant and parenting teens, they were also selected to be the provider of intensive family support services to Alameda County teen parents and their children through the Every Child Counts initiative.
	www.theperinatalcouncil.org /history.html (650 words)

	Perinatal mortality - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Perinatal mortality (PNM), also perinatal death, refers to the death of a fetus or neonate and is the basis to calculate the perinatal mortality rate.
		Variations in the precise definition of the perinatal mortality exist specifically concerning the issue of inclusion or exclusion of early fetal and late neonatal fatalities.
		The perinatal mortality is the sum of the fetal mortality and the neonatal mortality.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Perinatal_mortality (426 words)

	CCOPMM - mortality review process: Victorian Perinatal Data Collection Unit - Victorian Government Health Information, ...
		The Perinatal Death Certificate and the Confidential Medical Report on Perinatal Death are completed for stillbirths and neonatal deaths.
		Clinicians are reminded that if the cause of perinatal death is not apparent, an autopsy may well provide important information for the parents in planning for future pregnancy, and this information needs to be transmitted to the parents in a sensitive manner.
		In seeking consent for a perinatal or infant postmortem examination, the understandable reluctance of parents to subject their infant to such a procedure must be respected and dealt with sensitively.
	www.health.vic.gov.au /perinatal/ccopmm/mortality.htm (1300 words)

	Screening for Perinatal Depression
		Perinatal depression may occur at any time during the pregnancy, immediately after delivery, or even up to one year after delivery.
		The consequences of untreated perinatal depression can be devastating and have long-term adverse effects for the woman, her child and other family members.
		Used with the woman's prior knowledge and consent, the EPDS is a reliable scale that is recognized as an appropriate screening instrument for early identification of depression during both the prenatal and postpartum periods.
	www.hfs.illinois.gov /mch/112904screening.html (1135 words)

	Perinatal Fellowship
		The comprehensive Perinatal Nursing Fellowship is for newly graduated nurses or experienced nurses seeking a new specialty.
		During the intrapartum period, perinatal nurses must function in many critical roles that overlap those of other subspecialties such as emergency nursing (obstetric triage), perioperative nursing (cesarean birth), postanesthesia nursing (recovery from birth-related anesthesia), medical-surgical nursing (pregnant women with medical complications), intensive care nursing (critically ill pregnant women and newborns), and pediatric nursing (newborn care).
		St. John’s Mercy Medical Center’s Perinatal Nursing Fellowship is committed to enhancing the professional practice of nurses pursuing the perinatal specialty.
	www.stjohnsmercy.org /SJMMC/nursing/perinatal.asp (666 words)

	Success in Implementing Public Health Service Guidelines to Reduce Perinatal Transmission of HIV - The Body (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Their effectiveness in reducing perinatal transmission is reflected in substantial reductions (43% from 1992 to 1996) in perinatally acquired AIDS, especially among recent birth cohorts (4).
		The data identify obstacles to maximum reduction of perinatal transmission (e.g., inadequate prenatal care among drug-using women), demonstrate the success of voluntary testing for HIV during pregnancy, and in these four states provide a timely statewide assessment of the impact of the guidelines.
		Reporting of HIV infection among adults and among perinatally exposed and perinatally infected children was critical to the states' ability to conduct timely evaluation of perinatal HIV-prevention activities.
	www.thebody.com /cdc/perinatal898.html (1752 words)

	AAP - Section on Perinatal Pediatrics
		The Section on Perinatal Pediatrics was founded in 1974 for the purpose of improving the care of pregnant women, fetuses, and newborn infants by providing an educational forum for the discussion of problems relating to pregnancy, parturition, and perinatal/neonatal medicine.
		Dues for the Section on Perinatal Pediatrics are assessed annually at $75, and membership includes a subscription to the Section's newsletter and to the Journal of Perinatology.
		The Section on Perinatal Pediatrics holds two organizational meetings each year - one in conjunction with the Academy's National Conference and Exhibition each fall, and one in conjunction with the Perinatal Spring Workshop CME course in the spring.
	www.aap.org /sections/perinatal/overview.htm (337 words)

	Neonatal-perinatal Fellowship \| Neonatology - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
		The program includes the perinatal services at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and quaternary referral services at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
		The Obstetrical, Perinatal and Neonatal Programs at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania moved into new facilities in May 1998.
		There are approximately 3,900 deliveries per year with a high-risk perinatal service serving the high-risk community surrounding the Hospital as well as high-risk referral patients.
	www.chop.edu /consumer/jsp/division/generic.jsp?id=75532 (1227 words)

	Perinatal Mood Disorders - Program Initiative Phases - Perinatal Foundation / Wisconsin Association for Perinatal Care
		The Perinatal Foundation will implement and evaluate these action steps in its continued commitment to advance understanding about prenatal and postpartum depression, and to improve the care available for women and families.
		A four-hour conference was held in each of the seven perinatal regions throughout the state in June and July, with an eighth Milwaukee-area conference in October.
		The three presenters discussed the signs and symptoms of perinatal mood disorders, as well as tangible steps audience members can take to advocate for the routine screening and early and continuous treatment of women suffering from perinatal depression.
	www.perinatalweb.org /content/view/58/246 (1051 words)

	Northwestern Perinatal Center
		Our core belief is that the center can best affect the quality of perinatal outcomes by providing leadership within the framework of a regionally integrated system of perinatal services designed to maximize outcomes and to promote appropriate use of services and resources.
		As Level III perinatal facilities, Evanston Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital, with highly qualified staffs of maternal-fetal medicine and neonatal specialists, provide care to women experiencing complicated, high-risk pregnancies as well as newborns with special care needs.
		As members of the perinatal center, all three institutions accept referrals and transports of mothers and/or babies requiring Level III care, provide consultation and education to professional colleagues, and opportunities for professional colleagues to become involved in the governance and quality assurance of all facilities in the network.
	www.medschool.northwestern.edu /obgyn/perinatal/index.htm (298 words)

	Regional Perinatal Programs
		The Department of Health deems the regional perinatal programs essential to agency responsibilities as part of the continuing effort to support the national concept of regionalized perinatal care.
		The activities of the perinatal programs are essential for improving pregnancy outcome, decreasing maternal and infant morbidity and mortality, and decreasing incidence of low birth weight and prematurity.
		The physicians and nurses of each regional perinatal program play an important role on the PAC by providing consultation and technical assistance on emerging perinatal/neonatal issues.
	www.doh.wa.gov /cfh/mch/regional_perinatal_programs.htm (506 words)

	Comprehensive Prenatal-Perinatal Services Network
		The Perinatal Networks are primarily community-based organizations sponsored by the Department of Health whose mission is to organize the service system at the local level to improve perinatal health.
		Funding for the Networks is targeted to localities based on percent of low birth weight births, infant mortality rate, percent of women entering care in the third trimester or having no prenatal care, rate of teen pregnancies and teen births.
		Over the past decade, the Perinatal Networks have become involved in a range of initiatives, including child abuse prevention, lead screening and abatement, Healthy Start, and many others.
	www.health.state.ny.us /nysdoh/perinatal/en/networks.htm (471 words)

	Workshop on Perinatal and Childhood Stroke: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
		The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke and the Office of Rare Disorders sponsored an international workshop on perinatal and childhood stroke in Bethesda, MD. on September 18 and 19th, 2000.
		This report concluded that stroke in infants and children is an important cause of morbidity and mortality and an emerging area for clinical and translational research.
		Research is needed on maternal, perinatal and childhood risk factors and on recurrence and outcome.
	www.ninds.nih.gov /news_and_events/proceedings/perinatal_child_stroke.htm (237 words)

	Status of Perinatal HIV Prevention in the United States - The Body (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Despite dramatic progress in recent years in decreasing perinatal HIV transmission, far too many HIV-infected women are not provided the opportunity to get care for themselves and to reduce their child's risk of infection.
		Further reductions in perinatal HIV transmission in the U.S. will require that we address both of these critical gaps in care.
		Providing HIV-infected pregnant women the best chance for a healthy baby requires that they be reached early in prenatal care with the opportunity to learn their HIV status and, if infected, to benefit from therapy for their own health and for reducing the risk of transmitting HIV to their infant.
	www.thebody.com /cdc/perinatal1098.html (921 words)

	Perinatal Clinical Services
		The Northwestern Perinatal Center is responsible for providing transport of all medically eligible perinatal patients requiring care at a Level III facility.
		Medical eligibility is determined by the perinatal center with decisions relating to transports being made collaboratively based upon the clinical judgments of the referring and receiving physicians.
		Should the perinatal center not be able to accept a network patient for transport because of a lack of beds (obstetrical or neonatal), the center assumes responsibility for placing that patient at another facility capable of providing the appropriate level of care.
	www.medschool.northwestern.edu /obgyn/perinatal/periclinserv.htm (504 words)

	Hepatitis B Perinatal Prevention Program - Minnesota Dept. of Health
		Perinatal transmission of the hepatitis B virus (HBV) from mother to infant at birth is very efficient.
		One third of the chronic infections are acquired perinatally or in early childhood through close household contact.
		The goal of the Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) Perinatal Hepatitis B Prevention Program is to identify and treat infants born to HBV-infected mothers in an effort to prevent perinatally acquired infection.
	www.health.state.mn.us /divs/idepc/diseases/hepb/perinatal/perinatalprog.html (559 words)

	HIV Report May 99 - Cesarean Section and Perinatal Transmission (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		It's believed that the lion's share of perinatal transmission of HIV occurs during the intrapartum period.
		Furthermore, there have now been 3 recent studies suggesting that cesarean section performed before the onset of labor or ruptured membranes may reduce the risk of perinatal transmission to a greater extent than is now being accomplished with AZT alone.
		Consumers are cautioned that this site is not intended to provide medical advice about any specific medical condition they may have or treatment they may need and they are encouraged to call or see their physician or other health care provider promptly with any health related questions they may have.
	www.hopkins-aids.edu /publications/report/may99_4.html (977 words)

	Pre- and perinatal psychology - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Pre- and perinatal psychology is the study of the psychological effects and implications of the earliest experiences of the individual, before birth ("prenatal"), as well as during and immediately after childbirth ("perinatal").
		Although theoretical and therapeutic approaches vary in their treatment of the topic, a common thread is the fundamental importance of pre- and perinatal experiences in the shaping of the personality and in future psychological development.
		This assertion is not widely supported in mainstream contemporary psychology, owing to widespread doubt regarding the extent to which newborn infants are capable of forming memories, the effects of any such memories on their personality, and the possibility of recovering such unconscious or repressed memories.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Pre-_and_perinatal_psychology (999 words)

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