Contents
Statement of Purpose
Richard E. Behrman
Low Birth Weight: Analysis and Recommendations
Patricia H. Shiono and Richard E. Behrman
The Problem of Low Birth Weight
Nigel S. Paneth
The Direct Cost of Low Birth Weight
Eugene M. Lewit, Linda Schuurmann Baker, Hope Corman and Patricia H. Shiono
The Role of Basic Science in Preventing Low Birth Weight
Peter W. Nathanielsz
The Role of Obstetrical Medical Technology in Preventing Low Birth Weight
Hope A. Ricciotti, Katherine T.H. Chen and Benjamin P. Sachs
The Role of Social Change in Preventing Low Birth Weight
Dana Hughes and Lisa Simpson
The Role of Prenatal Care in Preventing Low Birth Weight
Greg R. Alexander and Carol C. Korenbrot
The Role of Lifestyle in Preventing Low Birth Weight
Virginia Rall Chomitz, Lilian W.Y. Cheung and Ellice Lieberman
Evaluation of Neonatal Intensive Care Technologies
Jeffrey D. Horbar and Jerold F. Lucey
Access to Neonatal Intensive Care
Marie C. McCormick and Douglas K. Richardson
Long-Term Developmental Outcomes of Low Birth Weight Infants
Maureen Hack, Nancy K. Klein and H. Gerry Taylor
Evidence-Based Ethics and the Care of Premature Infants
Jon Tyson
CHILD INDICATORS: Unintentional Injuries
Eugene M. Lewit and Linda Schuurmann Baker
REVISITING THE ISSUES: State Initiatives to Provide Medical Coverage for Uninsured Children
Christopher DeGraw, M. Jane Park and Julie A. Hudman
