Maternal, Infant and Child Health
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Reduce fetal and infant deaths.
(Objective 16-01)
Reduce the rate of child deaths. (Objective 16-02)
Reduce deaths of adolescents and young adults. (Objective 16-03)
Reduce maternal deaths. (Objective 16-04)
Reduce maternal illness and complications due to pregnancy. (Objective 16-05)
Increase the proportion of pregnant women who receive early and adequate prenatal care.
(Objective 16-06)
Reduce cesarean births among low-risk (full term, singleton, vertex presentation) women.
(Objective 16-09)
Reduce low birth weight (LBW) and very low birth weight (VLBW). (Objective 16-10)
Reduce preterm births. (Objective 16-11)
Reduce the occurrence of spina bifida and other neural tube defects (NTDs). (Objective 16-15)
Increase the proportion of pregnancies begun with an optimum folic acid level. (Objective 16-16)
Increase abstinence from alcohol, cigarettes, and illicit drugs among pregnant women. (Objective 16-17)
(Developmental) Reduce the occurrence of fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS). (Objective 16-18)
Increase the proportion of mothers who breastfeed their babies.
(Objective 16-19)
(Developmental) Increase the proportion of children with special health care needs who have access to a medical home. (Objective 16-22)
Increase the proportion of Territories and States that have service systems for children with special health care needs. (Objective 16-23)
