Tabla de Contenidos: “…Studies of Women with No Prenatal Care -- Studies of Adolescents -- Limitations -- PROVIDER PERSPECTIVES -- MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES -- Chapter 4 Improving the Use of Prenatal Care: Program Experience -- SELECTION AND CLASSIFICATION OF PROGRAMS -- THE PROGRAMS STUDIED -- Programs That Reduce Financial Barriers -- Programs That Increase System Capacity -- Programs That Improve Institutional Practices -- Programs That Conduct Casefinding -- Programs That Provide Social Support -- OBSERVATIONS ON PROGRAM EFFECTIVENESS -- PROGRAM DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT -- COMMON DIFFICULTIES IN PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION AND MAINTENANCE -- Finding Financial and Community Support -- Recruiting and Keeping Personnel -- Dealing with Bureaucracies -- Planning and Sustaining Programs -- Other Problems -- PROGRAM EVALUATION -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES AND NOTES -- Chapter 5 Conclusions and Recommendations -- REVISING THE NATION'S MATERNITY CARE SYSTEM: A LONG-TERM GOAL -- DEVELOPING A COMPREHENSIVE, MULTIFACTED PROGRAM: A SHORT-TERM GOAL -- FINANCIAL BARRIERS -- INADEQUATE SYSTEM CAPACITY -- INSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATION, PRACTICES, AND ATMOSPHERE -- PUBLIC INFORMATION AND EDUCATION -- THE ROLE OF OUTREACH: A GENERAL FRAMEWORK -- CASEFINDING -- SOCIAL SUPPORT -- MANAGEMENT AND EVALUATION -- RESEARCH -- A NOTE TO FUNDERS -- SUMMARY -- REFERENCES AND NOTES -- Appendix A Summaries of the 31 Programs Studied -- TYPE 1: PROGRAMS TO REDUCE FINANCIAL BARRIERS -- Healthy Start Program-Massachusetts -- Prenatal-Postpartum Care Program-Michigan -- TYPE 2: PROGRAMS TO INCREASE SYSTEM CAPACITY -- Obstetrical Access Pilot Project-California -- Perinatal Program-Lea County, New Mexico -- Prenatal Care Assistance Program-New York State -- Prevention of Low Birthweight Program-Onondaga County, New York -- TYPE 3: PROGRAMS TO IMPROVE INSTITUTIONAL PRACTICES…”