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Improving Maternal and
Infant Health Outcomes of Pregnancy
The Community Guide's systematic reviews of
the effectiveness of selected population-based
interventions to improve pregnancy outcomes
have, to date, focused on one strategic area:
Reducing the number of pregnancies affected
by neural tube defects. At this time, no additional
topic areas are slated for review.
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Recommended |
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Insufficient Evidence |
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Recommend Against |
| Reducing the Number
of Pregnancies Affected by Neural Tube Defects |
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Community-wide education campaigns
to increase the use of supplements containing
folic acid by women of childbearing age |
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Folic acid fortification of food products |
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| Recommendations and detailed
findings will be published in the MMWR Recommendations
and Reports, in the American Journal
of Preventive Medicine, and on the
Guide to Community Preventive Services
website at www.thecommunityguide.org. |
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