TY - BOOK AU - Ebrahim, G.J.|Ahmed, A.M.|Khan, A.A. TI - Maternal and child health in practice: Training modules for middle level workers SN - 0-333-47218-7 AV - WA 310 .E37 1998 PY - 1988/// CY - London PB - Macmillan Education Ltd. KW - Maternal Health Services|Child Health Services|Delivery of Health Care|Disease|Prevention and Control N1 - The health practices for mothers and children are discussed in detail explaining what is required of the mother and child from the time of conception to early childhood. The discussions focus on disease prevention and health promotion at grassroots level by explaining the needs of the mothers and the children. The factors that contribute to maternal deaths are discussed mentioning what needs to be done to avoid them. The care necessary to enable newborns adjust to the environment after birth is explained mentioning their physiological needs. Other discussions address child nutrition, family planning, growth and monitoring, childhood diseases and family life education among other topics ER -