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12/39 - Percorso nascita promozione e valutazione della qualità di modelli operativi. Le indagini del 2008-2009 e del 2010-2011.A cura di Laura Lauria, Anna Lamberti, Marta Buoncristiano, Manila Bonciani e Silvia Andreozzi 2012, iii, 176 p.
Pre- and post-natal assistance: promotion and assessment of operational models quality. The 2008-2009 and 2010-2011 surveys.
Edited by Laura Lauria, Anna Lamberti, Marta Buoncristiano, Manila Bonciani and Silvia Andreozzi
2012, iii, 176 p. (in Italian)
In the National Health Program 1998-2000, the Italian Ministry of Health introduced a plan to improve maternal and child health. The Istituto Superiore di Sanità (the National Institute of Health in Italy) had the task of helping the Local Health Units (LHU) to implement the plan recommendations for pre- and post-natal assistance and evaluating the effectiveness of the implemented activities. Thus, in 25 LHU, two population-based follow-up surveys were conducted in 2008-2009 and in 2010-2011 before and after the programme implementation. Although a private and medicalized maternal assistance model persists, the results show a general improvement in pre- and post-natal care indicators as attendance to antenatal classes, information received by the mothers during and after pregnancy, counselling in puerperium offered by the public family care centres, and breastfeeding. The assistance by public family care centres and the attendance to antenatal classes have a positive effect on natal care indicators. It is worthy empowering these services and giving a suitable training to the involved health personnel.
Key words: Pregnancy assistance; Health care models evaluation; Antenatal classes; Family Care Centres
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