In an average week in Wisconsin, 1,291 infants are born;42 to mothers who recieve late or no prenatal care,81 of these infants are born with low birth weights, and 9 of these infants will die before their first birthday. Due to these factors, the State of Wisconsin established Prenatal Care Coordination (PNCC) as a Medicaid benefit for high risk pregant women. The primary goal of PNCC is to ensure that high risk pregnant women are identified as early as possible in pregnancy so that they can recieve early and continous prenatal care services. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of a PNCC program at a nursing center in Wisconsin in producing healthy birth outcomes (birth weight and gestational age) in a high risk population. It is hypothesized that birth outcomes will be improved for those women who are recieving PNCC services. The final results of this study will provide an evaluation and review of the PNCC program in Wisconsin.
Learning Objectives: Participants will be able to identify high risk pregnant women, articulate the components of a prenatal care coordination program, and analyze the effects of a prenatal care coordination program on producing healthy birth outcomes.
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