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Orofacial clefts can impair child development and psychomotor and cognitive skills. Services and treatment for children with orofacial clefts can vary depending on cleft severity, presence of associated syndromes, other birth defects and age. This study examined the proportion of children with orofacial clefts enrolled in Medicaid who received primary cleft surgery or received specialized services.
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In North Carolina, orofacial clefts are one of the most prevalent serious birth defects. This study examined factors associated with referral to specialized services among infants with orofacial clefts. Receiving Medicaid and maternal care coordination services were positively associated with referral to the Child Service Coordination Program among infants with orofacial clefts.
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This study \"demonstrates serious under-ascertainment of maternal mortality through death certificate reporting alone, and presents selected statistics by cause of death and demographic groups based on an enhanced surveillance method.\" The authors discuss the study and its results.
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This study's purpose was \"to examine the level of folic acid knowledge and intake among North Carolina women who have recently given birth.\" One conclusion drawn by the authors was that the percentage of women in the state taking folic acid prior to pregnancy is low.
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The associations between a poor pregnancy outcome and selected medical conditions of the mother are the focus of this report. Inadequate prenatal care, low weight gain, and complications of labor and delivery are factors to consider.
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Preconceptional diabetes and gestational diabetes can cause several complications during pregnancy. Those complications associated with preconceptional diabetes tend to be more severe than those from gestational diabetes.
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This study examines the prevalence of maternal diabetes in North Carolina, as estimated from vital records and hospital discharge reports, and describes some of the major demographic risk factors in the pregnant population.
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Robert Meyer and Paul Buescher conducted a study on deaths caused by induced abortion over a 25-year period. They determined the average age, and most frequent age and race associated with death from induced abortion.