Reducing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Reproductive and Perinatal Outcomes: The Evidence from Populat

Introduction: Challenges in Reducing Disparities in Reproductive and Perinatal Outcomes through Evidence Based Public Health.- Identification and Assessment of the Evidence: Approaches and Guidelines Used in this .- Evidence-Based Public Health: Origins, Assumptions, and Cautions.- Current Approaches to Reducing Premature Births and Implications for Disparity Elimination.- Access to Family Planning and Induced Abortion: Role in Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes.- Preconceptional Health Promotion .- Public Health Interventions for Perinatal HIV and STI Screening in Pregnancy .- Infertility Status and Infertility Treatment: Racial and Ethnic Disparities.- What is the role of Prenatal Care in Reducing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Pregnancy Outcomes?.- Prenatal Case Management of Pregnant Women: What is The Evidence for Its Contribution to a Reduction of Disparities in Perinatal Outcomes?.- Behavioral Treatment Methods for Pregnant Smokers: The Evidence Base for Prenatal Care Programs and Professional Practice.- Substance use in Pregnancy: The impact of screening and treatment on improving perinatal outcomes and reducing racial and ethnic disparities.- The Evidence for Perinatal Depression Screening and Treatment.- Supplemental Nutrition Programs during Pregnancy and the Early Postnatal Period.- Group Prenatal Care and Doula Care for Pregnant Women .- Contemporary Childbirth in the United States: Interventions and Disparities.- Regionalized Perinatal Care: An Evidence-Based Intervention in Development