"To improve the health of under-served women, infants and children through improved access to and enhanced utilization of perinatal and prenatal care and related services." Several programs have been developed with the purpose of increasing access to prenatal and perinatal care. Nationally the decline over the same period was 21.7%.Įven though great strides have been made in addressing the needs of women and children in the state, New York continues to make the health of women and children a priority. Infant mortality in New York State has decreased by more than 34.3% over the past 10 years, taking the state from 32 nd in the nation to ninth. This is evidenced by the improvement in the infant mortality rates over the past few years. New York State is committed to addressing risk factors that lead to poor birth outcomes, especially in the hard to reach populations of the state. Minority women are more likely to have poorer birth outcomes than the general population. Some of these risk factors include late or no prenatal care, cigarette smoking, alcohol and other drug use, being HIV positive, spacing of pregnancies, maternal age, poor nutrition and socieconomic status. Several major risk factors are associated with poor pregnancy outcomes, including low birth weight and infant mortality (deaths). Where To Go to Apply for Medicaid Prenatal Care Coverage.Medicaid Income Levels for Children and Pregnant Women.Consumer Information About Prenatal Care.All Health Care Professionals & Patient Safety.Clinical Guidelines, Standards & Quality of Care.Health & Safety in the Home, Workplace & Outdoors.Birth, Death, Marriage & Divorce Records.
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