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    A congressman has proposed a bill to establish a maternal and infant health home visiting program for low-income pregnant adolescents. The program would provide pre-natal and post-natal care services in the homes of eligible pregnant women to protect their health and the health of their newborn children. Only pregnant women under 21 years old from low-income families, or families with infants under 1 year old, would qualify. The goal is to reduce maternal and infant mortality and expand access to maternity care services for poor, young pregnant women.

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    A congressman has proposed a bill to establish a maternal and infant health home visiting program for low-income pregnant adolescents. The program would provide pre-natal and post-natal care services in the homes of eligible pregnant women to protect their health and the health of their newborn children. Only pregnant women under 21 years old from low-income families, or families with infants under 1 year old, would qualify. The goal is to reduce maternal and infant mortality and expand access to maternity care services for poor, young pregnant women.

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    A congressman has proposed a bill to establish a maternal and infant health home visiting program for low-income pregnant adolescents. The program would provide pre-natal and post-natal care services in the homes of eligible pregnant women to protect their health and the health of their newborn children. Only pregnant women under 21 years old from low-income families, or families with infants under 1 year old, would qualify. The goal is to reduce maternal and infant mortality and expand access to maternity care services for poor, young pregnant women.

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    31, 2013

    NR # 3212B

    Bill to establish maternal and infant health home visiting program


    A lawmaker has urged Congress to pass a bill establishing a maternal and infant health home visiting program for the low-income pregnant adolescents. Rep. Sol Aragones (3rd District, Laguna) filed House Bill 338 in a bid to reduce the incidence of maternal and infant mortality in the country. Aragones said only pregnant women who are below 21 years of age, or families with an infant up to the age of one and, belonging to the low-income bracket, shall be eligible to receive maternal and infant care services in their home. The maternal and child health services shall not advocate, promote or encourage abortion, Aragones said. The measure, to be known as the Maternal and Infant Health Home Visiting Program Act, seeks to improve and expand the availability of, and access to poor and young pregnant women, the needed comprehensive maternity care services. Teenage pregnancy among the low-income family groups is a major problem that the country is facing. Pregnancy among women aged 15-24 are considered untimely or unwanted, since at this stage, they are supposed to be enjoying their lives, Aragones said. Aragones said the bill would provide a pre-natal and postnatal maternity care services in the home of pregnant women in order to protect their health as well as the future health and well being of their newborn children. The measure mandates the Department of Health (DOH) to designate an appropriate health professional or a qualified non-professional acting under the supervision of a health care professional that shall deliver maternal and child health services in the home of eligible individuals. Under the bill, the maternal and child health services will provide instruction and counseling regarding future health care for the woman and her child, counseling and education concerning all aspects of prenatal care, general family counseling and medical care or referral for medical care for the woman and her child in the home to eligible individuals. (30) jc

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