These publications provide information about goals and objectives, guidelines, and data about the activities that improve the health of mothers and babies in Florida. 

• Short Birth Intervals: Associated Maternal Factors and Subsequent Risk of Adverse Birth Outcomes - [pdf; 97kb]
  This paper analyzes the characteristics of women who have short birth intervals and also analyzes birth outcomes in relation to short birth intervals.
  
  
• Validity of Medicaid Enrollment at Delivery and WIC Prenatal Participation on the Revised Florida Birth Certificate and the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, 2004-2005 [pdf; 29.64kb]
  
  
• Prenatal WIC Participation and the Effect on Gestational Weight Gain and Low Birth Weight among Florida's Medicaid Population [pdf; 64.93kb]
  
  
• Pregnancy-Related Mortality Associated with Obesity in Florida 1999 Through 2002 May 17, 2005 - [pdf; 33kb]
  
  
• Survey of MCH Needs - Final Report - [pdf; 587kb]
  As part of the statewide five-year needs assessment conducted for the 2006 fiscal year MCH Block Grant application, the Department of Health contracted with Florida State University to conduct a survey of MCH clients/consumers, providers, and key informants. This report details the results of mail and Web-based surveys conducted in 2005.

For additional information on Florida's Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review and related publications, visit: http://www.floridahealth.gov/statistics-and-data/PAMR/index.html

For additional infomration on Infant Mortality in Florida and related publications visit: http://www.floridahealth.gov/diseases-and-conditions/infant-mortality-and-adverse-birth-outcomes/data/index.html