Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S61-S66 , November 2008

Healthy Start: Lessons Learned on Interconception Care

  • Maribeth Badura, RN, MSN

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services, Rockville, Maryland
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Maribeth Badura, RN, MSN, Director, Division of Healthy Start & Perinatal Services, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 18-05, Rockville, MD 20857.
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  • Kay Johnson, MPH, MEd

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, Dartmouth Medical School, Hinesburg, Vermont
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  • Karen Hench, RN, MS

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services, Rockville, Maryland
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  • Madelyn Reyes, RN, MPA

      Affiliations

    • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Division of Healthy Start and Perinatal Services, Rockville, Maryland

Received 8 July 2008 ,Accepted 25 July 2008.

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 This paper was prepared by Federal agency staff responsible for the Healthy Start program with substantive and editorial input from Kay Johnson. Note: The opinions expressed in this paper are the authors' and do not necessarily reflect the views of the institutions with which the authors are affiliated. No financial interests to disclose.

PII: S1049-3867(08)00105-9

doi: 10.1016/j.whi.2008.07.010

Women's Health Issues
Volume 18, Issue 6, Supplement , Pages S61-S66 , November 2008