The FTC issued the warning after officials purchased such kits and found that negative results were received using samples that the FTC knew were positive. The Epilepsy Foundation has written a brochure that discusses the types of surgical intervention available for patients with epilepsy. The brochure also explains the various types of presurgical evaluation tests. The report presents state-specific maternal mortality ratios from 1987 through 1996 and focuses on the disparities in maternal mortality between black and white women. In the report, maternal deaths were defined as deaths that occurred during pregnancy or within 42 days after pregnancy termination from any cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy.
Black women are at greater risk than white women for dying from all pregnancy-related complications.
The report notes that health care access and use do not fully explain this disproportionate risk. The CDC also recommends public health surveillance and research to clarify the disparity in maternal mortality between black and white women and to guide appropriate interventions and improvements in maternal health care. Answers to This Issue's Clinical Quiz Q1. Published in the July 1999 issue of Pediatrics , the statement emphasizes that human milk is the preferred feeding for all infants, but the AAP recognizes that most infants in the United States are not breast-fed beyond three months of age. The AAP discourages the use of low-iron infant formulas and believes they should not be used to treat colic, constipation, cramps or gastroesophageal reflux.