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Cuba's Maternal-Child Health

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The purpose is to elucidate the differences between the Cuban and United States (U.S.) maternal-child health delivery systems by providing a descriptive, retrospective evaluation based on a convenience sample of data gathered through observations with Cuban public health officials, including physicians, nurses, and citizens. U.S. and Cuban data were analyzed using available United Nations data. In Cuba, there are several programs that contribute to excellent maternal-child health outcomes. Two health interventions for the mother and child are regarded as “hygiene” and include the maternity home and vaccination program. Maternity homes provide comprehensive, residential care for at-risk mothers until the onset of labor. An inclusive vaccination program provides continued support to the mother and child post-delivery. In contrast, the U.S. system lacks the two preventive comprehensive healthcare programs noted in the Cuban system that focus on hygiene, in the form of the maternity home for at-risk mothers and vaccination preventive care.El propósito de este artículo es aclarar  las diferencias  en sistema de atención a   la salud materno-infantil  entre Cuba y los Estados Unidos.  A partir de una evaluación descriptiva y retrospectiva que se basa en una muestra conveniente de datos, que fueron recogidos a partir de la observación con funcionarios de Salud Pública de Cuba, incluidos doctores, enfermeras y ciudadanos. Los datos sobre Estados Unidos y Cuba se analizaron a partir de la información disponible en Naciones Unidas. En Cuba existen dos programas  que contribuyen a  lograr  excelentes resultados en términos de salud materno-infantil. Existen dos intervenciones de salud para la madre y su hijo que son consideradas  “de higiene,” estas son, el  hogar materno y un programa de vacunación. Los hogares maternos ofrecen cuidados de salud completos y atención en residencia para las madres consideradas en riesgo hasta que comiencen los dolores del parto. Por otra parte un abarcador programa de vacunación  continua post parto a disposición  de la madre y el  recién nacido. En comparación, el sistema estadounidense carece de programas preventivos y abarcadores como se destaca en el sistema cubano, el cual  se concentra en la higiene  a través de los hogares maternos  para madres en riesgo y la vacunación preventiva.

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