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The aims of this study were to characterize: 1) the prevalence and cumulative burden of maternal health behaviors and conditions, 2) maternal access to a source of comprehensive adult primary care, and 3) maternal perceptions of a pediatric role in screening and referral.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods.\u2003<\/jats:title><jats:p>We surveyed 559 consecutive women bringing a child 18 months of age or less to one of four pediatric primary care sites between July 1996 and May 1997. The pediatric sites included one outpatient program in an academic hospital, one in a community health center, and two in-staff model practices of a managed care organization (these last two were combined for analysis). The self-administered questionnaire contained previously validated questions to assess health behaviors and conditions (smoking, alcohol abuse, depression, violence, risk for unintended pregnancy, serious illness, self-reported health) and access to care (regular source, regular provider, health insurance, care delayed or not received). Maternal attitudes toward a pediatric role in screening and referral were also elicited.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results.\u2003<\/jats:title><jats:p>In the three settings, response rates ranged from 75% to 84%. The average age of the women ranged from 25.1 to 32.1 years and the average age of the children ranged from 6.5 to 8.0 months. Across the settings, the percentage of women reporting at least one health condition (66%\u201374%) was similarly high, despite significant demographic differences among sites. Many women reported more than one condition (31%\u201337%); among all women who smoked, 33% also screened positive for alcohol abuse, 31% for emotional or physical abuse, and 48% for depression. Access to comprehensive adult primary care was variable with 23% to 58% of women reporting one or more barriers depending on the site. Across all sites, &amp;gt;85% of mothers reported they would \u201cnot mind\u201d or \u201cwould welcome\u201d a pediatric role in screening and referral.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions.\u2003<\/jats:title><jats:p>Two-thirds of women bringing their children for pediatric care had health problems regardless of the site of care. Many women also reported substantial barriers to comprehensive health care. Most women reported acceptance of a pediatric role in screening and referral. Given the range and depth of maternal health needs, strategies to connect or reconnect mothers to comprehensive adult primary care from a variety of pediatric settings should be explored.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.103.3.576","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2004,8,13]],"date-time":"2004-08-13T23:45:45Z","timestamp":1092440745000},"page":"576-581","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":109,"title":["The Scope of Unmet Maternal Health Needs in Pediatric Settings"],"prefix":"10.1542","volume":"103","author":[{"given":"Robert S.","family":"Kahn","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center; the"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Paul H.","family":"Wise","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"From the Department of Pediatrics, Boston University School of Medicine and Boston Medical Center; 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