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For morethan two decades, prenatal care has been a cornerstone of our nation?s strategy for preventing low birthweight (LBW). The enrollment of all pregnant women in prenatal care was promoted by the seminal 1985 Institute of Medicine report Preventing Low Birthweight (IOM, 1985a), following a comprehensive review of the literature by a select IOM committee on the effectiveness of prenatal care for...