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Oral health should be an integral part of prenatal care (1;2). Although we have known for a long time that oral health is important, some pregnant women are not receiving oral health care services (2;3). Prenatal care providers can play a crucial role in breaking down barriers to access and raising awareness about the importance of oral health. Furthermore, they can dispel misconceptions, such as the belief that bleeding in the mouth is “normal” during pregnancy, pain during dental procedures is unavoidable, x-rays during pregnancy are harmful to the fetus and postponing treatment until after pregnancy is safer for the. | HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN OF IMMIGRANTS Annotated Bibliography Health Care and Children in Immigrant Families Project NCSL January 2007 TABLE OF CONTENTS DEMOGRAPHICS HEALTH STATUS AND Why Immigrants Lack Adequate Access to Health Care and Health The Number of Uninsured Americans is at an All-Time Unequal Access Immigrants and . Health Care. 7 The Role of Employer-Sponsored Health Coverage for Immigrants A Primer. 7 Undercounted. Underserved. Immigrant and Refugee Families in the Child Welfare System. 7 Fast Facts on Immigrant Work and Health Issues National and California Figures. 7 Are Immigrants Responsible for Most of the Growth of the Uninsured .8 Health Care Expenditures of Immigrants in the United States A Nationally Representative Analysis8 Immigrants and Employer-Provided Health Migrant and Seasonal Farmworkers Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Illnesses Among Recently Immigrated The Health and Well-Being of Young Children of 2005 National Healthcare Disparities Report. 10 Health Coverage for Immigrants and Health Coverage A Primer. 11 Demographic Change and the Life Circumstances of Immigrant Facts About Health Insurance Coverage of the Foreign Born in the United States Numbers and Health Life Expectancy and Mortality Patterns Among Immigrant Populations in the United States . . 12 Immigration and Assuring the Health of Immigrants What the Leading Health Indicators Tell Us. 13 Health Insurance Coverage of Children in Mixed-Status Immigrant How Race Ethnicity Immigration Status and Language Affect Health Insurance Coverage Access to Care and Quality of Care Among the Low-Income Gaps in Coverage for Children in Immigrant The Health and Well-Being of Children in Immigrant Vaccination Coverage of Foreign-Born Children 19 to 35 Months of Age Findings From the