1. Maternal and Child Health Journal: In the Beginning...

   • Milton Kotelchuck

   Editorial Commentary Pages: 1 - 4

2. MCH Functions Framework: A Guide to the Role of Government in Maternal and Child Health in the 21st Century

   • Anne Dievler
   • Holly A. Grason
   • Bernard Guyer

   OriginalPaper Pages: 5 - 13

3. Monitoring Health Care for Children with Chronic Conditions in a Managed Care Environment

   • James M. Perrin
   • Karen Kuhlthau
   • Steven L. Gortmaker

   OriginalPaper Pages: 15 - 23

4. The Influence of Site of Care on the Content of Prenatal Care for Low-Income Women

   • Milton Kotelchuck
   • Michael D. Kogan
   • Brian W. Jack

   OriginalPaper Pages: 25 - 34

5. An Evaluation of Breastfeeding Promotion Through Peer Counseling in Mississippi WIC Clinics

   • Laurence M. Grummer-Strawn
   • Susan P. Rice
   • Sandra Benton-Davis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 35 - 42

6. Prenatal Smoking in Two Consecutive Pregnancies: Georgia, 1989–1992

   • Patricia M. Dietz
   • Melissa M. Adams
   • Mary P. Mathis

   OriginalPaper Pages: 43 - 51

7. Promoting the Well-Being of Children: The Need to Broaden Our Vision—The 1996 Martha May Eliot Award Lecture

   • Lorraine V. Klerman

   OriginalPaper Pages: 53 - 59

8. Children's Health and the Environment—The First Herbert L. Needleman Award Lecture

   • Philip J. Landrigan

   OriginalPaper Pages: 61 - 64

9. In Search of the MCH Professional

   • Donna J. Petersen

   Letter to the Editor Pages: 65 - 66