Low birthweight in a public prenatal care program: Behavioral and psychosocial risk factors and psychosocial intervention

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 187-197

  Zimmer Gembeck, M J ^a   Helfand, M ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Low birthweight; Prenatal care; Psychosocial services; Rejection of pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; MOOD; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; NUTRITION; PRENATAL CARE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030035308     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0277-9536(95)00361-4     Document Type: Article

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