Timing of enhanced prenatal care and birth outcomes in New Jersey's health start program

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 151-158

  Reichman, Nancy E ^a   Teitler, Julien O ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

birth outcomes; HealthStart; Low birth weight; Medicaid; Prenatal care

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; DELIVERY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HIGH RISK PREGNANCY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAID; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TIME; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MEDICAID; NEW JERSEY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 22144487771     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-005-4905-3     Document Type: Article

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