Racial Disparities in Biopsychosocial Factors and Spontaneous Preterm Birth Among Rural Low-Income Women

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 35-42

  Jesse, D Elizabeth ^a   Swanson, Melvin S ^a   Newton, Edward R ^a   Morrow, John ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

African American; disparities; hypertension; preterm birth; social support; stress

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL HYPERTENSION; MATERNAL SMOKING; MATERNAL STRESS; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RACE DIFFERENCE; RURAL POPULATION; SELF ESTEEM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VAGINITIS;

AFRICAN AMERICANS; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INCIDENCE; NORTH CAROLINA; OLIGOHYDRAMNIOS; POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 57849124531     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2008.08.009     Document Type: Article

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