Racial disparities in perinatal outcomes and pregnancy spacing among women delaying initiation of childbearing

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-89

  Nabukera, Sarah K ^a   Wingate, Martha Slay ^a   Owen, John ^b   Salihu, Hamisu M ^c   Swaminathan, Shailender ^a   Alexander, Greg R ^d   Kirby, Russell S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Delayed childbearing; Interpregnancy interval; Perinatal outcomes; Racial disparities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAUCASIAN; CIGARETTE SMOKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FETUS DEATH; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFANT; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIBLING; SMALL FOR DATE INFANT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH INTERVALS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58149084512     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-008-0330-8     Document Type: Article

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