Health behaviors and infant health outcomes in homeless pregnant women in the United States

Pediatrics

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 438-446

  Richards, Rickelle ^a   Merrill, Ray M ^b   Baksh, Laurie ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Breastfeeding; Homeless; Maternal and child health; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BLACK; BODY MASS; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD HEALTH; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; LIVE BIRTH; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MEDICAID; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POSTNATAL CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP; UNDERWEIGHT; UNITED STATES; VITAMIN INTAKE; WELLBEING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HOMELESS PERSONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT WELFARE; MATERNAL WELFARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; UNITED STATES; WEIGHT GAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052348108     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-3491     Document Type: Article

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