Birth Outcomes Associated with Receipt of Group Prenatal Care Among Low-Income Hispanic Women

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 476-481

  Tandon, S Darius ^a   Colon, Lucinda ^b   Vega, Patricia ^c   Murphy, Jeanne ^d   Alonso, Alina ^e  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies   (United States)

^c Health Educator with Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e County Health Department ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

CenteringPregnancy; Group prenatal care; Hispanic; Low birth weight; Premature birth

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MEDICAL RECORD; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); POVERTY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84865853220     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: 15422011     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1542-2011.2012.00184.x     Document Type: Article

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