Racial/ethnic and nativity differences in birth outcomes among mothers in New York City: The role of social ties and social support

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 90-100

  Almeida, Joanna ^a   Mulready Ward, Candace ^b   Bettegowda, Vani R ^c   Ahluwalia, Indu B ^d  

^a Simmons School of Social Work   (United States)

^b Bureau of Maternal   (United States)

^c March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Low birth weight; Preterm birth; Race ethnicity; Social support; Social ties

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MATERNAL AGE; METHODOLOGY; MIGRANT; MINORITY HEALTH; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASIAN AMERICANS; BIRTH CERTIFICATES; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; MINORITY HEALTH; NEW YORK CITY; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84892579722     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1238-5     Document Type: Article

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