Disparities in cesarean delivery by ethnicity and nativity in New York City

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 250-257

  Janevic, T ^a   Loftfield, E ^b   Savitz, D A ^c   Bradley, E ^b   Illuzzi, J ^d   Lipkind, H ^d  

^a RUTGERS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Cesarean delivery; Disparities; Ethnicity; Immigrants; Inequalities

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BODY MASS; CESAREAN SECTION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD; MIGRANT; MINORITY HEALTH; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BIRTH CERTIFICATES; BODY MASS INDEX; CESAREAN SECTION; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAL RECORD LINKAGE; MINORITY HEALTH; NEW YORK CITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84892608496     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-013-1261-6     Document Type: Article

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