Risk Factors Associated with Very Low Birth Weight in a Large Urban Area, Stratified by Adequacy of Prenatal Care

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 623-629

  Xaverius, Pamela ^a   Alman, Cameron ^a   Holtz, Lori ^b   Yarber, Laura ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Prenatal care; Risk factors; Social determinants of health; Very low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COHORT ANALYSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAID; MISSOURI; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; PARITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PROTECTION; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; UTILIZATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; COHORT STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION, PREGNANCY-INDUCED; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INFANT, VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; MEDICAID; MISSOURI; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARITY; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PROTECTIVE FACTORS; RISK FACTORS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84958107571     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-015-1861-4     Document Type: Article

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