The Effects of Prenatal Care Utilization on Maternal Health and Health Behaviors

Health Economics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2017, Pages 1001-1018

  Yan, Ji ^a  

^a APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

breastfeeding; gestational weight gain; maternal health; prenatal care; smoking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL WEIGHT GAIN; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; LABOR COMPLICATION; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MATERNAL SMOKING; MATERNAL WELFARE; NEWBORN; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; BODY WEIGHT GAIN; MOTHER; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; SMOKING; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; BREAST FEEDING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL HEALTH; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; SMOKING; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 85021918018     PISSN: 10579230     EISSN: 10991050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hec.3380     Document Type: Article

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