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| lifeskim:mentions | |
| pubmed:issue |
1
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| pubmed:dateCreated |
1992-6-10
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| pubmed:abstractText |
We evaluate the adequacy of prenatal care use and the association of use to a series of maternal risk factors and pregnancy outcomes, such as low birthweight, preterm delivery, and macrosomia in both Mexican-Americans and non-Hispanic whites in Arizona. The data came from all live-birth certificates from 1986 and 1987 for a total of 101,202 (26,826 Mexican-Americans). We evaluated the adequacy of prenatal care using a redesigned index that accounts for three factors: the month when prenatal care began, the number of prenatal care visits, and the duration of pregnancy. From this index we identified six prenatal care groups: intensive, adequate, intermediate, inadequate, no-care, and missing/unknown. Overall, we observed ethnic differences in patterns of prenatal care use, social profiles, and medical risk factors. Non-Hispanic whites, compared to Mexican-Americans, showed a greater risk for low birthweight and preterm delivery in those groups receiving poor prenatal care versus those who received adequate care. Within Mexican-Americans the risk of low birthweight was not the same for all subgroups. A higher overall prevalence of preterm delivery and macrosomia in comparison to low birthweight occurred in Mexican-Americans. We discuss the implications of the results for the identification, interpretation, evaluation, and public health significance of perinatal health problems of Mexican-Americans.
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| pubmed:language |
eng
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| pubmed:journal | |
| pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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| pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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| pubmed:issn |
0749-3797
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| pubmed:author | |
| pubmed:issnType |
Print
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| pubmed:volume |
8
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| pubmed:owner |
NLM
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| pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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| pubmed:pagination |
1-7
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| pubmed:dateRevised |
2006-11-15
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| pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Adolescent,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Arizona,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Data Collection,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Educational Status,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Fetal Macrosomia,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Infant, Low Birth Weight,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Infant, Newborn,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Infant, Premature,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Maternal Age,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Mexican Americans,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Mothers,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Pregnancy,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Pregnancy Outcome,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Prenatal Care,
pubmed-meshheading:1575994-Risk Factors
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| pubmed:articleTitle |
Mexican-Americans' use of prenatal care and its relationship to maternal risk factors and pregnancy outcome.
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| pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Family Resources and Human Development, Arizona State University, Tempe 85287-2502.
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| pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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