Risk Factors for Low Birth Weight Infants of Hispanic, African American, and White Women in Bexar County, Texas

dc.contributor.authorTierney-Gumaer, Rosalie
dc.contributor.authorReifsnider, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-14T15:03:02Z
dc.date.available2019-08-14T15:03:02Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.description.abstractOBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to compare the risk factors in women who delivered an infant of low birth weight (LBW, <2,500 g) versus women who delivered an infant weighing >2,500 g in a large metropolitan county (Bexar) in South Texas. DESIGN: An exploratory case comparison design was used to identify factors related to LBW outcomes in women receiving prenatal care. SAMPLE: The cases were obtained from community hospitals. A stratified random sample was selected from a population of 38,064 infant births, of which 2,910 were identified as LBW. The final sample size was N=321 (<2,500 g, n=151; >or=2,500 g, n=170). MEASUREMENTS: Dependent variable of infant birth weight; independent variables of maternal age, maternal race/ethnicity, education, smoking, prior pregnancy history, timing of and number of prenatal visits, prepregnancy body mass index and weight gain during pregnancy, and past medical history and medical problems during pregnancy. RESULTS: Independent variables found to be predictive of LBW in this study included maternal race/ethnicity, timing of first prenatal visit, number of prenatal visits, prior pregnancy history, and maternal weight gain. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirmed previous findings that African American women are at a higher risk for LBW deliveries and demonstrated that Anglo and Hispanic women have similar rates of LBW deliveries.
dc.description.urihttp://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00723.x
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/htqe-sbgq
dc.identifier.citationTierney-Gumaer, Rosalie and Reifsnider, Elizabeth (2008) Risk Factors for Low Birth Weight Infants of Hispanic, African American, and White Women in Bexar County, Texas. Public Health Nursing, 25 (5). pp. 390-400.
dc.identifier.issn07371209
dc.identifier.otherEprint ID 2706
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/23371
dc.subjectDisparities
dc.subjectPrenatal & Pediatric Health
dc.subjectHealth Risk Factors
dc.subjectstudies
dc.subjectlow birth weight
dc.subjectminority health
dc.subjectprenatal care
dc.titleRisk Factors for Low Birth Weight Infants of Hispanic, African American, and White Women in Bexar County, Texas
dc.typeArticle

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