Risk Factors for Low Birth Weight Infants of Hispanic, African American, and White Women in Bexar County, Texas
dc.contributor.author | Tierney-Gumaer, Rosalie | |
dc.contributor.author | Reifsnider, Elizabeth | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-08-14T15:03:02Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-08-14T15:03:02Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVES: 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.uri | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1525-1446.2008.00723.x | |
dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.13016/htqe-sbgq | |
dc.identifier.citation | Tierney-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.issn | 07371209 | |
dc.identifier.other | Eprint ID 2706 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1903/23371 | |
dc.subject | Disparities | |
dc.subject | Prenatal & Pediatric Health | |
dc.subject | Health Risk Factors | |
dc.subject | studies | |
dc.subject | low birth weight | |
dc.subject | minority health | |
dc.subject | prenatal care | |
dc.title | Risk Factors for Low Birth Weight Infants of Hispanic, African American, and White Women in Bexar County, Texas | |
dc.type | Article |