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ERIC Number: EJ646352
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2002
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The Associations of Prenatal Substance Use To Birth Outcomes and Infant Death: Do They Vary by Maternal Age and Race?
Hellerstedt, Wendy L.; Johnson, Pamela Jo; Oswald, John W.
Health Education Monograph Series, v19 n1 p7-17 2002
Examined whether associations between prenatal substance use and birth and infant outcomes varied by maternal age and race. Data on all singleton live births in Minnesota from 1990-98 indicated that poor birth outcomes and infant death were generally lower for whites than for African Americans and American Indians. Prenatal substance use varied by race and age. (SM)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, American Indians, Asian Americans, Birth, Blacks, Females, Infant Mortality, Premature Infants, Prenatal Care, Racial Differences, Smoking, Substance Abuse, Whites
Eta Sigma Gamma, the National Professional Health Education Honorary, 2000 University Ave., Muncie, IN 47306.
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Minnesota; Womens Health
Note: Theme issue: "Women's Health: Issues and Perspectives."