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.

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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

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