Infant mortality, low birth weight, and prematurity among Hispanic, white, and African American women in North Carolina

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May 2003 • Volume 188 • Number 5

General Obstetrics and Gynecology
Obstetrics
Infant mortality, low birth weight, and prematurity among Hispanic, white, and African American women in North Carolina

Jennie C. Leslie, MDa [MEDLINE LOOKUP]
Shelley L. Galvin, MAa [MEDLINE LOOKUP]
Sandra J. Diehl, MPHb [MEDLINE LOOKUP]
Trude A. Bennett, DrPHc [MEDLINE LOOKUP]
Paul A. Buescher, PhDd [MEDLINE LOOKUP]
Asheville, Wilmington, Chapel Hill, and Raleigh, NC

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Objectives: The study was undertaken to compare Hispanic birth outcomes with those of white and African American women in North Carolina and to examine variables associated with adverse birth outcomes among Hispanic women.
Study Design: Retrospective comparison of birth outcomes by ethnicity/race, from linked birth/infant death certificates in North Carolina (1993-1997) was conducted. Multivariate, binary logistic regression and 2 analysis were used to examine relationships between available medical and sociodemographic index values and composite birth outcomes among Hispanic women.
Results: Infant mortality rates were lowest among Hispanic women. Low birth weight and prematurity rates were similar to those of white women and lower than those of African American women. Variables significantly related to healthy composite birth outcomes among Hispanic women included higher education, no preterm delivery history, prenatal care, marriage, and no daily tobacco use.
Conclusion: Hispanic birth outcomes in North Carolina were better than those of African American women and similar to those of white women, despite use of prenatal care and socioeconomic characteristics similar to African American women. (Am J Obstet Gynecol 2003;188:1238-40.)

 

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  • From the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mountain Area Health Education Center,a the Research Department, Coastal Area Health Education Center,b the Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill,c and the State Center for Health Statistics.d
  • Supported in part by the UNC/AHEC Reproductive Health Research Network.
     
  • Reprint requests: Shelley L. Galvin, MAHEC Department of OB/GYN, 93 Victoria Rd, Asheville, NC 28801.
     
  • © 2003, Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
     
  • 0002-9378/2003 $30.00 + 0
     
  • doi:10.1067/mob.2003.348


 

 

 

 

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