Open AccessAn evaluation of the impact of maternity care coordination on Medicaid birth outcomes in North Carolina.
Author(s) -
Paul A. Buescher,
Marcia Roth,
Daniel B. Williams,
C M Goforth
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.81.12.1625
Subject(s) - medicaid , medicine , low birth weight , logistic regression , prenatal care , family medicine , poverty , maternity care , infant mortality , pregnancy , birth weight , demography , health care , obstetrics , environmental health , population , sociology , biology , economics , genetics , economic growth
Care coordination is an important component of the enhanced prenatal care services provided under the recent expansions of the Medicaid program. The effect of maternity care coordination services on birth outcomes in North Carolina was assessed by comparing women on Medicaid who did and did not receive these services.
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