Open AccessState family planning and abortion expenditures: their effect on public health.
Author(s) -
Kenneth J. Meier,
Deborah R. McFarlane
Publication year - 1994
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.84.9.1468
Subject(s) - abortion , medicine , medicaid , family planning , prenatal care , infant mortality , pregnancy , public health , demography , environmental health , health care , population , obstetrics , nursing , economic growth , research methodology , genetics , sociology , economics , biology
This study examines whether state family planning expenditures and abortion funding for Medicaid-eligible women might reduce the number of low-birthweight babies, babies with late or no prenatal care, and premature births, as well as the rates of infant and neonatal mortality.