Open AccessSelected antepartum medical complications and very-low-birthweight infants among black and white women.
Author(s) -
Michael R. DeBaun,
Diane L. Rowley,
Michael A. Province,
Joseph W. Stockbauer,
F. Sessions Cole
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.84.9.1495
Subject(s) - medicine , birth certificate , odds ratio , obstetrics , logistic regression , pregnancy , antepartum haemorrhage , medical record , diabetes mellitus , urinary system , low birth weight , population , antepartum hemorrhage , birth weight , pediatrics , gestation , environmental health , endocrinology , biology , genetics
This study estimated the risk of very-low-birthweight delivery among Black and White women with selected treatable antepartum medical conditions. A logistic regression model was applied to a retrospective, population-based data set identified by computerized, linked birth certificate and maternal hospital discharge records. For Black mothers, the adjusted odds ratio for very-low-birthweight delivery was statistically significant for essential hypertension and urinary tract infection. For White mothers, the adjusted odds ratio was statistically significant for essential hypertension, urinary tract infection, pregnancy-induced hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. Public policy designed to reduce the risk of very-low-birthweight delivery must include strategies for attenuating the impact of treatable antepartum medical conditions.
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