Open AccessVariations by Education Status in Relationships Between Alcohol/Pregnancy Policies and Birth Outcomes and Prenatal Care Utilization: A Legal Epidemiology Study
Author(s) -
Sarah Roberts,
Amy A. Mericle,
Meenakshi S. Subbaraman,
Sue Thomas,
William C. Kerr,
Nancy F. Berglas
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of public health management and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.771
H-Index - 50
eISSN - 1550-5022
pISSN - 1078-4659
DOI - 10.1097/phh.0000000000001069
Subject(s) - pregnancy , low birth weight , prenatal care , medicine , epidemiology , environmental health , context (archaeology) , logistic regression , population , paleontology , genetics , biology
Previous research finds that some state policies regarding alcohol use during pregnancy (alcohol/pregnancy policies) increase low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB), decrease prenatal care utilization, and have inconclusive relationships with alcohol use during pregnancy.