Open AccessReducing Low Birthweight by Resolving Risks: Results from Colorado’s Prenatal Plus Program
Author(s) -
Sue Ricketts,
Erin K. Murray,
Renee Schwalberg
Publication year - 2005
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.2004.047068
Subject(s) - medicine , prenatal care , low birth weight , psychosocial , pregnancy , psychological intervention , medicaid , obstetrics , demography , environmental health , population , psychiatry , health care , sociology , biology , economics , genetics , economic growth
We examined low-birthweight (LBW) rates among participants in Colorado's Prenatal Plus program by prenatal risk factors (smoking, inadequate weight gain during pregnancy, and psychosocial problems) and the effect of successful resolution of these risks during pregnancy.