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Neighborhood variables a rationale for birth weight differences in urban babies.
2003 MAR 6 - (NewsRx.com & NewsRx.net) -- According to a study from the United States, "differences in maternal characteristics only partially explain the lower birth weights of infants of African-American women. It is hypothesized that economic and social features of urban neighborhoods may further account for these differences."
Study authors, "conducted a household survey of 8782 adults residing in 343 Chicago, Illinois, neighborhoods to assess mean levels of perceived social support and used U.S. Census data to estimate neighborhood economic disadvantage."
"Data on birth weight and maternal risk factors were gathered from 95,711 birth certificates (1994-1996). Before statistical adjustment of the data, infants born to African-American mothers were found to be, on average, 297 g lighter than those born to White mothers. After adjustment for individual-level risk factors, this difference was reduced to 154 g," reported S.L. Buka and coauthors, Harvard University, School of Public Health.
"For African-American mothers only, mean birth weight decreased significantly as the neighborhood level of economic disadvantage increased. For White mothers only, a significant positive association was found between perceived levels of ...
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- Magazine article from: Women's Health Weekly December 18, 2008 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Health Services Research Frick, Kevin D. Lantz, Paula M. December 1, 1999 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Science News CHRISTENSEN, DAMARIS December 9, 2000 700+ words
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- Newspaper article from: Pediatrics Week July 25, 2009 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Archives of Environmental Health RODENBECK, SVEN E. SANDERSON, LEE M. RENE, ANTONIO May 1, 2000 700+ words
...during the gestational period of a fetus may be associated with reduced birth weight of the fetus and other adverse reproductive outcomes.[1-3] Therefore, public health officials must further evaluate and determine what conditions of exposure...
- Studies from Medical Research Center, Department of Public Health in the area...
- Newspaper article from: Biotech Week September 2, 2009 700+ words
...placenta relative to birth weight was associated...Department of Public Health. The researchers...Centre, Dept. of Public Health, NO-7489 Trondheim...Risk Factors, Birth Weight, Cardiology...Hormones, Public Health. This article...