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Race and pregnancy outcomes.(POLICY & PRACTICE)
Early access to prenatal care has not been enough to improve pregnancy outcomes among minorities, according to a study published in the March issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology. The study analyzed data from the First-and Second-Trimester Evaluation of Risk trial to look at perinatal loss among women who had early access prenatal care. Of the more than 35,000 pregnant women in the study, 1.3% of the pregnancies ended in miscarriage or newborn death. While blacks made up only 5% of the study population, they ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Race and pregnancy outcomes.(POLICY & PRACTICE)