Association of State Medicaid Expansion Status With Low Birth Weight and Preterm Birth

(Abstracted from JAMA 2019;321(16):1598–1609)Prematurity and low birth weight contributed an estimated 36% to infant mortality in 2013 and are associated with adverse consequences, including increased risk of infant mortality and chronic health conditions throughout the infantʼs life. In the United...

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Published in:	Obstetrical & gynecological survey Vol. 74; no. 9; pp. 510 - 512
Main Authors:	Brown, Clare C, Moore, Jennifer E, Felix, Holly C, Stewart, M Kathryn, Bird, T Mac, Lowery, Curtis L, Tilford, J Mick
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Copyright Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01-09-2019
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Summary:	(Abstracted from JAMA 2019;321(16):1598–1609)Prematurity and low birth weight contributed an estimated 36% to infant mortality in 2013 and are associated with adverse consequences, including increased risk of infant mortality and chronic health conditions throughout the infantʼs life. In the United States, rates of prematurity and birth weight are higher than in most developed nations, with black infants twice as likely than white infants to be born at low birth weight and 1.5 times as likely to be premature compared with white infants.
ISSN:	0029-7828 1533-9866
DOI:	10.1097/01.ogx.0000579868.05559.03