OBJECTIVES: This report presents 2004 period infant mortality statistics from the linked
birth/infant death data file by a variety of maternal and infant characteristics. The linked file …

This paper has two objectives. First, we examine the Black–White disparity in the US infant
mortality rate (IMR) between 1995 and 2009, and explore the influence of socioeconomic …

It is by being irrelevant, untimely, and dislocated, by being abstract, that the new is brought
into existence, that creation and invention insert their surprise into the everyday and the …

Objective To measure the impact of a Medicaid benefit called Prenatal Care Coordination
(PNCC) on healthy birth outcomes. Design A cross sectional design was used to compare …

Abstract Objectives: To determine if (1) birth outcomes among women on Medicaid differ
significantly from outcomes of those with private insurance, after controlling for known risk …

Early and regular prenatal care appointments are imperative for the health of both the
mother and baby to help prevent complications associated with pregnancy and birth …

Academics have a public duty to use their research to promote improvements in patient care
and health. Here, we argue that there is an imperative to translate recent compelling …

Background Lack of evidence about the long-term economic benefits of interventions
targeting underserved perinatal populations can hamper decision making regarding …

ABSTRACT Objectives: Healthy People 2010 goals to eliminate racial and ethnic health
disparities that persist in the utilization of prenatal care (PNC) highlight the importance of …

Prior research has identified a number of antecedents to infant mortality, but has been
focused on either structural (demographic) forces or medical (public health) factors, both of …