“…They were exposed to threats by disruptions in the supply of clean water for drinking and bathing, lack of access to information and strategies due to loss of electricity, inadequate access to safe food, exposure to environmental toxins, interruption of health care, crowded conditions in shelters, and disruption of public health and clinical care infrastructure (Callaghan et al, 2007;J. W. Mills, 2009;Rotkin-Ellman, Wong, & Solomon, 2012;Tong, Zotti, & Hsia, 2011). In postdisaster situations, including but not limited to Hurricane Katrina, many women experienced maternal complications, as well as adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth-weight of infants (Evans, Hu, & Zhao, 2010;Emily W. Harville et al, 2009;Leyser-Whalen, Rahman, & Berenson, 2011;Tong et al, 2011;Torche & Kleinhaus, 2012).…”