Relationship of Education to the Racial Gap in Neonatal and Postneonatal Mortality

Births to Teens Older and Younger Than 17 Years in San Bernardino County and California

“…Very low birth weight infants born to teens younger than 17 had a lower mortality rate when compared to the state. High infant mortality rate and very low birth weight babies as seen in this age group and in the white population was often seen among African-Americans and teens of younger maternal age as demonstrated in some studies (Hertz-Picciotto & Din-Dzietham, 1998;Din-Dzietham & Hertz, 1997;DuPlessis, Bell & Richards, 1997) where African-American infants showed higher mortality rates in younger maternal age with low birth weight babies. In this study there was no difference in infant mortality between younger and older African-American teens.…”

Births to Teens Older and Younger Than 17 Years in San Bernardino County and California

“…Very low birth weight infants born to teens younger than 17 had a lower mortality rate when compared to the state. High infant mortality rate and very low birth weight babies as seen in this age group and in the white population was often seen among African-Americans and teens of younger maternal age as demonstrated in some studies (Hertz-Picciotto & Din-Dzietham, 1998;Din-Dzietham & Hertz, 1997;DuPlessis, Bell & Richards, 1997) where African-American infants showed higher mortality rates in younger maternal age with low birth weight babies. In this study there was no difference in infant mortality between younger and older African-American teens.…”

A Secondary Analysis of Race/Ethnicity and other Maternal Factors Affecting Adverse Birth Outcomes in San Bernardino County

“…Moreover, our results corroborate other research that poor birth outcomes are only partially explained by traditional risk factors, such as length of gestation, maternal age, education at time of birth, etc. According to Alexander and Kogan [13] observed disparities between Black and White infant mortality and poor birth outcomes have been largely attributed to factors including, but not limited to, socioeconomic status, health care use, maternal demographic information, environmental conditions, behavioral and medical risk characteristics [14] but these indicators only partially explain why Black infant mortality rates are more than twice the rate of their White counterparts [15,16].…”

Fatores de risco para mortalidade neonatal e pós-neonatal na Região Centro-Oeste do Brasil: linkage entre bancos de dados de nascidos vivos e óbitos infantis

“…A categoria do hospital de nascimento da criança pode ser entendida como um indicador de duas dimensões: primeiro, como um marcador sócio-econômico da família dos nascidos vivos, refletindo o perfil de consumo de bens e serviços, as características culturais e nutricionais e o acesso a serviços de saúde, incluindo a assistência pré-natal desse subgrupo populacional; em segundo lugar, a categoria do hospital pode ser tomada como um indicador da qualidade da assistência prestada durante a gestação, no momento do parto e ao recém-nascido (Becerra et al, 1993). Quanto ao grau de instrução da mãe, os resultados obtidos são coerentes com os de outros autores (Ferreira, 1990;Macharelli & Oliveira, 1991;Almeida, 1994;Arntzen et al, 1996;Din-Dzietham & Hertz-Picciotto, 1997). Assim, o grau de instrução é considerado por diversos autores como um marcador da condição só-cio-econômica da mãe e de sua família.…”

Births to Teens Older and Younger Than 17 Years in San Bernardino County and California

“…Very low birth weight infants born to teens younger than 17 had a lower mortality rate when compared to the state. High infant mortality rate and very low birth weight babies as seen in this age group and in the white population was often seen among African-Americans and teens of younger maternal age as demonstrated in some studies (Hertz-Picciotto & Din-Dzietham, 1998;Din-Dzietham & Hertz, 1997;DuPlessis, Bell & Richards, 1997) where African-American infants showed higher mortality rates in younger maternal age with low birth weight babies. In this study there was no difference in infant mortality between younger and older African-American teens.…”

A Secondary Analysis of Race/Ethnicity and other Maternal Factors Affecting Adverse Birth Outcomes in San Bernardino County

“…Moreover, our results corroborate other research that poor birth outcomes are only partially explained by traditional risk factors, such as length of gestation, maternal age, education at time of birth, etc. According to Alexander and Kogan [13] observed disparities between Black and White infant mortality and poor birth outcomes have been largely attributed to factors including, but not limited to, socioeconomic status, health care use, maternal demographic information, environmental conditions, behavioral and medical risk characteristics [14] but these indicators only partially explain why Black infant mortality rates are more than twice the rate of their White counterparts [15,16].…”

Fatores de risco para mortalidade neonatal e pós-neonatal na Região Centro-Oeste do Brasil: linkage entre bancos de dados de nascidos vivos e óbitos infantis

“…A categoria do hospital de nascimento da criança pode ser entendida como um indicador de duas dimensões: primeiro, como um marcador sócio-econômico da família dos nascidos vivos, refletindo o perfil de consumo de bens e serviços, as características culturais e nutricionais e o acesso a serviços de saúde, incluindo a assistência pré-natal desse subgrupo populacional; em segundo lugar, a categoria do hospital pode ser tomada como um indicador da qualidade da assistência prestada durante a gestação, no momento do parto e ao recém-nascido (Becerra et al, 1993). Quanto ao grau de instrução da mãe, os resultados obtidos são coerentes com os de outros autores (Ferreira, 1990;Macharelli & Oliveira, 1991;Almeida, 1994;Arntzen et al, 1996;Din-Dzietham & Hertz-Picciotto, 1997). Assim, o grau de instrução é considerado por diversos autores como um marcador da condição só-cio-econômica da mãe e de sua família.…”

Births to Teens Older and Younger Than 17 Years in San Bernardino County and California

“…Very low birth weight infants born to teens younger than 17 had a lower mortality rate when compared to the state. High infant mortality rate and very low birth weight babies as seen in this age group and in the white population was often seen among African-Americans and teens of younger maternal age as demonstrated in some studies (Hertz-Picciotto & Din-Dzietham, 1998;Din-Dzietham & Hertz, 1997;DuPlessis, Bell & Richards, 1997) where African-American infants showed higher mortality rates in younger maternal age with low birth weight babies. In this study there was no difference in infant mortality between younger and older African-American teens.…”

A Secondary Analysis of Race/Ethnicity and other Maternal Factors Affecting Adverse Birth Outcomes in San Bernardino County

“…Moreover, our results corroborate other research that poor birth outcomes are only partially explained by traditional risk factors, such as length of gestation, maternal age, education at time of birth, etc. According to Alexander and Kogan [13] observed disparities between Black and White infant mortality and poor birth outcomes have been largely attributed to factors including, but not limited to, socioeconomic status, health care use, maternal demographic information, environmental conditions, behavioral and medical risk characteristics [14] but these indicators only partially explain why Black infant mortality rates are more than twice the rate of their White counterparts [15,16].…”

Fatores de risco para mortalidade neonatal e pós-neonatal na Região Centro-Oeste do Brasil: linkage entre bancos de dados de nascidos vivos e óbitos infantis

“…A categoria do hospital de nascimento da criança pode ser entendida como um indicador de duas dimensões: primeiro, como um marcador sócio-econômico da família dos nascidos vivos, refletindo o perfil de consumo de bens e serviços, as características culturais e nutricionais e o acesso a serviços de saúde, incluindo a assistência pré-natal desse subgrupo populacional; em segundo lugar, a categoria do hospital pode ser tomada como um indicador da qualidade da assistência prestada durante a gestação, no momento do parto e ao recém-nascido (Becerra et al, 1993). Quanto ao grau de instrução da mãe, os resultados obtidos são coerentes com os de outros autores (Ferreira, 1990;Macharelli & Oliveira, 1991;Almeida, 1994;Arntzen et al, 1996;Din-Dzietham & Hertz-Picciotto, 1997). Assim, o grau de instrução é considerado por diversos autores como um marcador da condição só-cio-econômica da mãe e de sua família.…”