Adolescent pregnancy: effects of nutrients on hematocrit and birth weight in Orangeburg County.
Effect of nutrients on hematocrit and birth weight during teenage pregnancy was studied for both Blacks and non-Blacks in Orangeburg County. The results of this study indicated that both Blacks and non-Blacks were considered to be at risk for nutritional anemia, based on hematocrit values. It further showed that Blacks and non-Blacks consumed an inadequate diet, particularly in iron and folic acid.
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Department of Home Economics, South Carolina State College, Orangeburg 29117.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000747:Anemia, Hypochromic / Q000209:etiology; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006400:Hematocrit; D006801:Humans; D009752:Nutritional Status; D011247:Pregnancy; D011250:Pregnancy Complications, Hematologic / Q000209:etiology; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D013022:South Carolina