title: Effects of the North Carolina Prematurity Prevention Program among public patients delivering at New Hanover Memorial Hospital.
abstract: Twelve per cent of the 847 women who delivered in one hospital prior to implementation of the North Carolina Prematurity Prevention Program had low-birthweight births compared with 9.5 per cent of the 748 women who delivered during the program. Controlling for known risk factors, both low- and very-low birthweight births among Whites (Odds Ratio 2.0 and 3.7 respectively) and very-low-birthweight births among Blacks (OR 2.9) were reduced.
authors.affiliation: Area Health Education Center, Wilmington, NC 28402.
authors.forename: D L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Covington
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carl
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Daley
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cushing
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Churchill
mesh_terms: D004496:Education, Continuing; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D009657:North Carolina; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D007752:Obstetric Labor, Premature / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011322:Primary Prevention; D015149:Tocolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D015149:Tocolytic Agents