title: Characteristics of women in Louisiana who give birth without receiving prenatal care.
abstract: The percentages of Louisiana female residents who did not receive any prenatal care before giving birth in 1985, 1990, 1992, and 1995 are derived from birth certificate data. The amount of change between the percentages of women giving birth without receiving prenatal care was compared over time at the state and regional level for various characteristics of the mothers and infants. These characteristics include the mother's age, race, marital status, and education, and the infant's birth weight. The results are interpreted along with the expectations that the percentages of women giving birth without prenatal care should be declining over time. Specific information can be identified about where, and for whom, these percentages are increasing.
authors.affiliation: Tulane School of Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Jooma
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Borstell
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choksi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D001724:Birth Weight; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008145:Louisiana; D017533:Marital Status; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*