Where's the best place to be born?
A series of large city rankings developed from federal agency reports were reviewed to increase appreciation of the factors that impact the general health of newborns. Efforts to provide the "right start" for the beginning of life may decrease the incidence of children with developmental disabilities.
Department of General Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook, NY, USA. hwaldman@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
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D000293:Adolescent; D002947:Cities / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017057:Medically Uninsured / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011204:Poverty Areas; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000191:economics*; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015406:Single Parent / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States