Temporal trends in maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes: their relevance to the provision of health services. Hawaii, 1979-1994.
Hawaii Med J
; 56(6): 149-53, 1997 Jun.
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| ID: mdl-9230548
This paper examines changes in maternal sociodemographic characteristics and pregnancy outcomes in Hawaii during the period 1979-1994. The more striking changes were increases of 129% in the proportion of births to women > 35 years old and of 67% in the proportion of births to unmarried mothers. The percentage of low birth weight and small-for-gestational age infants decreased while the proportion of premature births increased. Identified changes were not limited to selected population groups, but were found in various degrees in all ethnic groups. These findings are relevant to all health practitioners and will assist in the provision of appropriate care and counseling to individual women.
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Resultado del Embarazo
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Servicios de Salud Materna
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article