The role of medical problems and behavioral risks in explaining patterns of prenatal care use among high-risk women. From: Health Services Research | Date: April 1, 1999| Author: Albrecht, Stan L.; Clarke, Leslie L.; Cruz, Amelia; Frentzen, Barbara; Miller, Michael K. | COPYRIGHT 1999 American College of Healthcare Executives. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Objective. To examine the associations between maternal medical conditions and behavioral risks and the patterns of prenatal care use among high-risk women. Data Source/Study Design. Data on over 25,000 high-risk deliveries to African American and white women using multinomial logistic regression to predict the odds of adequate-plus care relative to three other categories of care. Data Collection/Extraction Methods. Data were extracted from records maintained by the University of Florida/Sh...

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