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Download full textMartin, Joyce A.; Hamilton, Brady E.; Ventura, Stephanie J.; Menacker, Fay; Park, Melissa M. – National Vital Statistics Reports, 2002
This report presents 2000 data on U.S. births, highlighting maternal demographics (e.g., age, race, Hispanic origin, marital status, and educational attainment); maternal characteristics (medical risk factors, weight gain, and tobacco and alcohol use); medical care utilization during pregnancy women (e.g., prenatal care, labor and/or delivery…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Rate, Birth Weight, Births to Single Women
Baumeister, Alfred A. – John F. Kennedy Center Research Progress, 1988
Efforts to prevent mental retardation have been encumbered by lack of scientific and technical knowledge, vague understanding of incidence and prevalence, and scarcity of resources to implement effective public policies. Scientific and social progress toward prevention has pursued a wavelike, erratic course, driven primarily by prevailing social,…
Descriptors: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Birth Weight, Disadvantaged Environment, Economically Disadvantaged
