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Tome, Romina; Rangel, Marcos A.; Gibson-Davis, Christina M.; Bellows, Laura – Grantee Submission, 2021
We examine how increased Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities impacted newborn health and prenatal care utilization in North Carolina around the time Section 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act was first being implemented within the state. Focusing on administrative data between 2004 and 2006, we conduct…
Descriptors: Immigrants, Immigration, Law Enforcement, Neonates
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Casanueva, Cecilia E.; Martin, Sandra L. – Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 2007
This research examines whether women who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy have a higher child abuse potential than women who have not experienced IPV. Data were analyzed from a longitudinal investigation of IPV during pregnancy. This study recruited 88 pregnant women during prenatal care and followed them for 1 1/2…
Descriptors: Females, Prenatal Care, Pregnancy, Child Abuse
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Covington, Deborah L.; Peoples-Sheps, Mary D.; Buescher, Paul A.; Bennett, Trude A.; Paul, Melanie V. – American Journal of Health Behavior, 1998
Evaluated the effectiveness of a prenatal-education program in increasing prenatal care utilization, improving maternal weight gain, and reducing low-birthweight births among adolescents. Data from weekly program reports and state vital statistics and health services information indicated that program participants were less likely to have…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Birth Weight, Early Intervention, Early Parenthood