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Lisonkova, Sarka; Sheps, Samuel B.; Janssen, Patricia A.; Lee, Shoo K.; Dahlgren, Leanne; MacNab, Ying C. – Journal of Rural Health, 2011
Purpose: We examined the association between rural residence and birth outcomes in older mothers, the effect of parity on this association, and the trend in adverse birth outcomes in relation to the distance to the nearest hospital with cesarean-section capacity. Methods: A population-based retrospective cohort study, including all singleton…
Descriptors: Prenatal Care, Intervals, Mothers, Hospitals
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Epstein, Beth; Grant, Therese; Schiff, Melissa; Kasehagen, Laurin – Journal of Rural Health, 2009
Context: Identifying how maternal residential location affects late initiation of prenatal care is important for policy planning and allocation of resources for intervention. Purpose: To determine how rural residence and other social and demographic characteristics affect late initiation of prenatal care, and how residence status is associated…
Descriptors: Prenatal Care, Place of Residence, Smoking, Females