Source Publication (e.g., journal title)
The Social Service Review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
December 1993
Abstract
This study uses the 1980 National Natality Study to examine the relative importance of sociodemographic factors, medical-risk factors, and prenatal care in predicting birth weight. Findings indicate that both sociodemographic and medical-risk factors are important in predicting birth weight, with medical risks accounting for slightly more variance (after accounting for social variables) in birth weight. Although prenatal care accounts for only 1 percent of the variance, a statistical interaction between prenatal care and labor complications accounts for an additional 1 percent.
Recommended Citation
Combs-Orme, Terri; RTisley-Curtiss, Christina; and Taylor, Ronald, "Predicting Birth Weight: Relative Importance of Sociodemographic, Medical, and Prenatal Care Variables" (1993). Social Work Publications and Other Works.
https://trace.tennessee.edu/utk_socipubs/21
Comments
The Social Service Review © 1993 The University of Chicago Press Article available at: http://www.jstor.org/stable/info/30012218