Correlates of neonatal morbidity: maternal characteristics and family resources

The association of mental characteristics, family resources, and receipt of prenatal care with infant birth weight, gestational age, and Apgar scores was assessed in a retrospective review of an extant computerized data base of admissions to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU; n = 3,818). Predicti...

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Published in:The Journal of genetic psychology 1988-12, Vol.149 (4), p.527-533
Main Authors: Giblin, P.T, Poland, M.L, Waller, J.B. Jr, Ager, J.W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
abortion
age
Apgar Score
Biological and medical sciences
Birth Weight
family structure
Female
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Gestational Age
Health and Pathology
health insurance
Heart Defects, Congenital - mortality
high parity
Humans
Illness and personality
Infant, Newborn
infants
low birth weight
Male
marital status
Maternal Age
medical treatment
morbidity
mothers
Parity
pregnancy
prenatal care
prenatal health problems
Psychology and medicine
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn - mortality
Risk Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
substance abuse
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Summary:The association of mental characteristics, family resources, and receipt of prenatal care with infant birth weight, gestational age, and Apgar scores was assessed in a retrospective review of an extant computerized data base of admissions to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU; n = 3,818). Prediction variables included mother's age, marital status, health insurance, parity, prenatal health problems, and prenatal drug use. Less favorable infant birth status was associated with prenatal health problems, being single, not having private insurance, obtaining a prior elective abortion, prenatal drug use, and not receiving prenatal care. Stepwise multiple regressions of predictor variables to birth weight and lack of prenatal care were performed. Low birth weight was associated with being single, receiving no prenatal care, and being Black. Lack of prenatal care was associated with mother's age, high parity, prenatal health problems, and prenatal illicit drug use. Pediatric interventions assessing maternal social and behavioral characteristics are proposed.
ISSN:0022-1325
1940-0896
DOI:10.1080/00221325.1988.10532178