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Prenatal care and pregnancy outcome in an HMO and general population: A multivariate cohort analysis

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  • Quick, J.D.
  • Greenlick, M.R.
  • Roghmann, K.J.

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We studied the use of prenatal care and pregnancy outcome in 4,148 deliveries among members of a well-established health maintenance organization (HMO) and 19,116 births among the 1973-1974 White birth cohort in the Portland, Oregon area. Mothers in the HMO were almost one year older on the average, slight better educated, and less frequently unmarried, but had virtually identical past pregnancy histories when compared with the general population cohort. HMO members began prenatal care one month later and had three fewer visits than the general population (p

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  • Quick, J.D. & Greenlick, M.R. & Roghmann, K.J., 1981. "Prenatal care and pregnancy outcome in an HMO and general population: A multivariate cohort analysis," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 71(4), pages 381-390.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.71.4.381_7
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.71.4.381
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    1. Leo Turcotte & John Robst & Solomon Polachek, 2006. "Medical interventions among pregnant women in fee-for-service and managed care insurance: a propensity score analysis," Applied Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 38(13), pages 1513-1525.
    2. Xiaojia He & Luma Akil & Winfred G. Aker & Huey-Min Hwang & Hafiz A. Ahmad, 2015. "Trends in Infant Mortality in United States: A Brief Study of the Southeastern States from 2005–2009," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-13, May.

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