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References and Supplemental Bibliography
Perinatal Health Disparities by Race/Ethnicity
BIBLIOGRAPHY
July 2007- July 2008

  1. Thornton, J. (August 2007) Progesterone and Preterm Labor – Still No Definite Answers. The New England Journal of Medicine. 357(5):499-501.
  1. De Wals, P., Tairou, F., et. al.. (July 2007) Reduction in Neural-Tube Defects after Folic Acid Fortification in Canada. The New England Journal of Medicine. Perinata.l 357(2):135-142.
  1. Stiles, A. (September 2007) Prenatal Corticosteroids – Early Gain, Long-Term Questions. The New England Journal of Medicine 357(12): 1248-1250.
  1. David, R., Collins, J. (July 2007) Disparities in Infant Mortality: What’s Genetics Got to Do With It? American Journal of Public Health 97(7): 1191-1197.
  1. Schempf, A., Branum, A., Lukacs, S., Schoendorf, K. (July 2007) The Contribution of Preterm Birth to the Black-White Infant Mortality Gap, 1990 and 2000. American Journal of Public Health. 97(7): 1255-1260.
  1. Armstrong, K., Ravenell, K., McMurphy S., Putt, M. (July 2007) Racial/Ethnic Differences in Physician Distrust in the United States. American Journal of Public Health. 97(7): 1283-1289.
  1. Draper, E., Zeitlin, J., Field, D., Manktelow, B., Truffert, P. (September 2007) Mortality patterns among very preterm babies: a comparative analysis of two European regions in France and England. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal Edition. 92(5): F356-F360.
  1. Stephenson, T., Wright, S., O’Connor, A., Fielder., et. al. (July 2007) Children born weighing less than 1701 g: visual and cognitive outcomes at 11-14 years. Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal Edition. 92(4): F265-F270.
  1. Byrd, D., Katcher, M., Peppard, P., et.al. (July 2007) Infant Mortality: Explaining Black/White Disparities in Wisconsin. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 11(4): 319-326.
  1. Schempf, A., Kroelinger, C., Buyer, B. (September 2007) Rising Infant Mortality in Delaware:  An Examination of Racial Differences in Secular Trends. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 11(5): 475-483.
  1. Rodrigues, T., Barros, H. (September 2007) Comparison of Risk Factors for Small-for-Gestational-Age and Preterm in a Portugese Cohort of Newborns. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 11(5): 417-424.
  1. Simhan, H., Caritis, S. (August 2007):  Prevention of Preterm Delivery. The New England Journal of Medicine. 357(5):  477-487.
  1. Schieve, L., Cohen, B., Nannini, A., et. al. (November 2007) A Population Based Study of Maternal & Perinatal Outcomes Associated with Assisted Reproductive Technology in Massachusetts. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 11(6):517-525.
  1. Lansky, A., Sansom, S., Harrison, L., Stancil, T. (November 2007) Trends in Prenatal Discussion & HIV Testing, 1996-2001: Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System. Maternal and Child Health Journal 11(6):526-531.
  1. Neuhauser, L., Constantine, W., Constantine, N., Gutierrez-Sokal, K., et.al. (October 2007) Promoting Perinatal and Early Childhood Health: Evaluation of a Statewide Materials-Based Intervention for Parents. American Journal of Public Health. 97(10): 1813-1819.
  1. Downing, R., Laveist, T., Bullock, H. (October 2007) Intersections of Ethnicity and Social Class Provider Advice Regarding Reproductive Health. American Journal of Public Health 97(10): 1191-1197.
  1. Walters, M., Boggs, K., Hoe-Ludington, Susan., Price, K, et. al. (Nov/Dec 2007) Kangaroo Care at Birth for Full Term Infants:  A Pilot Study. The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 32(6): 375-381.
  1. Leuthner, S., Jones, Emilie. (Sept/Oct 2007) Fetal Concerns Program: A Model for Perinatal Palliative Care. The American Journal of Maternal/Child Health. 32(5): 272-278.
  1. Wang, G., Watts, Cindy. (November 2007) Genetic Counseling, Insurance Status, and Elements of Medical Home:  Analysis of the National Survey of Children with Special Care Needs. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 11(6): 559-567.
  1. Martin, L., McNamara, M., Milot, A., et. al. (November 2007) The Effects of Father Involvement during Pregnancy on Receipt of Prenatal Care and Maternal Smoking. Maternal and Child Health Journal. 11(6): 595-602.
  1. Lardia, B., Messer, Lynne., Kaufman, J. (November 2007) Neighborhood Factors Associated with Physical Activity and Adequacy of Weight Gain During Pregnancy. Journal of Urban Health. 84(6): 793-806.
  1. Perez, L. & Martinez, J. (January 2008) Community Health Workers: Social Justice and Policy Advocates for Community Health and Well-Being. American Journal of Public Health. 1(98):11-14.
  1. Devlin, H., Desai, J., Holzman, G., & Gilbertson, D. (January 2008) Trends and Disparities Among Diabetes-Complicated Births in Minnesota, 1993-29003. American Journal of Public Health 1(98):59-62.
  1. Kruk, M., Prescott, M., Galea, S. (January 2008) Equity of Skilled Birth Attendant Utilization in Developing Countries: Financing and Policy Determinants. American Journal of Public Health. 1(98): 142-147.
  1. Barfield, W., Clements, K., Lee, K., et. al. (March 2008) Using Linked Data to Assess Patterns of Early Intervention (EI) Among Very Low Birth Weight Infants. Maternal Child Health Journal. 12(2): 24-33.
  1. Reichman, N., Hamilton, E., Hummer, R., et. al. (March 2008) Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Low Birthweight Among Urban Unmarried Mothers. Maternal Child Health Journal. 12(2): 204-215.
  1. Nelson, D., Bellamy, S., Nachamkin, I., et. al. (March 2008) Characteristics and Pregnancy Outcomes of Pregnant Women Asymptomatic for Bacterial Vaginosis. Maternal Child Health Journal. 12(2): 216-222.
  1. Dasanayake, A., Gennaro, S., et. al. (Januray/February 2008) Maternal Periodontal Disease, Pregnancy, and Neonatal Outcomes. The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 33(1): 45-49.
  1. Canady, R. B., Tiedje, L. B. & Lauber, Cl. (March/April 2008) Preconception Care and PREGNANCY PLANNING: Voices of African American Women. The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing. 33(2): 90-97.
  1. Ersch, J., Beinder, E., Stallmach, T., et. al. (March 2008) Hydroxyprogesterone in premature infants as a marker of intrauterine stress. Journal of Perinatal Medicine. 36(2): 157-160.
  1. Nannini, A., Lazar, J., Berg, C., et. al. (January/February 2008) Injury: A Major Cause of Pregnancy-Associated Mortality in Massachusetts. Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health.  53(1): 3-10.
  1. Alvelo-Maldonado, L., Bernal, V., Grosse, SD., et. al. (January 2008):  Prevalence of Neural Tube Defects and Folic Acid Knowledge and Consumption – Puerto Rico, 1996-2006. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.  57(01):  10-3.
  1. Rynn, L., Cragan, J., Correa, A., et. al. ((January 2008):  Update on Overall Prevalence of Major Birth Defects --- Atlanta, Georgia, 1978-2005.  Morbidity and Mortality WeeklyReport. 57(01): 1-5.
  1. Ruma M, Boggess K, Moss K, Jared H, Murtha A, Beck J, Offenbacher S. (April 2008) Maternal Periodontal Disease, Systemic Inflammation, and Risk for Preeclampsia. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 198(4):389-390.
  1. Woensdregt K, Norwitz ER, Cackovic M, Paidas MJ, Illuzzi JL. (April 2008) Effect of 2 Stitches vs. 1 Stitch on the Prevention of Preterm Birth in Women with Singleton Pregnancies Who Undergo Cervical Cerclage. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 198(4):396-398.
  1. Hull HR, Dinger MK, Knehans AW, Thompson DM, Fields DA. (April 2008)

  2. Impact of Maternal Body Mass Index on Neonate Birthweight and Body Composition. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 198(4):416-417.

  3. Wittels KA, Pelletier AJ, Brown DF, Camargo CA Jr. (May 2008) United States Emergency Department Visits for Vaginal Bleeding During Early Pregnancy, 1993-2003. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology .198(5):523-525.

  4. Tiedje LB. (May- June 2008)  Preterm delivery and later maternal cardiovascular risk. The American Journal of Maternal/Child Health Nursing. 33(3):194.

  5. Tiedje LB, Price E, You M. (May- June 2008)  Childbirth is Changing: What Now? The American Journal of Maternal/Child Health Nursing. 33(3):144-50.

  6. Ateah CA, Hamelin KJ. (May- June 2008) Maternal Bedsharing Practices, Experiences, and Awareness of Risks. Journal of Obstetric and Gynecologic & Neonatal Nursing. 37(3):274-81.

  7. Osypuk TL ; Acevedo-Garcia D. (June 2008)  Are Racial Disparities in Preterm Birth Larger in Hypersegregated Areas? American Journal of Epidemiology. 167(11): 1295-304.

  8. Brotman RM, Ghanem KG, Klebanoff MA, Taha TE, Scharfstein DO, Zenilman JM. (June 2008) The Effect of Vaginal Douching Cessation on Bacterial Vaginosis: A Pilot Study. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 198(6):628-630.

  9. Wylie BJ, Davidson LL, Batra M, Reed SD. (June 2008) Method of Delivery and Neonatal Outcome in Very Low-Birthweight Vertex-Presenting Fetuses. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 198(6):640-642.

  10. Mercer BM, Merlino AA, Milluzzi CJ, Moore JJ.(June 2008) Small Fetal Size Before 20 Weeks' Gestation: Associations with Maternal Tobacco Use, Early Preterm Birth, and Low Birthweight. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 198(6):673-675.

  11. Saastad E, Ahlborg T, Frøen F. (July –August 2008) Low Maternal Awareness of Fetal Movement is Associated With Small for Gestational Age Infants. Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health. (53) 4: 345-352.

References  from 1979 to 1997

  1. Anderson, R., D. Kochanek, and S. Murphy. 1997. Report of Final Mortality Statistics, 1995. Monthly Vital Statistics Report 45(11):2.
  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics. National vital statistics systems, 1992-1993.
  3. Carmichael, S. L., and S. Iyasu. 1998. Changes in the Black-White Infant Mortality Gap from 1983 to 1991 in the United States. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 15(3):220-27
  4. Goldenberg, R. L., and D. J. Rouse. 1998. Prevention of Premature Birth. New England Journal of Medicine 339(5):313-20.
  5. Holzman, C. 1998. Preterm Birth: From Prediction to Prevention. American Journal of Public Health 88(2):183-84.
  6. Kleinman, J. C., and S. S. Kessel. 1987. Racial Differences in Low Birth Weight: Trends and Risk Factors. New England Journal of Medicine 317(12):749-53.
  7. Hauth, J. C., R. L. Goldenberg, W. W. Andrews, et al. 1995. Reduced Incidence of Preterm Delivery with Metronidazole and Erythromycin in Women with Bacterial Vaginosis. New England Journal of Medicine 333(26):1732-36.
  8. Dunkel-Schetter, C. 1998. Maternal Stress and Preterm Delivery. Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine 3:39-42.
  9. Berkman, L. F. 1984. Assessing the Physical Health Effects of Social Networks and Social Support. Annual Review of Public Health 5:413-32.
  10. Copper, R. L., R. L. Goldenberg, A. Das, et al. 1996. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 175:1286-92.
  11. Sandman, C. A., P. D. Wadhwa, A. Chicz-DeMet, C. Dunkel-Schetter, and M. Porto. 1997. Maternal Stress, HPA Activity, and Fetal/Infant Outcome. Annals New York Academy of Sciences 586:266-75.
  12. Creighton-Zollar, A. 1993. The Social Correlates of Infant and Reproductive Mortality in the United States. New York: Garland Publishing.
  13. Hoffman, S., and M. C. Hatch. 1996. Stress, Social Support and Pregnancy Outcome: A Reassessment Based on Recent Research. Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 10:380-405.
  14. Cabral, H., L. Fried, S. Levenson, H. Amaro, and B. Zuckerman. 1990. Foreign-Born Black Women: Differences in Health Behaviors and Birth Outcomes. American Journal of Public Health 80(1):70-72.
  15. Warner, G. L. 1995. Prenatal Care Demand and Birthweight Production of Black Women. AEA Papers and Proceedings 85(2):132-37.
  16. Kleinman, J., L. Fingerhut, and K. Prager. 1991. Differences in Infant Mortality by Race, Nativity Status and Other Maternal Characteristics. American Journal of Disease of Children 145:194-9.
  17. Rowley, D. 1995. Framing the Debate: Can Prenatal Care Help to Reduce the Black-White Disparity in Infant Mortality. Journal of the American Medical Women's Association 50(5):187-93.
  18. Wadhwa, P. D., C. Dunkel-Schetter, A. Chicz-DeMet, M. Porto, and C. A. Sandman. 1996. Prenatal Psychosocial Factors and the Neuroendocrine Axis in Human Pregnancy. Psychosomatic Medicine 58:432-46.
  19. Chrousos, G. P. 1998. Stressors, Stress, and Neuroendocrine Integration of the Adaptive Response. Annals New York Academy of Sciences 851:311-35.
  20. Hillier, S., R. Nugent, and D. Eschenback. 1995. Association Between Bacterial Vaginosis and Preterm Delivery of a Low Birth Weight Infant. New England Journal of Medicine 333:1737-42.
  21. McGregor, J. A., J. L. French, R. Parker, et al. 1995. Prevention of Premature Birth by Screening and Treatment for Common Genital Tract Infections: Results of a Prospective Controlled Evaluation. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 173:157-67.
  22. Cross, T., et al. 1989. Toward a Culturally Competent System of Care, Volume I. Washington, D.C.: Georgetown University Child Development Center, CASSP Technical Assistance Center.
    23. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources Administration. 1998. Health Care Rx: Access for All. Washington, D.C.: GPO, pp. 18-19.
  23. Gonzalez-Calvo, J., et al. Nursing Case Management and Its Role in Perinatal Risk Reduction: Development, Implementation, and Evaluation of a Culturally Competent Model for African American Women. Public Health Nursing 14(4):190-206

Supplemental Bibliography

  1. Cramer, J. C. 1995. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Birth Weight: The Role of Income and Financial Assistance. Demography 32(2):231-47.
  2. David, R., and J. Collins. 1997. Differing Birth Weight Among Infants of U.S.-Born Blacks and African-Born Blacks. New England Journal of Medicine 337(17):1209-14.
  3. James, S. A. 1993. Racial and Ethnic Differences in Infant Mortality and Low Birth Weight: A Psychosocial Critique. Annals of Epidemiology 3(2):130-36.
  4. Krieger, N., D. Rowley, A. Herman, B. Avery, and M. Phillips. 1993. Racism, Sexism and Social Class: Implications for Studies of Health Disease and Well-being. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 9 (supplement):82-122.
  5. Laveist, T. A. 1993. Segregation, Poverty, and Empowerment: Health Consequences for African Americans. Milbank Quarterly 71(1):41-64.
  6. Lieberman, E., K. J. Ryan, R. R. Monson, and S. C. Schoenbaum. 1987. Risk Factors Accounting for Racial Differences in the Rate of Premature Birth. New England Journal of Medicine 317(12):743-48.
  7. McLean, D., K. Hatfield-Timajchy, P. Wingo, and R. Floyd. 1993. Psychosocial Measurements: Implications for the Study of Preterm Delivery in Black Women. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 9(6):39-81.
  8. Paneth, N. S. 1995. The Problem of Low Birth Weight. The Future of Children 5(1):19-34.
  9. Reichman, N. E., and M. J. Florio. 1996. The Effects of Enriched Prenatal Care Services on Medicaid Birth Outcomes in New Jersey. Journal of Health Economics 15:455-476.
  10. Reichman, N., and D. Pagnini. 1996. Maternal Age and Birth Outcomes: Data from New Jersey. Family Planning Perspectives 29(6):268-272.
  11. Schoendorf, K. H., J. C. Kleinman, and D. Rowley. 1992. Mortality among Infants of Black As Compared with White College-Educated Parents. New England Journal of Medicine 326:1522-26.
  12. Shiono, P. H., and R. E. Behrman. 1995. Low Birth Weight: Analysis and Recommendations. The Future of Children 5(1):4-18.
  13. Singh, G. K., and S. M. Yu. 1995. Infant Mortality in the United States: Trends, Differentials, and Projections, 1950 through 2010. American Journal of Public Health 85(7):957-4.
  14. Valanis, B., and D. Rush. 1979. A Partial Explanation of Superior Birth Weights among Foreign-Born Women. Social Biology 26:198-210.
  15. Warren, R. C. 1993. The Morbidity/Mortality Gap: What Is the Problem? AEP 3(2):127-129.

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