Greg R Alexander
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 220130 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Greg R Alexander |
| NOMBRES | Greg R |
| APELLIDO | Alexander |
| FIRMA | ALEXANDER G R |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| VERIFICADO | No |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 39 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 168 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 39 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 1985 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2008 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Racial Disparities in Perinatal Outcomes and Pregnancy Spacing Among Women Delaying Initiation of Childbearing
Pregnancy Outcomes of American Indians
The Influence of Maternal Mobility on Birth Outcomes of non-Hispanic Blacks
Delivering A Very Low Birth Weight Infant and The Subsequent Risk of Divorce or Separation
Clustering of U.S. Women Receiving No Prenatal Care
State-Specific Trends in Preterm Delivery
A Guide to Reviewing Manuscripts
Appreciation to Reviewers
The healthy migrant theory
Levels of Excess Infant Deaths Attributable to Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy in the United States
Our Legacy for Leadership in MCH
Availability a MCH/Public Health Milestones History Series
Maternal and Child Health Graduate and Continuing Education Needs
A Comparison of Risk Factors for Twin Preterm Birth in the United States Between 1981–82 and 1996–97
Racial Differences in Prenatal Care Use in the United States
Objectives. We examined trends and racial disparities (White, African American) in trimester of prenatal care initiation and adequacy of prenatal care utilization for US women and specific high-risk subgroups, e.g., unmarried, young, or less-educated mothers. Methods. Data from 1981–1998 US natality files on singleton live births to US resident mothers were examined. Results. Overall, early and adequate use of care improved for both racial groups…
The Impact of the Increasing Number of Multiple Births on the Rates of Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight
Objectives. We studied the effects of twins and triplets on perinatal health indicators in the overall population in the 1980s and 1990s in Canada, England and Wales, France, and the United States. Methods. Data were derived mostly from live birth registration. We used rates, relative risks, and population attributable risks for twins and triplets separately. Results. In each country, the increase in multiple births, and the increase in preterm d…
Assessing the role and effectiveness of prenatal care
Despite the widespread use of prenatal care, the evidence for its effectiveness remains equivocal and its primary purpose and effects continue to be a subject of debate.To provide some perspective on why the effectiveness and organization of prenatal care continue to be debated, the authors (a) briefly review the history of the development of prenatal care in the US; (b) attempt to conceptually define prenatal care in terms of its utilization, co…
Prenatal Care Use Among Selected Asian American Groups
Objectives. This study examined the predictors of 3 patterns of prenatal care use (no care, late initiation of care, and inadequate use after early initiation) for 4 Asian American ethnic groups in the United States. Methods. Single live births to US resident mothers of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese ancestry (n = 273 604) were selected from the 1992–1996 US natality files. Logistic regression was used to analyze the effects of materna…
Trends and Racial Differences in Birth Weight and Related Survival
U.S. Singleton Birth Weight Percentiles for Gestational Age by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Gender
A New Method to Examine Very Low Birth Weight Fetal and Hebdomadal Mortality in a Regionalized System of Perinatal Care
The Influence of Site of Care on the Content of Prenatal Care for Low-Income Women
An Assessment of the Use and Impact of Ancillary Prenatal Care Services to Medicaid Women in Managed Care
After Graduation, What? An Analysis of the Job Placements of Graduates of Public Health Maternal and Child Health Training Programs
The accurate measurement of gestational age--a critical step toward improving fetal death reporting and perinatal health
The accurate measurement of gestational age--a critical step toward improving fetal death reporting and perinatal health. G R AlexanderCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.87.8.1278 Published Online: October 07, 2011
The healthy migrant theory
Racial disparities in reported prenatal care advice from health care providers
OBJECTIVES. The relationship between certain maternal behaviors and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been well documented. One method to alter these behaviors is through the advice of women's health care providers. Advice from providers may be particularly important in minority populations, who have higher rates of infant mortality and prematurity. This study examines racial disparities according to women's self-report of advice received from healt…
The Role of Prenatal Care in Preventing Low Birth Weight
Prenatal care has long been endorsed as a means to identify mothers at risk of delivering a preterm or growth-retarded infant and to provide an array of available medical, nutritional, and educational interventions intended to reduce the determinants and incidence of low birth weight and other adverse pregnancy conditions and outcomes. Although the general notion that prenatal care is of value to both mother and child became widely accepted in th…
Racial Differences in Prenatal Care Use in the United States
Objectives. We examined trends and racial disparities (White, African American) in trimester of prenatal care initiation and adequacy of prenatal care utilization for US women and specific high-risk subgroups, e.g., unmarried, young, or less-educated mothers. Methods. Data from 1981–1998 US natality files on singleton live births to US resident mothers were examined. Results. Overall, early and adequate use of care improved for both racial groups…
The Impact of the Increasing Number of Multiple Births on the Rates of Preterm Birth and Low Birthweight
Objectives. We studied the effects of twins and triplets on perinatal health indicators in the overall population in the 1980s and 1990s in Canada, England and Wales, France, and the United States. Methods. Data were derived mostly from live birth registration. We used rates, relative risks, and population attributable risks for twins and triplets separately. Results. In each country, the increase in multiple births, and the increase in preterm d…
Source of bias in prenatal care utilization indices
BACKGROUND: Recent expansions in eligibility for coverage of prenatal care services by the Medicaid program reflect national initiatives to improve pregnancy outcomes. This study investigates the potential impact that completeness of reporting of prenatal care and gestational age variables and strategies to impute missing data may have on evaluations of the Medicaid expansion. METHODS: This study, examining 15 years of vital record data from a si…
Geographic patterns of low birth weight in Hawaii
Prenatal Care Use Among Selected Asian American Groups
Objectives. This study examined the predictors of 3 patterns of prenatal care use (no care, late initiation of care, and inadequate use after early initiation) for 4 Asian American ethnic groups in the United States. Methods. Single live births to US resident mothers of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese ancestry (n = 273 604) were selected from the 1992–1996 US natality files. Logistic regression was used to analyze the effects of materna…
Pregnancy outcomes of US-born and foreign-born Japanese Americans
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the birth outcomes of Japanese Americans, focusing on the role of the mother's place of birth. METHODS: Single live births to US-resident Japanese American mothers (n = 37,941) were selected from the 1983 through 1987 US linked live birth-infant death files. RESULTS: US-born mothers were more likely than foreign-born mothers to be less than 18 years old and not married, to start prenatal care early, and to more…
Multiethnic variations in the pregnancy outcomes of military dependents
OBJECTIVES. We examined the pregnancy outcomes of three ethnic groups: African-American Blacks, non-Hispanic Whites, and Filipinos. In an attempt to reduce ethnic dissimilarities in parental employment and access to health care, this investigation compared the single-live-birth outcomes of married, adult women who resided in the state of Hawaii and who indicated that their spouse was on active-duty status in the US military. METHODS. The data for…
Firearm-related fatalities
This study examines 1970-78 South Carolina firearm fatalities utilizing vital record data. During this period, 5,808 firearm deaths, classified as accident, homicide, suicide, or undetermined, were reported with an average annual fatality rate of 23.35 deaths per 100,000 estimated population. Firearm fatalities in South Carolina were the sixth leading cause of death in 1975 and accounted for 2.9 per cent of all deaths to residents. A significant …
Adolescent parity and infant mortality, Minnesota, 1980 through 1988
The association of parity and infant mortality was studied using linked birth-death files for 46,985 infants born to 11- to 19-year-old Minnesota residents between 1980 and 1988. Compared with infants of primiparas, infants of multiparas were at twice the risk for infant and postneonatal death but at no increased risk for neonatal death. They were also at two to three times the risk for deaths due to accidents, infections, and sudden infant death…
Effect of maternal age on birth outcomes among young adolescents
This study examined the effect of maternal age on birth outcomes among young adolescents, ages 10 through 15. All records representing single births of primipara, Black or White adolescents, were selected for analysis from the 1983-1986 National Center for Health Statistics' Public Use Linked Live Birth-Infant Death Data File (n = 127,668). Logistic regression analyses controlled for effects of maternal race, marital status, prenatal care, gravid…
The perinatal and infant health status of Native Hawaiians
Hawaii vital record data for 1979 through 1990 were analyzed to examine potentially differing relationships between maternal and infant risks and outcomes in native Hawaiian and White infants. Despite high rates of inadequate prenatal care and teenage and unmarried childbearing, the Hawaiian low-birth-weight rate was below the US average. Hawaiian infants experienced an elevated risk of mortality, particularly among those of normal birthweight du…
Maternal nativity status and pregnancy outcome among U.S.‐born Filipinos
Using 1979-87 Hawaii vital record data on single live births, this study compares by nativity status of the mother the maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of resident Filipino women. Among ethnic minorities in the United States, the pregnancy outcomes of U.S.-born mothers have been reported to compare unfavorably to their foreign-born counterparts. In this study, unequivocally preferential pregnancy outcome indicators were not observe…
The accurate measurement of gestational age--a critical step toward improving fetal death reporting and perinatal health
The accurate measurement of gestational age--a critical step toward improving fetal death reporting and perinatal health. G R AlexanderCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.87.8.1278 Published Online: October 07, 2011
A comparison of gestational age reporting methods based on physician estimate and date of last normal menses from fetal death reports
Utilizing 10,587 cases from the 1980 National Center for Health Statistics Fetal Death Statistics File, we examined the comparability of two methods of determining the gestational age of a fetal death, the calculated interval from date of last normal menses (DLNM) and the physician's estimate. The physician estimated gestational age distribution exhibits even number digit preference and a distinct clustering at the 40-week value. The DLNM distrib…
Variations in the reporting of gestational age at induced termination of pregnancy
Utilizing the 1980 Induced Abortion File maintained by the National Center for Health Statistics, we compared gestational age from date of last normal menses and the physician-based estimate of gestational age. An average .51 week difference between the two methods was observed. Beyond seven weeks gestation, the date of last normal menses value was underestimated by the physician-based estimate with a markedly greater divergence after 20 weeks. A…
Firearm-related fatalities
This study examines 1970-78 South Carolina firearm fatalities utilizing vital record data. During this period, 5,808 firearm deaths, classified as accident, homicide, suicide, or undetermined, were reported with an average annual fatality rate of 23.35 deaths per 100,000 estimated population. Firearm fatalities in South Carolina were the sixth leading cause of death in 1975 and accounted for 2.9 per cent of all deaths to residents. A significant …
A comparison of gestational age reporting methods based on physician estimate and date of last normal menses from fetal death reports
Utilizing 10,587 cases from the 1980 National Center for Health Statistics Fetal Death Statistics File, we examined the comparability of two methods of determining the gestational age of a fetal death, the calculated interval from date of last normal menses (DLNM) and the physician's estimate. The physician estimated gestational age distribution exhibits even number digit preference and a distinct clustering at the 40-week value. The DLNM distrib…
Variations in the reporting of gestational age at induced termination of pregnancy
Utilizing the 1980 Induced Abortion File maintained by the National Center for Health Statistics, we compared gestational age from date of last normal menses and the physician-based estimate of gestational age. An average .51 week difference between the two methods was observed. Beyond seven weeks gestation, the date of last normal menses value was underestimated by the physician-based estimate with a markedly greater divergence after 20 weeks. A…
Source of bias in prenatal care utilization indices
BACKGROUND: Recent expansions in eligibility for coverage of prenatal care services by the Medicaid program reflect national initiatives to improve pregnancy outcomes. This study investigates the potential impact that completeness of reporting of prenatal care and gestational age variables and strategies to impute missing data may have on evaluations of the Medicaid expansion. METHODS: This study, examining 15 years of vital record data from a si…
Maternal nativity status and pregnancy outcome among U.S.‐born Filipinos
Using 1979-87 Hawaii vital record data on single live births, this study compares by nativity status of the mother the maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of resident Filipino women. Among ethnic minorities in the United States, the pregnancy outcomes of U.S.-born mothers have been reported to compare unfavorably to their foreign-born counterparts. In this study, unequivocally preferential pregnancy outcome indicators were not observe…
Pregnancy outcomes among Whites and Filipinos
Evidence from the Philippines suggests that, compared to Whites, infants born to Filipino women are more likely to be low birth weight. A paucity of information is available regarding birth outcomes of U.S.‐born Filipinos. Using 1979–1987 Hawaii vital record data on single live births to resident mothers, this study compares the maternal characteristics and pregnancy outcomes of White and Filipino mothers, Filipino mothers were significantly more…
Multiethnic variations in the pregnancy outcomes of military dependents
OBJECTIVES. We examined the pregnancy outcomes of three ethnic groups: African-American Blacks, non-Hispanic Whites, and Filipinos. In an attempt to reduce ethnic dissimilarities in parental employment and access to health care, this investigation compared the single-live-birth outcomes of married, adult women who resided in the state of Hawaii and who indicated that their spouse was on active-duty status in the US military. METHODS. The data for…
Geographic patterns of low birth weight in Hawaii
The perinatal and infant health status of Native Hawaiians
Hawaii vital record data for 1979 through 1990 were analyzed to examine potentially differing relationships between maternal and infant risks and outcomes in native Hawaiian and White infants. Despite high rates of inadequate prenatal care and teenage and unmarried childbearing, the Hawaiian low-birth-weight rate was below the US average. Hawaiian infants experienced an elevated risk of mortality, particularly among those of normal birthweight du…
Racial disparities in reported prenatal care advice from health care providers
OBJECTIVES. The relationship between certain maternal behaviors and adverse pregnancy outcomes has been well documented. One method to alter these behaviors is through the advice of women's health care providers. Advice from providers may be particularly important in minority populations, who have higher rates of infant mortality and prematurity. This study examines racial disparities according to women's self-report of advice received from healt…
The Role of Prenatal Care in Preventing Low Birth Weight
Prenatal care has long been endorsed as a means to identify mothers at risk of delivering a preterm or growth-retarded infant and to provide an array of available medical, nutritional, and educational interventions intended to reduce the determinants and incidence of low birth weight and other adverse pregnancy conditions and outcomes. Although the general notion that prenatal care is of value to both mother and child became widely accepted in th…
Adolescent parity and infant mortality, Minnesota, 1980 through 1988
The association of parity and infant mortality was studied using linked birth-death files for 46,985 infants born to 11- to 19-year-old Minnesota residents between 1980 and 1988. Compared with infants of primiparas, infants of multiparas were at twice the risk for infant and postneonatal death but at no increased risk for neonatal death. They were also at two to three times the risk for deaths due to accidents, infections, and sudden infant death…
Effect of maternal age on birth outcomes among young adolescents
This study examined the effect of maternal age on birth outcomes among young adolescents, ages 10 through 15. All records representing single births of primipara, Black or White adolescents, were selected for analysis from the 1983-1986 National Center for Health Statistics' Public Use Linked Live Birth-Infant Death Data File (n = 127,668). Logistic regression analyses controlled for effects of maternal race, marital status, prenatal care, gravid…
Pregnancy outcomes of US-born and foreign-born Japanese Americans
OBJECTIVES: This study investigated the birth outcomes of Japanese Americans, focusing on the role of the mother's place of birth. METHODS: Single live births to US-resident Japanese American mothers (n = 37,941) were selected from the 1983 through 1987 US linked live birth-infant death files. RESULTS: US-born mothers were more likely than foreign-born mothers to be less than 18 years old and not married, to start prenatal care early, and to more…
The Influence of Site of Care on the Content of Prenatal Care for Low-Income Women
An Assessment of the Use and Impact of Ancillary Prenatal Care Services to Medicaid Women in Managed Care
After Graduation, What? An Analysis of the Job Placements of Graduates of Public Health Maternal and Child Health Training Programs
The accurate measurement of gestational age--a critical step toward improving fetal death reporting and perinatal health
The accurate measurement of gestational age--a critical step toward improving fetal death reporting and perinatal health. G R AlexanderCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.87.8.1278 Published Online: October 07, 2011
A New Method to Examine Very Low Birth Weight Fetal and Hebdomadal Mortality in a Regionalized System of Perinatal Care
Trends and Racial Differences in Birth Weight and Related Survival
U.S. Singleton Birth Weight Percentiles for Gestational Age by Race, Hispanic Origin, and Gender
Assessing the role and effectiveness of prenatal care
Despite the widespread use of prenatal care, the evidence for its effectiveness remains equivocal and its primary purpose and effects continue to be a subject of debate.To provide some perspective on why the effectiveness and organization of prenatal care continue to be debated, the authors (a) briefly review the history of the development of prenatal care in the US; (b) attempt to conceptually define prenatal care in terms of its utilization, co…
Prenatal Care Use Among Selected Asian American Groups
Objectives. This study examined the predictors of 3 patterns of prenatal care use (no care, late initiation of care, and inadequate use after early initiation) for 4 Asian American ethnic groups in the United States. Methods. Single live births to US resident mothers of Chinese, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese ancestry (n = 273 604) were selected from the 1992–1996 US natality files. Logistic regression was used to analyze the effects of materna…
Availability a MCH/Public Health Milestones History Series
Maternal and Child Health Graduate and Continuing Education Needs
Medicine (39 obras) · Population (29 obras) · Environmental health (28 obras) · Pregnancy (27 obras) · Demography (21 obras) · Prenatal care (16 obras) · Public health (16 obras) · Gestational age (13 obras) · Low birth weight (13 obras) · Obstetrics (13 obras)