Access to maternity care in rural Washington
Its effect on neonatal outcomes and resource use
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11020048 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Thomas S Nesbitt (0000-0001-5916-9810, University of California, Davis), Eric H Larson, Roger A Rosenblatt, L G Hart |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 87 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 85-90 |
| Publication date | 1997-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048 |
| Publisher | American Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.2105/ajph.87.1.85 |
| PMID | 9065233 |
| OpenAlex | W2087674445 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 4 |
OBJECTIVES: This study sought to ascertain the effects of poor local access to obstetric care on the risks of having a neonate diagnosed as non-normal, a long hospital stay, and/or high hospital charges. METHODS: Washington State birth certificates linked with hospital discharge abstracts of mothers and neonates were used to study 29809 births to residents of rural areas. Births to women from rural areas where more than two thirds of the women left for care were compared with births to women from rural areas where fewer than one third left for care. RESULTS: Poor local access to providers of obstetric care was associated with a significantly greater risk of having a non-normal neonate for both Medicaid and privately insured patients. However, poor local access to care was consistently associated with higher charges and increased hospital length of stay only if the patient was privately insured. CONCLUSIONS: These results indicate that local maternity services may help prevent non-normal births to rural women and, among privately insured women, might decrease use of neonatal resources
Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Health care · Maternity care · MEDLINE · Political science · Population · Pregnancy · Prenatal care · Resource (disambiguation) · Emergency and Acute Care Studies · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine
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| Citations per year | 0.52 |
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| Citation span | 2001 - 2012 (12) |
| Highly cited | No |