The perinatal and infant health status of Native Hawaiians
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11037685 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Edith C Kieffer (0000-0002-1162-6178, University of Michigan), Joanne Mor (University of Michigan), J M Mor, Greg R Alexander (University of Michigan) |
| Year | 1994 |
| Volume | 84 |
| Issue | 9 |
| Pages | 1501-1504 |
| Publication date | 1994-09-01 |
| 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.84.9.1501 |
| PMID | 8092382 |
| OpenAlex | W1995154377 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 7 |
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 during the postneonatal period. Public health initiatives to reduce infant mortality must go beyond preventing teenage pregnancy and low birthweight to address Hawaiian infants' unique pattern of risk factors and the social and economic environment in which such risks abound
Environmental health · Infant mortality · Low birth weight · Native Hawaiians · Pacific islanders · Population · Pregnancy · Prenatal care · Public health · Breastfeeding Practices and Influences · Child and Adolescent Health · Demography · Medicine
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1996 - 2017 (22) |
| Highly cited | No |