Factors Associated with High-Risk Rural Women Giving Birth in Non-NICU Hospital Settings

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Identifies risk factors for childbirth among high-risk rural women in a hospital without a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Analyzes information from maternal hospital discharge data from childbirth hospitalizations for rural residents from Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, Washington, and Wisconsin. Includes statistics for women with multiple gestation and preterm delivery by age, primary payer, race, rurality, state, and local NICU capacity.

K. B. Kozhimannil, P. Hung, M. M. Casey, S. A. Lorch

Journal of Perinatology, 36, 510–515

02/2016

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Maternal health and prenatal care · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data · Women · Colorado · Iowa · Kentucky · New York · North Carolina · Oregon · Vermont · Washington · Wisconsin