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Low Birthweight Rate Differences Associated with Distinct Perinatal Staffing Mixes at Federally Funded Health Centers

Description
Examines associations between health center staffing models and low birthweight (LBW), utilizing 2011-2021 Uniform Data System files of 1,385 health centers. Includes data on rural-urban differences in distribution of hospitals staffing certified nurse midwives (CNMs), obstetricians-gynecologists (OBs), both, or neither.
Author(s)
Paula M Kett, Grace A Guenther, Marieke S van Eijk, David G Patterson, Bianca K Frogner
Citation
Health Affairs Scholar, 2(12), qxae113
Date
12/2024
Type
Document
Tagged as
Federally Qualified Health Centers · Health workforce · Healthcare quality · Maternal health and prenatal care · Maternal health workforce · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data