Trends in Perinatal and Infant Health Disparities Between Rural American Indians and Alaska Natives and Rural Whites

Date
04/2009
Journal
American Journal of Public Health
Description

Examines perinatal care, birth outcomes, and infant health between rural American Indian and Alaska Native (AIAN) persons and rural Whites over time. Despite significant decreases in inadequate prenatal care and postneonatal death among American Indians and Alaska Natives, additional measures are needed to close health gaps for this group.

Center
WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Authors
Laura-Mae Baldwin, David Grossman, Elise Murowchick, Eric Larson, Walter Hollow, Jonathan Sugarman, William Freeman, Gary Hart