Maternal Incarceration During Pregnancy and Infant Birthweight.
The primary aim of this study was to examine whether incarceration during pregnancy is associated with infant birthweight. Our second objective was to illustrate the sensitivity of the relationship between infant birthweight and exposure to prison during pregnancy to the method used to measure and m...
| Published in: | Maternal & Child Health Journal Vol. 15; no. 4; pp. 478 - 487 |
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| Format: | research tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
May2011
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