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. 1988 Nov;78(11):1493-5.
doi: 10.2105/ajph.78.11.1493.

Effects of the North Carolina Prematurity Prevention Program among public patients delivering at New Hanover Memorial Hospital

D L Covington  1 , J Carl, J G Daley, D Cushing, M P Churchill
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Effects of the North Carolina Prematurity Prevention Program among public patients delivering at New Hanover Memorial Hospital

D L Covington et al. Am J Public Health. 1988 Nov.

Abstract

Twelve per cent of the 847 women who delivered in one hospital prior to implementation of the North Carolina Prematurity Prevention Program had low-birthweight births compared with 9.5 per cent of the 748 women who delivered during the program. Controlling for known risk factors, both low- and very-low birthweight births among Whites (Odds Ratio 2.0 and 3.7 respectively) and very-low-birthweight births among Blacks (OR 2.9) were reduced.

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