Low birth weight and maternal incarceration in pregnancy: A longitudinal linked data study of Western Australian infants

Rationale: Improved birth weight outcomes have been reported for infants of mothers imprisoned during pregnancy relative to similarly disadvantaged mothers, however, findings are equivocal and evidence is lacking from jurisdictions outside the United States. Objective: To investigate whether materna...

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Main Authors: Caitlin McMillen Dowell, Gloria C. Mejia, David B. Preen, Leonie Segal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-04-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827318300545