Since low birth weight is a leading cause of infant mortality,7 varying rates of this outcome among Hispanic subgroups may translate to similarly varying patterns in infant mortality. On the other hand, if access to neonatal intensive care services differs by maternal birthplace or ethnicity, then infant mortality rates might not reflect differences in low-birth-weight rates among Hispanic subg...

To examine the association between race/ethnicity and successful vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC). This is a retrospective cohort study of women with singleton non-anomalous pregnancies 2007 2011 using linked vital statistics discharge data. Chi-square tests were used to compare rates Trial Labor After Cesarean (TOLAC) repeat Delivery (CD) who had previous CD as well VBAC from underwent TOLA...

In the United States, different racial and ethnic groups have very different infant mortality patterns. When assessing the relative contribution of the percentage of preterm births and gestational age-specific infant mortality rates to racial and ethnic infant mortality differences, we found that for non-Hispanic black women, 78 percent of their elevated infant mortality rate compared with non-...

OBJECTIVES This study examined whether more highly educated women were at greater risk of dying of breast cancer during 1989 through 1993. METHODS Breast cancer mortality rates were calculated through death certificates and Current Population Survey data. RESULTS Breast cancer mortality rates were highest among women with 12 and with 16 or more years of education. Non-Hispanic Black women h...

Total, early, and late fetal mortality rates were generally flat in the United States from 2006 through 2012. Over this same period, fetal mortality rates were also essentially unchanged among each of the three largest race and Hispanic origin groups: non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Hispanic women. The perinatal mortality rate declined 4% from 2006 through 2011, a result of a decrea...

OBJECTIVES This report presents 2005 fetal and perinatal mortality data by a variety of characteristics, including maternal age, marital status, race, Hispanic origin, and state of residence; and by fetal gestational age at delivery, birthweight, plurality, and sex. Trends in fetal and perinatal mortality are also examined. METHODS Descriptive tabulations of data are presented and interpreted...

OBJECTIVES This study assesses racial/ethnic differences in the odds of hypertension among US adult women and examines the degree to which depression, in addition to demographic, socioeconomic status, and health lifestyle characteristics, account for observed differences. METHODS The most recent iterations of the National Health Interview Survey (2001-2003) were used to examine the odds of hy...

OBJECTIVES Women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at high risk for future diabetes, with rates of GDM consistently higher in Hispanic than non-Hispanic white women. Currently recognized risk factors for GDM are absent in up to half of affected women, and studies addressing modifiable risk factors for GDM in Hispanic women are sparse. METHODS Proyecto Buena Salud is an on...

OBJECTIVE To examine sex and racial/ethnic differences in cardiovascular risk factor treatment and control among individuals with diabetes in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This study was an observational study examining mean levels of cardiovascular risk factors and proportion of subjects achieving treatment goals. RESULTS The sample included 926 ...

Surgical sterilization is a relatively permanent form of contraception that has been disproportionately used by Black, Hispanic, and Native American women in the United States in the past. We use a nationally representative sample of 4592 women ages 25-45 to determine whether sterilization continues to be more common and consequential by race for reproductive-age women. Results indicate that Na...