Search is Powered by Google
Follow us on:
Follow our health news on Twitter
Follow Our News on Facebook
Personalization
login | register
Pregnancy / Obstetrics News

Report Shows Racial/Ethnic Disparities In Rates Of Prenatal Care, Teen Births In New Mexico

Main Category: Pregnancy / Obstetrics
Article Date: 07 Nov 2007 - 6:00 PDT

email icon email to a friend   printer icon printer friendly   write icon view / write opinions   rate icon rate article


Current Article Ratings:

Patient / Public:4 stars

4 (1 votes)

Health Professional:not yet rated

Article Opinions: 0 posts

The New Mexico Department of Health on Monday released a report that found racial and ethnic health disparities in prenatal care, teenage birth rates and alcohol-related deaths, the AP/Las Cruces Sun-News reports. According to the report, the rate of women in the state who go without prenatal care or receive it late is higher than the national average. American Indians in the state are particularly likely to either receive late or no prenatal care, according to the report. In addition, the state's teen birth rate is 60% higher than the national rate; the alcohol-related death rate is 70% higher than the national rate; and more than 50% of whites and Hispanics in the state with diabetes do not receive needed care.

The Health Department attributed the disparities to lack of access to health care, as well as genetics, poverty, environmental conditions, occupations, language barriers, social and cultural factors, and discrimination (AP/Las Cruces Sun-News, 11/5).

The report is available online (.pdf).

Reprinted with kind permission from http://www.kaisernetwork.org. You can view the entire Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report, search the archives, or sign up for email delivery at http://www.kaisernetwork.org/dailyreports/healthpolicy. The Kaiser Daily Health Policy Report is published for kaisernetwork.org, a free service of The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation© 2005 Advisory Board Company and Kaiser Family Foundation. All rights reserved.




Personalized Homepage Weekly Newsletters Daily News Alerts
Hemophilia Opioid Induced Constipation Pneumococcal Disease ADHD Anxiety Asthma Atrial Fibrillation Autism Cancer Diabetes Lung Cancer Lupus Medicare / Medicaid Obesity and BMI Pancreatic Cancer Stem Cells All 'What Is...' Articles

Ophthalmology Urology
About Us News Licensing Free Website Feeds Free Tools & Content Tell a Friend Accessibility Help / FAQ Article Submission Links Contact Us

add medical news today to your facebook
medical news gadget

Please fill in our survey

Swine Flu Image

Swine Flu Updates

- Latest Swine Flu News
- What is Swine Flu?
- Map Of H1N1 Outbreaks
- Swine Flu - Top 20 FAQ
- Daily Email News Alerts
Stick with Medical News Today for the latest news updates on swine flu.


These are the most read articles from this news category for the last 6 months:
Top Article Star
What Is Pregnancy? How Do I Know If I Am Pregnant?
04 Jun 2009
Put simply, if any of these signs and symptoms apply to you, there is a good chance you are pregnant. The first symptom is a must, the others are possibilities. In other words, if your breasts are tender but your period has...


Exercise Is Beneficial for Expectant Mothers image Exercise Is Beneficial for Expectant Mothers

Experts say that exercise is an excellent idea for most expectant mothers...

Talking with Your Doctor image Talking with Your Doctor

Talking with your doctor can sometimes be difficult. Good health care, however, depends on an open dialogue between patients and doctors...

View more videos...