Using data from the U.S. National Natality Survey (1980) this project will examine the effects of the birth's planning status, the utilization of prenatal care, and maternal smoking during pregnancy on birth weight. The basic hypothesis is that unplanned births weigh less than planned ones and the differences in prenatal care and smoking are instrumental in producing this relationship. A number of social and demographic variables are controlled. Comparisons are made between Hispanics, Blacks, and Anglos. Statistical techniques to be employed include OLS regression in a path analytic format (when birth weight is coded continuously), logit analysis (when birth weight is dichotomized as low/normal) and conditional logit analysis (when birth weight and gestational age are cross-classified to indicate infant maturity).

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
1R01HD019509-01A1
Application #
3316792
Study Section
Social Sciences and Population Study Section (SSP)
Project Start
1985-09-30
Project End
1986-08-31
Budget Start
1985-09-30
Budget End
1986-08-31
Support Year
1
Fiscal Year
1985
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
Florida State University
Department
Type
Organized Research Units
DUNS #
020520466
City
Tallahassee
State
FL
Country
United States
Zip Code
32306
Weller, R H; Eberstein, I W; Bailey, M (1987) Pregnancy wantedness and maternal behavior during pregnancy. Demography 24:407-12