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SUBMITTER: Pan K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7825524 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pan Ke K Beitsch Leslie L Gonsoroski Elaina E Sherchan Samendra P SP Uejio Christopher K CK Lichtveld Maureen Y MY Harville Emily W EW
International journal of environmental research and public health 20210106 2
<i>Background</i>: Disasters are associated with worse perinatal outcomes, perhaps due to inadequate prenatal care (PNC). <i>Methods</i>: Using 2017-2019 Florida vital statistics, we compared PNC use before and after Hurricane Michael. We categorized counties as most affected (Area A) or less affected (Area B and C). We examined whether Michael's effects on perinatal outcomes varied by maternity care availability and used the Baron and Kenny method to assess whether delayed PNC initiation mediat ...[more]