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Factors Associated With Rapid Repeat Pregnancy Among Women In A Healthy Start Program In Kent County, Michigan, Sarah Jane Schmidt Apr 2019

Factors Associated With Rapid Repeat Pregnancy Among Women In A Healthy Start Program In Kent County, Michigan, Sarah Jane Schmidt

Masters Theses

Strong Beginnings (SB) is a federal Healthy Start Program aiming to improve the health and well-being of black and Hispanic families by promoting racial equity and eliminating racial disparities in birth outcomes, including rapid repeat pregnancy (secondary pregnancy within 18 months of index birth). To better prevent the occurrence of rapid repeat pregnancy (RRP), this study explores individual, social, and environmental factors associated with RRP. De-identified data for this study included information from SB, the Maternal Infant Health Program, Medicaid claims, and birth certificates. The sample includes women enrolled in SB with an index birth between 2013 and 2015. Chi-square …