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Is Timing of Enrollment Associated with Birth Outcomes? Findings from a Healthy Start Program in Kansas

Authors: Kyrah K. Brown, Candace Johnson, Michele Spainhower, Nicole Fox Phillips, J’Vonnah Maryman

Published in: Maternal and Child Health Journal | Special Issue 1/2017

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Objective The Sedgwick County Healthy Babies Healthy Start (HBHS) program provides community-based services (including care coordination, interconception care and home visiting) aimed at reducing racial/ethnic disparities in poor birth outcomes. The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of the Sedgwick County HBHS program by comparing the birth outcomes of program participants who enrolled prenatally and those who did not participate while pregnant. Methods In this retrospective cohort study, we used data drawn from the Sedgwick County HBHS program. The sample included 280 clients who were enrolled in the Sedgwick County HBHS program between September 2014 and December 2015. We performed logistic regression analyses to assess the associations between enrollee type (prenatal enrollee vs. interconceptional enrollee) and birth outcomes (low birth weight, preterm birth). Results The majority of the sample consisted of racial/ethnic minority women (32.1% non-Hispanic black, 31.8% Hispanic). After adjusting for covariates, women who enrolled in the Sedgwick County HBHS program prenatally were less likely than women who were not enrolled during pregnancy to have a preterm birth (OR 0.19, [CI 08, 0.43]) and deliver a low birth weight infant (OR 0.31, [CI 0.10, 0.97]). Conclusions for Practice Women, particularly minority women, who participate in the HBHS program experienced better birth outcomes than women who did not participate in the program during pregnancy. However, findings also suggest that interconceptional enrollees may stand to benefit from continued participation in the program.

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Title: Is Timing of Enrollment Associated with Birth Outcomes? Findings from a Healthy Start Program in Kansas
Authors: Kyrah K. Brown
Candace Johnson
Michele Spainhower
Nicole Fox Phillips
J’Vonnah Maryman
Publication date: 01-12-2017
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: Maternal and Child Health Journal / Issue Special Issue 1/2017
Print ISSN: 1092-7875
Electronic ISSN: 1573-6628
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10995-017-2405-x

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