Exploring Preconception Care: Insurance Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Health in the Pre-pregnancy Period
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Exploring Preconception Care: Insurance Status, Race/Ethnicity, and Health in the Pre-pregnancy Period Rebecca Mahn Hawks1 · Aileen P. McGinn2 · Peter S. Bernstein3 · Jonathan N. Tobin2,4
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Abstract Objective To measure the association of preconception health insurance status with preconception health among women in New York City, and examine whether this association is modified by race/ethnicity. Methods Using data from the New York City Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System 2009–2011 (n = 3929), we created a “Preconception Health Score” (PHS) capturing modifiable behaviors, healthcare services utilization, pregnancy intention, and timely entry into prenatal care. We then built multivariable logistic regression models to measure the association of PHS with health insurance status and race/ethnicity. Results We found PHS to be higher among women with private insurance (7.3 ± 0.07) or public insurance (6.3 ± 0.08) before pregnancy than no insurance (5.9 ± 0.09) (p
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