OBJECTIVE: To identify which baseline factors best predict poor maternal @entity1017 among Hispanics. SAMPLE: Pregnancy and outcome data collected prospectively from 4,791 Hispanic @entity1 attending public prenatal clinics in West Los Angeles, @entity2948 , from 1983 through 1986. METHODS: Prepregnancy weight was categorized into weight status groups using body mass index (BMI). Poor total @entity1017 (based on a mean gestational age at last measurement, which was at 35 weeks) was defined as less than 21 lb for @entity1 with BMI less than 26 and less than 10 lb for @entity1 with BMI of 26 or greater. Analyses used Student's t test, chi 2, and multivariate regression techniques (linear and logistic). RESULTS: Poor total @entity1017 was identified in 29% of the @entity1 . For @entity1 who were underweight or normal weight before pregnancy, the only factor associated with increasing the risk of poor total @entity1017 was short stature (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 1.5, 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.24, 1.84). The following factors decreased the risk: being US born (AOR = 0.61, 95% CI = 0.37, 1.00); being primiparous and under 29 years old (for < 20 years AOR = 0.69, 95% CI = 0.51, 0.92 and for 20 to 29 years AOR = 0.63, 95% CI = 0.49, 0.81); planning the pregnancy (AOR = 0.82, 95% CI = 0.67, 1.00); and having a close relative die during the pregnancy (AOR = 0.65, 95% CI = 0.44, 0.95). For @entity28 and overweight @entity1 , physical abuse by the baby's father increased the risk (AOR = 3.19, 95% CI = 1.27, 8.01) of poor total @entity1017 , whereas receiving financial support from the baby's father decreased the risk (AOR = 0.59, 95% CI = 0.37, 0.95). APPLICATIONS/CONCLUSIONS: These baseline factors could aid in targeting nutrition and other social services earlier to pregnant Hispanic @entity1 . By strategically targeting pregnant @entity1 in greatest need of services, improvements in birth outcomes may be enhanced.

Predictors of poor maternal XXXX from baseline anthropometric, psychosocial, and demographic information in a Hispanic population.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women'] @entity2948 :: ('9337', 'Gene') :: ['Calif'] @entity1017 :: ('MESH:D015430', 'Disease') :: ['weight gain'] @entity28 :: ('MESH:D009765', 'Disease') :: ['obese']
@entity1017 :: (MESH:D015430,Disease) :: ['weight gain']
