Study Goals:
To test mediators (stress, social support, substance use, attitudes to pregnancy, prenatal care) of ethnic differences in birthweight Sample: 1071 pregnant women giving birth for first time
Sample Characteristics:
84% Mexican origin and descent (Mexican immigrants & Mexican Americans) 16% Black 21 years of age on average 9.5 years education on average
Design:
Prospective study with single 40 minute interview in English or Spanish in second trimester and abstraction of maternal and newborn charts
Funded by NCHSR
PI: Ruth Zambrana
CoPIs: Chris Dunkel Schetter, Susan Scrimshaw
Selected Publications
Zambrana, R. E., Dunkel-Schetter, C., Collins, N., & Scrimshaw, S. C. (1999). Mediators of ethnic-associated differences in infant birth weight. Journal of Urban Health, 76(1), 102-116. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02344465 View file: 
Zambrana, R. E., Scrimshaw, S. C. M., Collins, N., & Dunkel-Schetter, C. (1997). Prenatal health behaviors and psychosocial risk factors in pregnant women of Mexican origin: The role of acculturation. American Journal of Public Health, 87(6), https://doi.org/1022-1026
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Zambrana, R. E., Scrimshaw, S.C.M., & Dunkel-Schetter, C. (1996). Prenatal care and medical risk in low-income, primiparous Mexican-origin and African American women. Families, Systems, and Health, 14(3), 349-359. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0089920 View file:
Zambrana, R. E., Dunkel-Schetter, C., & Scrimshaw, S. C. M. (1991). Factors which influence use of prenatal care in low-income racial-ethnic women in Los Angeles County. Journal of Community Health, 16(5), 283-295. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01320336 View file: