Immigration and geographic access to prenatal clinics in Brooklyn, NY: A geographic information systems analysis

S. McLafferty and S. Grady

American Journal of Public Health, 2005, vol. 95, issue 4, 638-640

Abstract: We compared levels of geographic access to prenatal clinics in Brooklyn, NY, between immigrant and US-born mothers and among immigrant groups by country of birth. We used birth data to characterize the spatial distribution of mothers and kernel estimation to measure clinic density within a 2-mile radius of each mother. Results showed that geographic access to clinics differs substantially by country of birth. Certain groups (e.g., Pakistani, Bangladeshi) have relatively poor geographic access despite a high need for prenatal care.

Date: 2005
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2003.033985

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