Improved birth outcomes among HIV-infected women with enhanced medicaid prenatal care

B.J. Turner, C.J. Newschaffer, J. Cocroft, T.R. Fanning, S. Marcus and W.W. Hauck

American Journal of Public Health, 2000, vol. 90, issue 1, 85-91

Abstract: Objectives. This study evaluated the impact of enhanced prenatal care on the birth outcomes of HIV-infected women. Methods. Medicaid claims files linked to vital statistics were analyzed for 1723 HIV-infected women delivering a live-born singleton from January 1993 to October 1995. Prenatal care program visits were indicated by rate codes. Logistic models controlling for demographic, substance use and health care variables were used to assess the program's effect on preterm birth (less than 37 weeks) and low birthweight (less than 2500 g). Results. Of the women included in the study, 75.3% participated in the prenatal care program. Adjusted program care odds were 0.58 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 0.42, 0.81) for preterm birth and 0.37 (95% CI = 0.24, 0.58) for low-birthweight deliveries in women without a usual source of prenatal care. Women with a usual source had lower odds of low-birthweight deliveries if they had more than 9 program visits. The effect of program participation persisted in sensitivity analyses that adjusted for an unmeasured confounder. Conclusions. A statewide prenatal care Medicaid program demonstrates significant reductions in the risk of adverse birth outcomes for HIV-infected women.

Date: 2000
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