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Janice Hopkins Tanne
High level of resources for neonatal intensive care does not give US better outcomes
BMJ 2002; 324: 1353 [Full text]
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[Read Rapid Response] Prenatal care and low birthweight
Donald W. MacCorquodale, None   (9 June 2002)

Prenatal care and low birthweight 9 June 2002
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Donald W. MacCorquodale,
Occupational medicine research physician
Aberdeen PG, MD, 21010, USA,
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Re: Prenatal care and low birthweight

I am not aware of any carefully performed studies that suggest that adequate prenatal care as defined by professional association of American obstetricians reduces the rate of low birthweight in the US. I am aware of several carefully conducted analyses that suggest that it has no effect at all on low birthweight.