Indicators of the Metroscape: Low and Very Low Birthweight Babies

Authors

Elizabeth Morehead, Portland State UniversityFollow

Published In

Metroscape

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2013

Subjects

Low birth weight -- Oregon -- Statistics, Newborn infants -- Mortality -- Oregon -- Statistics

Abstract

A brief look at the incidence of low and very low birthweight babies in the Portland Metropoltan region, probable causes, and emerging trends.

Description

Originally appeared in the Summer 2013 edition of Metroscape®, published by the Institute of Portland Metropolitan Studies, Portland State University.

Persistent Identifier

http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/16031

Recommended Citation

Morehead, Liza (2013). "Indicators of the Metroscape: Low and Very Low Birthweight Babies," Summer 2013 Metroscape, page 31.