The Starting Gate: Birth Weight and Life Chances

by Kate W. Strully, Neil G. Bennett, Dalton Conley

Book Overview

Seven percent of newborns in the United States weigh in at less than five and one half pounds. These "low birth weight" babies face challenges that others will never know--challenges that begin with a greater risk of infant mortality and extend well into adulthood in the form of health and developmental problems. Because low birth weight is often accompanied by social risk factors such as minority racial status, low education, young maternal age,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520239555
• ISBN13: 9780520239555
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 8.9"