Young maternal age and low birth weight risk: An exploration of racial/ethnic disparities in the birth outcomes of mothers in the United StatesFootnote

This research is based on work supported by a grant from the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Public Health Service (#1 APRPA006015-01-00). A previous version of this work was presented at the 2009 Southern Demographic Association meetings. The authors thank Professor Richard Jessor for his contributions and work on this project.

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