Is Low Birth Weight Associated with Teen Births?
Low birth weight babies are also associated with teen pregnancy. However, Berkeley has had the lowest teen birth rate in the state since 1996 and thus, teen pregnancies are not a contributing factor in the low birth weight disparity in Berkeley. The school-based Berkeley High School Health Center, an on-site full service confidential medical and mental health care clinic at Berkeley High School, provides an effective Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program that includes confidential family planning. In addition, for those few teens that decide to continue their pregnancy, there is an effective, comprehensive Teen Parenting Program funded through the Regional Perinatal Council that assists in assuring healthy pregnancies and healthy newborns. Is Low Birth Weight Associated with Income or Education? Disparity in income and/or education is associated with a small portion of low birth weight disparity in Berkeley. This analysis is done by using source of payment for delivery as a proxy for incom
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