Source Summary: National Center for Health Statistics

Health, United States, 2006 is the 30th report on the health status of the Nation and is
submitted by the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services to the President and Congress of the United States. The Health, United States series presents national trends in health statistics. The information pertaining to prenatal smoking and low birth weight was especially helpful because I was able to obtain current data and statistics. This research material is important and necessary because it explains different trends in maternal smoking based on criteria such as race, age, and education of mother, as well as birth weight determined by the smoking status of mother; Helpful background information.

Citation:

National Center for Health Statistics. 24 Jan. 2007. Health, United States, 2006. U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services. 14 Apr. 2007.