A new study looks at different outcomes in childbirth based on private insurance versus Medicaid.
PATERSON, N.J. -- The type of health insurance a mother has could mean a higher chance of infant mortality.'So we have to figure this out -- why does this happen?' said Dr. David Principe, a maternal fetal medicine specialist at St. Joseph's Health in Paterson.Paterson is a community with a high rate of high-risk pregnancies for many reasons.'One has to do with socioeconomical status of the people. One has to do with access to prenatal care ... One has to do with diet.
'It's just the same trend that we're seeing for our moms, we're seeing with our babies as well,' said Dr. Monique de Four Jones, associate chief of labor and delivery at Long Island Jewish Medical Center. 'Some of those patients have no insurance. So they don't come to the doctor, or they don't come for care. And it is not until they come in for delivery that they are provided emergency Medicaid.
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