Public Health and Disasters- The Relationship Between Pregnancy Outcomes and Hurricane Andrew

ISBN-13: 9783836428316 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 116 str.

Angela Antipova; Andrew Curtis

Opis

Anecdotal accounts and media stories about poor birth outcomes following amajor disaster have as yet not been verified in an academic context, especiallyfor the United States. If this relationship is true, the implications are that apopulation already disproportionately affected by a disaster might continueto suffer for literally years to come. The potential for this disproportionatedisaster legacy is no better illustrated than in the landscapes of postHurricane Katrina and Rita in Louisiana. In order to gain insight into whethersuch a problem may exist for Louisiana, and by extension any other postdisasterenvironment, this book goes back to analyze the pregnancy surfacesfor areas impacted by Hurricane Andrew in 1992. This book will show that inthe Louisiana landscape affected by Hurricane Andrew, proportions ofpreterm deliveries did rise, and for different time periods after landfall. Why -was it because of post-disaster stress? What are the implications of thesefindings for recovery operations after Hurricane Katrina? This book will frameresults in a more general overview of post-disaster health and general birthrisks. The intended audience are students / researchers in public health,disaster science, social vulnerability and medical geography.