Rates of Preterm Delivery among Black Women and White Women in the United States over Two Decades: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis

The authors assessed the influence of age, period, and cohort effects on rates of preterm delivery in the United States. Rates of preterm delivery for singleton births (

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Published in:American journal of epidemiology 2001-10, Vol.154 (7), p.657-665
Main Authors: Ananth, Cande V., Misra, Dawn P., Demissie, Kitaw, Smulian, John C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
African Americans - statistics & numerical data
age factors
Biological and medical sciences
blacks
Cohort Effect
Cohort Studies
European Continental Ancestry Group - statistics & numerical data
Female
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
Humans
infant
Management. Prenatal diagnosis
Maternal Age
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Obstetric Labor, Premature - ethnology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta
premature
Time Factors
United States - epidemiology
whites
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Summary:The authors assessed the influence of age, period, and cohort effects on rates of preterm delivery in the United States. Rates of preterm delivery for singleton births (
ISSN:0002-9262
1476-6256
0002-9262
DOI:10.1093/aje/154.7.657