Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Groups in California.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Preterm birth (PTB) (gestational age <37 weeks) is a major cause of infant mortality and morbidity in the US and is marked by racial and ethnic and socioeconomic inequities. Further research is needed to elucidate the association of risk and protective factors with trends in PTB rates and with related inequities.

Objective

To describe the association of PTB rates with inequities as well as related risk and protective factors over the past decade in a US population-based cohort.

Design, setting, and participants

This retrospective cohort study of singleton live births in California from January 1, 2011, to December 31, 2022, was conducted using vital statistics records and hospital records. The cohort included births with a gestational age of 22 to 44 weeks.

SUBMITTER: Jelliffe-Pawlowski LL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11437386 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature