Disparities in Patterns of Preterm and Early Term Second Births Among Non-Hispanic Black and White Mothers.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early term births (37-38 weeks), like preterm births (< 37 weeks) are associated with increased infant morbidity, mortality, and risk of future preterm births. While racial disparities in preterm births are well documented, longitudinal patterns of early term and preterm births by maternal race remain underexplored.

Objectives

To estimate the likelihood of second births that are preterm or early term, conditional on the gestational age category of the mother's first birth and maternal race.

Methods

This population-based cohort study used linked birth and hospital discharge records for non-Hispanic (NH) Black and White mothers in Georgia with a first and second singleton live birth between 2011 and 2020. We examined the unadjusted distributions of second bir

SUBMITTER: Chehal PK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12853229 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature