Racial/ethnic differences in preterm perinatal outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Racial disparities in preterm birth and infant death have been well documented. Less is known about racial disparities in neonatal morbidities among infants who are born at <37 weeks of gestation.

Objective

The purpose of this study was to determine whether the risk for morbidity and death among infants who are born preterm differs by maternal race.

Study design

A retrospective cohort design included medical records from preterm deliveries of 19,325 black, Hispanic, and white women in the Consortium on Safe Labor. Sequentially adjusted Poisson models with generalized estimating equations estimated racial differences in the risk for neonatal morbidities and death, controlling for maternal demographics, health behaviors, and medical history. Sex differences b

SUBMITTER: Wallace ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5572800 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature