This is the second of a two part glossary of terms used in reproductive and perinatal
epidemiology. The purpose is to provide a reference for terms that are widely (if not always …

Terms in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology: I. Reproductive terms Page 1
GLOSSARY Terms in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology: I. Reproductive terms Ruby …

Advances in medical science, public health, and health care interventions during the 20th
century have led to dramatic decreases in infant and maternal mortality. Nonetheless …

My interest in the subject of this book stemmed from my graduate studies at Columbia
University's Sergievsky Center between 1977 and 1980. It was there under the tutelage of …

The only in-depth survey of perinatal epidemiology, this book reviews a number of currently
active fields of research and areas of public health interest in the epidemiology of perinatal …

Reproductive and perinatal epidemiology Page 1 Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology
EDITED BY GERMAINE M. BUCK LOUIS ROBERT W. PLATT Page 2 Reproductive and …

And his daughter‐in‐law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant near to giving birth, and got to
hear the report that the ark of the true God was captured and that her father‐in‐law and her …

Population-based studies that use the vital statistics databases that are assembled and
distributed by the National Center for Health Statistics of the United States Centers for …

This chapter discusses three topics in the analysis of vital statistics which are especially
pertinent to perinatal epidemiology: rates based on small numbers, birth weight …

Since the midtwentieth century, stillbirths (late fetal deaths) and early neonatal deaths have
often been combined into a single category of “perinatal” deaths. In the past, such a …