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 …

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 …

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

The epidemiologic study of pregnancy and birth outcomes may be hindered by several
unique and challenging issues. Pregnancy is a time-limited period in which severe cohort …

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 …

The purpose of this book is to provide a frame of reference for increasing the understanding
of medical risk conditions that occur during the perinatal period and how they can be used in …

Several recent papers have argued that understanding of pathologic perinatal processes
may be advanced by considering, in varying ways, the population of fetuses still in utero …

The rates of preterm birth and low birthweight have risen in the United States, despite
unprecedented growth in the understanding of almost every dimension of human biology at …

When investigators describe the study design they employed, the term retrospective cohort
commonly is selected and commonly used incorrectly. In a prospective cohort, investigators …