Preterm birth remains the leading cause of morbidity and mortality among nonanomalous
neonates, and is a major public health problem. Non-Hispanic black women have a 2-fold …

In the United States, there is a pronounced and persistent race/ethnic disparity in the rate of
preterm birth. Even after decades of basic science research and public health initiatives this …

Abstract Very preterm birth (< 32 weeks' gestation) occurs in approximately 2% of livebirths
but is a leading cause of infant mortality and morbidity in the United States. African-American …

Infant mortality, fetal mortality, and preterm birth all represent important health challenges
that have shown little recent improvement. The rate of decrease in both fetal and infant …

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 …

Many studies find racial/ethnic disparities in a diverse set of birth outcomes. However few
empirical studies have examined the existence and possible explanations for racial/ethnic …

Objectives Despite persistent racial disparities in preterm birth in the United States among
non-Hispanic black women compared with non-Hispanic white women, it remains …

Introduction Reducing racial/ethnic disparities in preterm birth is a priority for US public
health programs. The study objective was to quantify the relative contribution of geographic …

In the United States, African-American infants have significantly worse outcomes than white
infants. In this review, the authors look beyond traditional risk factors and explore the social …

Preterm births occur in 9.7% of all US singleton births. The rate for blacks is double that of
whites and the rate is 25% higher for Hispanics than for whites. While a number of individual …