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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Abstract In the United States, there continue to be significant racial/ethnic disparities in
preterm birth (PTB) rates, infant mortality, and fetal mortality rates. One potential mediator of …

Abstract Background: In the United States, Black infants have significantly worse birth
outcomes than do White infants. The cause of these persisting racial disparities 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 …

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 …

Infection has been hypothesized to be one of the factors associated with spontaneous
preterm birth (PTB) and with the racial disparity in rates of PTB between African American …