Background Most evidence for interpregnancy interval (IPI) and adverse birth outcomes
come from studies that are prone to incomplete control for confounders that vary between …

Background Prenatal exposure to metals may play an important role in fetal growth.
However, the epidemiologic evidence for certain metals is sparse, and most of the existing …

Background Meta‐analyses of observational studies have shown that women with a shorter
interpregnancy interval (the time from delivery to start of a subsequent pregnancy) are more …

Fetal growth restriction (FGR) occurs when fetuses do not meet their genetic growth
potential, leading to stillbirth in the most severe cases. In addition to a substantial increase in …

Background Severe maternal morbidity is a composite variable that includes adverse
maternal outcomes during pregnancy that are associated with maternal mortality. Previous …

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes in
any pregnancy and recurrence rates are high in future pregnancies. This study aims to …

ODENDAAL, HJ et al. Smoking and drinking habits of women in subsequent pregnancies
after specific advice about the dangers of these exposures during pregnancy. SAMJ, S. Afr …

The article discusses the effects of short pregnancy spacing on maternal nutrition and
adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth for women in the US According to the …

Interpregnancy interval (IPI), or the time between the end of one pregnancy and the
conception of the next pregnancy, has been associated with an increased risk of adverse …

Objective Evaluate racial/ethnic differences in maternal resilience and its associations with
low birthweight (LBW). Study design Retrospective cohort study of 3244 women surveyed in …