In 2017–2019, the March of Dimes convened a workgroup with biomedical, clinical, and
epidemiologic expertise to review knowledge of the causes of the persistent Black-White …

Abstract Purpose of Review To review the effects of early-life, preconception, and prior-
generation exposures on reproductive health in women. Recent Findings Women's early-life …

Background Preterm birth is a complex disorder with a heritable genetic component. Studies
of primarily White women born preterm show that they have an increased risk of …

Background: Although prevalence of low birth weight has increased in the last 3 decades in
Japan, no studies in Japanese women have investigated whether birth weight is associated …

This project examines risk and protective factors for preterm birth (PTB) among Black women
in Oakland, California. Women with singleton births in 2011–2017 (n= 6199) were included …

This study aimed to evaluate the association between parental and infant birth weights in
Japan. In total, 37,504 pregnant Japanese women and their partners were included in this …

Purpose To investigate the role of family history of preterm delivery (PTD) in the individual
risk of spontaneous preterm delivery. Methods A retrospective case–control study was …

Objective Preterm birth remains the predominant cause of perinatal mortality throughout the
United States and the world, with well-documented racial and socioeconomic disparities. To …

Understanding the pregnancy experiences of racial and ethnic minority women with
intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) is critical to ensuring that policies can …

Background A traumatic childbirth experience affects~ 30% of women each year, with
negative impacts on maternal, infant, and family wellbeing. Women classified as vulnerable …