ReviewActa obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica2011
Racial disparities in preterm birth: an overview of the potential role of nutrient deficiencies.
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- The social determinants of infant mortality and birth outcomes in Western developed nations: a cross-country systematic review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2013Pooled it
- Maternal micronutrient status and preterm versus term birth for black and white US women.Reproductive sciences (Thousand Oaks, Calif.) · 2012Trial
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- Racial/ethnic disparities in severe maternal morbidity: An intersectional lifecourse approach.Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 2022Article
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- The color of health: how racism, segregation, and inequality affect the health and well-being of preterm infants and their families.Pediatric research · 2020Review
- Risks of preterm birth among non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white women: Effect modification by maternal age.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2019Article
- Racial and ethnic disparities in adverse birth outcomes: Differences by racial residential segregation.SSM - population health · 2019Article
- Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid intake norms and preterm birth rate: a cross-sectional analysis of 184 countries.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Induction of the apoptotic pathway by oxidative stress in spontaneous preterm birth: Single nucleotide polymorphisms, maternal lifestyle factors and health status.Biomedical reports · 2018Article
- Racial or Ethnic and Socioeconomic Inequalities in Adherence to National Dietary Guidance in a Large Cohort of US Pregnant Women.Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics · 2017Article
- The impact of maternal factors on the association between temperature and preterm delivery.Environmental research · 2017Article
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- Differential effects of stress and African ancestry on preterm birth and related traits among US born and immigrant Black mothers.Medicine · 2017Observational
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- DNA methylation provides insight into intergenerational risk for preterm birth in African Americans.Epigenetics · 2015Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo give an overview of the literature for evidence of nutrient deficiencies as contributors to the disparity in preterm birth (PTB) between African-American and Caucasian women.
designStructured literature survey.
methodsWe searched MEDLINE to identify observational and experimental studies that evaluated the relation between nutrient intake and/or supplementation and PTB. For nutrients for which studies supported an association, we searched MEDLINE for studies of the prevalence of deficiency in the USA by race.
main outcome measuresSummarized findings on nutrients for which there is both evidence of a role in PTB and variability in the prevalence of deficiency by race.
resultsNutrient deficiencies for which there are varying levels of evidence for an association with PTB and a greater burden among African-American compared with Caucasian women include deficiencies of iron, folic acid, zinc, vitamin D, calcium and magnesium, and imbalance of ω-3 and ω-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids. There are inadequate high-quality studies that investigate the role of nutrient deficiencies in PTB, their potential interaction with other risks, the proportion of excess risk for which they account, and whether supplementation can reduce the risk of, and racial disparities in, PTB in US populations.
conclusionDeficiencies of several nutrients have varying levels of evidence of association with PTB and are of greater burden among African-American compared with Caucasian women. Although further research is needed, strategies that improve the nutritional status of African-American women may be a means of addressing a portion of the racial disparity in PTB.
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