ReviewSeminars in perinatology2017
Racial and ethnic differences in preterm birth: A complex, multifactorial problem.
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Who cites it
166 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 325 citations in OpenAlex.
- A systematic review of genetic association studies on the susceptibility of preterm birth in Asia.Molecular genetics and genomics : MGG · 2025Pooled it
- COVID-19 vaccine and pregnancy outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of gynaecology and obstetrics: the official organ of the International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics · 2022Pooled it
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- The Relationship between Maternal Personality Disorder and Early Birth Outcomes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Continued Disparities in Postpartum Follow-Up and Screening Among Women With Gestational Diabetes and Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: A Systematic Review.The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursingPooled it
- Exploring Social and Demographic Factors as Determinants of Intestinal Inflammation in Very Low Birth-Weight Infants.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal Nurses · 2021Trial
- Changes in Maternal Care and Infant Health After Noneconomic Damage Cap Repeals.JAMA network open · 2026Article
- Decomposing Black-White and Hispanic-White Disparities in Infant Prematurity by Maternal Age and Maternal Educational Attainment in the U.S., 2004-2023.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Cerclage for singleton pregnancies with an extremely short cervix (≤10 mm) and no history of spontaneous preterm birth: A multisite observational study.Pregnancy (Hoboken, N.J.) · 2026Article
- Association between betamimetics tocolysis duration and maternal adverse events: a national real-world data analysis from Japan.Scientific reports · 2026Observational
- Voting Restrictions and Increased Odds of Adverse Birth Outcomes in the US.Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities · 2026Article
- Advances in interdisciplinary care for term and preterm neonates with congenital heart disease: a narrative review.European journal of pediatrics · 2026Review
- Epidemiologic Features of Preterm Birth Among Infants With Trisomy 21 in Texas, 1999-2018.American journal of medical genetics. Part A · 2026Article
- Food allergy in preschool children in Qingdao, China: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Maternal and neonatal outcomes with different screening strategies for gestational diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study.The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians · 2025Article
- Distributions of Adverse Childbearing Experiences Across Racial and Ethnic Groups: A Research Note.Demography · 2025Article
- Gestational age-based outcomes of neonates with Down syndrome in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU): review of pediatric health information system (PHIS) database.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2025Article
- Maternal Folic Acid Supplement Use, Folate Intake, and Preterm Birth Among Infants With Spina Bifida.Birth defects research · 2025Article
- Neonatal pain experience and pain sensitivity trajectories in preterm infants: A longitudinal study of flexion withdrawal reflex thresholds over the first two years of age.The journal of pain · 2025Article
- Discovering latent subtypes of preterm birth and genetic risk using tensor decomposition on electronic health records.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
106 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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Abstract
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 greater risk for preterm birth compared with non-Hispanic white race. The reasons for this disparity are poorly understood and cannot be explained solely by sociodemographic factors. Underlying factors including a complex interaction between maternal, paternal, and fetal genetics, epigenetics, the microbiome, and these sociodemographic risk factors likely underlies the differences between racial groups, but these relationships are currently poorly understood. This article reviews the epidemiology of disparities in preterm birth rates and adverse pregnancy outcomes and discuss possible explanations for the racial and ethnic differences, while examining potential solutions to this major public health problem.
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