The Relation of Maternal Birth Weight to African-American and Non-Latina White Twin Pregnancy Outcomes: A Population-Based Study

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 531-539

  McAndrew, Sarah ^a   Chihara, Izumi ^b   Rankin, Kristin M ^b   Collins, James W ^c  

^a Medical College of Wisconsin ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Intergenerational; Low birth weight; Maternal birth weight; Preterm birth; Twin pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLACK PERSON; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILLINOIS; MOTHER; NEWBORN; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRENATAL CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TWIN PREGNANCY; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; ILLINOIS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, TWIN; PRENATAL CARE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84979965031     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-016-2137-3     Document Type: Article

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