Prevalence of Low Birth Weight and Preterm Delivery in Relation to the Interval between Pregnancies among White and Black Women
- 12 January 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 332 (2) , 69-74
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199501123320201
Abstract
The higher mortality rate among black infants than among white infants in the United States results largely from the greater frequency of low birth weight and prematurity among black infants. Higher rates of low birth weight and preterm delivery have been associated with shorter intervals between pregnancies.Keywords
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