Spatial and temporal patterns in preterm birth in the United States.

Authors:

J. Byrnes; R. Mahoney; C. Quaintance; J.B. Gould; S. Carmichael; G.M. Shaw; A. Showen; C. Phibbs; D.K. Stevenson; P.H. Wise

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: Despite years of research, the etiologies of preterm birth remain unclear. In order to help generate new research hypotheses, this study explored spatial and temporal patterns of preterm birth in a large, total-population dataset.

METHODS: Data on 145 million US births in 3,000 counties from the Natality Files of the National Center for Health Statistics for 1971-2011 were examined. State trends in early (

Citation:

Byrnes J, Mahoney R, Quaintance C, et al. "Spatial and temporal patterns in preterm birth in the United States." Pediatr Res. 2015;77(6):836-44.PubMed

Publication type:

Journal Article

Year:

2015

CPQCC publication:

Yes

PubMed ID:

25760546