Health disparities in preterm births

• Main Authors: Judy Brown (Author), Xiaolin Chang (Author), Adam Matson (Author), Shabnam Lainwala (Author), Ming-Hui Chen (Author), Xiaomei Cong (Author), Sharon G. Casavant (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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IntroductionBlack African American (B/AA) women have a 2-fold to 3-fold elevated risk compared with non-Hispanic White (W) women for preterm birth. Further, preterm birth is the leading cause of mortality among B/AA infants, and among survivors, preterm infant adverse health outcomes occur dispropor...