Centering and Racial Disparities (CRADLE study): rationale and design of a randomized controlled trial of centeringpregnancy and birth outcomes

• Main Authors: Liwei Chen (Author), Amy H. Crockett (Author), Sarah Covington-Kolb (Author), Emily Heberlein (Author), Lu Zhang (Author), Xiaoqian Sun (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2017-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background In the United States, preterm birth (PTB) before 37 weeks gestational age occurs at an unacceptably high rate, and large racial disparities persist. To date, medical and public health interventions have achieved limited success in reducing rates of PTB. Innovative changes in heal...