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Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Black Women in Oakland, California.
- McLemore, Monica R;
- Berkowitz, Rachel L;
- Oltman, Scott P;
- Baer, Rebecca J;
- Franck, Linda;
- Fuchs, Jonathan;
- Karasek, Deborah A;
- Kuppermann, Miriam;
- McKenzie-Sampson, Safyer;
- Melbourne, Daphina;
- Taylor, Briane;
- Williams, Shanell;
- Rand, Larry;
- Chambers, Brittany D;
- Scott, Karen;
- Jelliffe-Pawlowski, Laura L
- et al.
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s40615-020-00889-2Abstract
This project examines risk and protective factors for preterm birth (PTB) among Black women in Oakland, California. Women with singleton births in 2011-2017 (n = 6199) were included. Risk and protective factors for PTB and independent risk groups were identified using logistic regression and recursive partitioning. Having less than 3 prenatal care visits was associated with highest PTB risk. Hypertension (preexisting, gestational), previous PTB, and unknown Women, Infant, Children (WIC) program participation were associated with a two-fold increased risk for PTB. Maternal birth outside of the USA and participation in WIC were protective. Broad differences in rates, risks, and protective factors for PTB were observed.
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