Revisiting the association between maternal and offspring preterm birth using a sibling design

Revisiting the association between maternal and offspring preterm birth using a sibling design

Abstract Background Previous studies have reported an intergenerational association between maternal and offspring preterm birth (PTB) but the nature of the association remains unclear. We assessed the association between maternal and offspring preterm birth using a quasi-experimental sibling design...

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Main Authors: Marcelo L. Urquia, Elizabeth Wall-Wieler, Chelsea A. Ruth, Xiaoqing Liu, Leslie L. Roos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Subjects:
Preterm birth
Preterm delivery
Recurrence
Family
Siblings
Sisters
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12884-019-2304-9

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