Systematically review risks of an infant being born with low birth weight (LBW), preterm birth
(PTB) or small for gestational age (SGA) among married and unmarried women. Medline …

El bajo peso al nacimiento (BPN) es un problema de salud pública mundial, que impacta
sobre la mortalidad neonatal e infantil. Entre los múltiples factores asociados al BPN se han …

This study considers how low birth weight (LBW) prevalence varies by race/ethnicity and
maternal age and explores mechanisms that explain disparities. Results show that maternal …

The authors studied the effects and population-level impact of short (≤ 12 months)
interpregnancy intervals on the risks for low (< 2.5 kg) birth weight and preterm (< 37 weeks) …

African-American infants weigh on average 200-300 grams less at birth than do European-
American infants, leading to a two-fold higher rate of low birth-weight (LBW) infants. This …

Few studies have considered the differing impact of socioeconomic factors on pregnancy
outcomes among racial subgroups. We assessed pregnancy outcome by race, education …

STUDY OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess the impact of paternal involvement on adverse
birth outcomes in teenage mothers. DESIGN: Using vital records data, we generated odds …

Many studies have explored maternal and infant factors as risks for infant mortality, but little
attention is given to paternal factors. In Georgia, listing a father's name on the birth certificate …

Aim. To evaluate the importance of maternal socio-economic factors on the risk of low birth
weight in Lithuania. Material and methods. The case-control study involved 851 newborns …

Context: Unmarried women have higher rates of low birth weight than married women.
However, assumptions that unmarried women are uniformly at a disadvantage may be …