Open AccessMaternal anaemia and preterm birth: a prospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Q. Zhang,
Cande V. Ananth,
Ziru Li,
John C. Smulian
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyp243
Subject(s) - medicine , premature birth , obstetrics , gestation , pregnancy , prospective cohort study , cohort study , pediatrics , genetics , biology
The role of maternal anaemia in preterm birth remains poorly defined, and the association between anaemia and preterm birth clinical subtypes remain unclear. We examined if maternal anaemia exposure both within and across trimesters during gestation is associated with preterm birth.
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