Obstetrics
Data on obstetrics reported by researchers at Harvard University
Published in Women's Health Weekly, August 23rd, 2007
In this recently published article, scientists in the United States conducted a study "To examine whether there are associations between pregnancy intention (intended, unwanted, mistimed, or ambivalent) and negative birth and maternal outcomes: low birth weight (less than 2,500 g), preterm delivery (fewer than 37 weeks), small for gestational age, premature labor, hypertension, and other maternal outcomes. We analyzed data from the population-based Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System, including 87,087 women who gave birth between 1996 and 1999 in 18 states."
"Information on pregnancy outcomes was derived from birth certificate data and a self-administered...
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