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Racial Disparities in Preterm Birth among Pregnant Women with Obesity

Objectives: We assessed the impact of obesity and racial disparities on preterm birth (PTB) in the United States and sought to determine whether obesity widens the racial-ethnic disparity gap in preterm birth with a focus on non-Hispanic Black and White women. Methods: Using birth data for the years 2014–2019 made…

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Effects of Gestational Weight Gain on Delivery Outcomes in an Obese, Low-Income Population

Objective: To examine the effects of weight gain/loss on delivery outcomes stratified by class of obesity in an obese, low-income, predominantly minority population. Methods: A retrospective review of a cohort of 1428 women receiving care at a large Medicaid clinic from 2013 to 2016 with pregravid body mass index ≥30…

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Progesterone Does Not Prevent Preterm Births in Women with Twins

Objective:To compare preterm birth rate and neonatal outcome in twin gestations randomized to either 17 alpha-hydroxyprogesterone caproate (17P) or placebo.Materials and Methods:Women with twin gestations between 20–30 weeks were randomized to receive weekly injections of either 250mg 17P injection (Group I), or placebo (Group II). Maternal and neonatal outcome data…

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