| The impact of the increasing number of multiple births on the rates of preterm birth and low birthweight: an international study. | |
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PMID: 12144992 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVES: We studied the effects of twins and triplets on perinatal health indicators in the overall population in the 1980s and 1990s in Canada, England and Wales, France, and the United States. METHODS: Data were derived mostly from live birth registration. We used rates, relative risks, and population attributable risks for twins and triplets separately. RESULTS: In each country, the increase in multiple births, and the increase in preterm delivery among multiple births, contributed almost equally to the rise in or stabilization of the overall rates of preterm delivery. Twins contributed a much larger proportion of the preterm deliveries and low-birthweight newborns than did triplets. CONCLUSIONS: Twins have a major population-based impact on the trends of perinatal health indicators. |
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Authors:
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Béatrice Blondel; Michael D Kogan; Greg R Alexander; Nirupa Dattani; Michael S Kramer; Alison Macfarlane; Shi Wu Wen |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: American journal of public health Volume: 92 ISSN: 0090-0036 ISO Abbreviation: Am J Public Health Publication Date: 2002 Aug |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2002-07-29 Completed Date: 2002-08-20 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 1254074 Medline TA: Am J Public Health Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1323-30 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Epidemiological Research Unit on Perinatal Health and Women's Health, National Institute for Health and Medical Research, Villejuif, France. blondel@vjf.inserm.fr |
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Canada
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epidemiology Cross-Cultural Comparison England / epidemiology Female France / epidemiology Health Surveys Humans Incidence Infant, Low Birth Weight* Infant, Newborn Obstetric Labor, Premature / epidemiology* Pregnancy Risk Factors Triplets / statistics & numerical data* Twins / statistics & numerical data* United States / epidemiology Wales / epidemiology |
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