The findings are published in the American Journal of Epidemiology. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines preterm birth as any birth that occurs prior to 37 weeks of gestation.

Globally, preterm birth is the leading cause of infant mortality ... Ahmed, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of epidemiology and prevention at Wake Forest University School of Medicine, former ...

Asma M. Ahmed, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Prevention, Wake Forest University School of Medicine In the first known population-based study of preterm birth in North America ...

"Understanding the long-term effects of preterm birth can help us develop preventative ... an assistant professor of epidemiology and prevention at Wake Forest University School of Medicine ...

Preterm birth rates increased in 15.4% of U.S. counties ... Khan, MD, MSc, Magerstadt Professor of Cardiovascular Epidemiology and associate professor of medicine (cardiology) and preventive ...

A recently published study in the journal of the American Public Health Association, looking at proactive policing and preterm birth rates in New Orleans ... an assistant professor of epidemiology and ...

A separate study by Trasande, published in January, documented $249 billion in disease costs, excluding preterm birth ... a professor of reproductive epidemiology at Harvard T.H. Chan School ...

Pregnant women with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) have an increased risk of giving birth prematurely ... the Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics ...

Expectant mothers exposed to certain chemicals are more likely to deliver their children prematurely, according to a recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics — the largest on ...

Marijuana Use While Pregnant Linked to Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight TUESDAY ... an assistant professor of epidemiology at the Colorado School of Public Health Anschutz Medical Campus in ...