Preterm birth and nativity among Black women with gestational diabetes in California, 2013-2017: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

Karen A ScottBrittany D ChambersRebecca J BaerKelli K RyckmanMonica R McLemoreLaura L Jelliffe-Pawlowski

Published in: BMC pregnancy and childbirth (2020)

Foreign-born status remained protective of PTB, irrespective of severity and subtype. Preeclampsia, PTB, and GDM share pathophysiologic mechanisms suggesting a need to better understand differences in perinatal stress, chronic disease, and vascular dysfunction based on nativity in future epidemiologic studies and health services research.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
gestational age
low birth weight
pregnancy outcomes
pregnant women
early onset
current status
oxidative stress
case control
stress induced