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. 2021 Oct;8(5):1273-1280.
doi: 10.1007/s40615-020-00889-2. Epub 2020 Oct 9.

Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Black Women in Oakland, California

Monica R McLemore  1 , Rachel L Berkowitz  2 , Scott P Oltman  3 , Rebecca J Baer  3   4 , Linda Franck  5 , Jonathan Fuchs  3   6 , Deborah A Karasek  3   7 , Miriam Kuppermann  3   7 , Safyer McKenzie-Sampson  3   8 , Daphina Melbourne  3   6 , Briane Taylor  3   6 , Shanell Williams  3   6 , Larry Rand  3   6 , Brittany D Chambers  3   6 , Karen Scott  7 , Laura L Jelliffe-Pawlowski  3   8
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Risk and Protective Factors for Preterm Birth Among Black Women in Oakland, California

Monica R McLemore et al. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2021 Oct.

Abstract

This project examines risk and protective factors for preterm birth (PTB) among Black women in Oakland, California. Women with singleton births in 2011-2017 (n = 6199) were included. Risk and protective factors for PTB and independent risk groups were identified using logistic regression and recursive partitioning. Having less than 3 prenatal care visits was associated with highest PTB risk. Hypertension (preexisting, gestational), previous PTB, and unknown Women, Infant, Children (WIC) program participation were associated with a two-fold increased risk for PTB. Maternal birth outside of the USA and participation in WIC were protective. Broad differences in rates, risks, and protective factors for PTB were observed.

Keywords: Black women; Oakland; Preterm birth; Protective factors; Risk factors.

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Conflicts of interest/Competing interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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Independent Risk Groupings for Preterm Birth among Black Women in Oakland, California as Identified by Recursive Partitioning.
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