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Description Of Race And Preterm Birth In Six Ohio Counties From 2013-2018, Kelly Trabue
Description Of Race And Preterm Birth In Six Ohio Counties From 2013-2018, Kelly Trabue
Master of Public Health Program Student Publications
Objective: The purpose of this research was to describe preterm birth rates, and the risk of preterm birth among maternal race groups in Ohio, Cuyahoga County, Franklin County, Hamilton County, Lucas County, Montgomery County, and Summit County from 2013 to 2018. For the purpose of this study, preterm birth was defined as the live birth of a baby with a period of gestation less than 37 weeks. The maternal race groups were African American, White, and Other.
Methods: A descriptive analysis of retrospective data was conducted on 798,957 live births in Ohio over six years. The data was further divided …