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ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
Volume 22, Issue 11, Pages 764-771Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.07.003
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Small for gestational age; Infant mortality; Pregnancy; Birth outcomes
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- NIMHD NIH HHS [P20 MD003375] Funding Source: Medline
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Purpose: To examine the association between small for gestational age (SGA) in the first pregnancy and risk for infant mortality in the second pregnancy. Methods: This is a population-based, retrospective cohort study in which we used the Missouri maternally linked cohort dataset for 1978-2005. Analyses were restricted to women who had two singleton pregnancies during the study period. The exposure was SGA in the first pregnancy, whereas the primary outcome was infant mortality in the second pregnancy. Kaplan-Meier Estimate and Cox proportional hazard regression were conducted. Results: Infant mortality was significantly greater among mothers with previous SGA (P < .01). A persistent association of previous SGA with subsequent infant mortality was observed (adjusted hazard ratio [AHR] 1.35, 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.24-1.48). Race-specific data illustrated that black women with a previous SGA birth were 40% more likely to experience infant mortality (AHR 1.40,95% CI 1.21-1.63) than their counterparts without a history of SGA, but white women with a previous SGA had an increased risk of 31% (AHR 1.31, 95% CI 1.17-1.46). Conclusions: Women with previous SGA bear increased risks for subsequent infant mortality, which was greater among black mothers. Hence, SGA plays an important role in the black white disparity in infant mortality. Women's previous childbearing experiences could serve as important criterion in determining appropriate interconception strategies to improve infant health and survival. (C) 2012 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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