American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 6 , Pages 584.e1-584.e9 , December 2009

Maternal ethnic ancestry and adverse perinatal outcomes in New York City

Presented at the 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Pediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologic Research, Chicago, IL, June 23-24, 2008.

  • Cheryl R. Stein, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprints: Cheryl R. Stein, PhD, Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, One Gustave L. Levy Pl., Box 1057, New York, NY 10029-6574
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  • David A. Savitz, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
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  • Teresa Janevic, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY
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  • Cande V. Ananth, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey–Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
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  • Jay S. Kaufman, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
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  • Amy H. Herring, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Biostatistics, The Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Stephanie M. Engel, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Community and Preventive Medicine, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY

Received 30 March 2009 ,Revised 22 May 2009 ,Accepted 23 June 2009.

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 This study was supported by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R21-HD050739).

 Cite this article as: Stein CR, Savitz DA, Janevic T, et al. Maternal ethnic ancestry and adverse perinatal outcomes in New York City. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2009;201:584.e1-9.

PII: S0002-9378(09)00691-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2009.06.047

American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Volume 201, Issue 6 , Pages 584.e1-584.e9 , December 2009

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