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Maternal dyslipidemia and risk for preterm birth.

Authors :
Caitlin J Smith
Rebecca J Baer
Scott P Oltman
Patrick J Breheny
Wei Bao
Jennifer G Robinson
John M Dagle
Liang Liang
Sky K Feuer
Christina D Chambers
Laura L Jelliffe-Pawlowski
Kelli K Ryckman
Source :
PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 12, p e0209579 (2018)
Publication Year :
2018
Publisher :
Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2018.

Abstract

Maternal lipid profiles during pregnancy are associated with risk for preterm birth. This study investigates the association between maternal dyslipidemia and subsequent preterm birth among pregnant women in the state of California. Births were identified from California birth certificate and hospital discharge records from 2007-2012 (N = 2,865,987). Preterm birth was defined as

Subjects

Subjects :
Medicine
Science

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
19326203
Volume :
13
Issue :
12
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
PLoS ONE
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.86ae0734ea4e412aa73130801c9aee44
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209579