Preterm Birth: Causes, Consequences, and Prevention

by Institute of Medicine, Board on Health Sciences Policy, Committee on Understanding Premature Birth and Assuring Healthy Outcomes

Book Overview

The increasing prevalence of preterm birth in the United States is a complex public health problem that requires multifaceted solutions. Preterm birth is a cluster of problems with a set of overlapping factors of influence. Its causes may include individual-level behavioral and psychosocial factors, sociodemographic and neighborhood characteristics, environmental exposure, medical conditions, infertility treatments, and biological factors. Many of...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030910159X
• ISBN13: 9780309101592
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 790 Pages
• Weight: 3.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.9" x 6.5" x 9.2"