Stillbirths: recall to action in high-income countries

V Flenady, AM Wojcieszek, P Middleton, D Ellwood… - The Lancet, 2016 - thelancet.com
Variation in stillbirth rates across high-income countries and large equity gaps within high-
income countries persist. If all high-income countries achieved stillbirth rates equal to the …

Trends in the occurrence, determinants, and consequences of multiple births

B Blondel, M Kaminski - Seminars in perinatology, 2002 - Elsevier
After a substantial decrease in the middle of the 20th century, multiple pregnancy rates have
increased in many Wester countries. Between the mid-1970s and 1998, the rate of twin …

Migrant women's utilization of prenatal care: a systematic review

M Heaman, H Bayrampour, D Kingston… - Maternal and child …, 2013 - Springer
Our objectives were to determine whether migrant women in Western industrialized
countries have higher odds of inadequate prenatal care (PNC) compared to receiving …

A new and improved population-based Canadian reference for birth weight for gestational age

MS Kramer, RW Platt, SW Wen, KS Joseph, A Allen… - …, 2001 - publications.aap.org
Background. Existing fetal growth references all suffer from 1 or more major methodologic
problems, including errors in reported gestational age, biologically implausible birth weight …

The impact of the increasing number of multiple births on the rates of preterm birth and low birthweight: an international study

B Blondel, MD Kogan… - … journal of public …, 2002 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. We studied the effects of twins and triplets on perinatal health indicators in the
overall population in the 1980s and 1990s in Canada, England and Wales, France, and the …

Fetal sex and preterm birth: are males at greater risk?

J Zeitlin, MJ Saurel-Cubizolles, J De Mouzon… - Human …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND: The existence of a male excess among preterm births is interesting
because it could shed light on the aetiology of preterm birth. Possible mechanisms are …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in perinatal health in France from 1995 to 2010. Results from the French National Perinatal Surveys

B Blondel, N Lelong, M Kermarrec, F Goffinet… - Journal de gynécologie …, 2012 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To study trends in the main indicators of health, medical practices and risk
factors in France. POPULATION AND METHOD: We collected data from samples of all births …

Impact of fetal growth restriction on mortality and morbidity in a very preterm birth cohort

J Zeitlin, M El Ayoubi, PH Jarreau, ES Draper… - The Journal of …, 2010 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of being small for gestational age (SGA) on very preterm
mortality and morbidity rates by using different birthweight percentile thresholds and whether …

International migration and adverse birth outcomes: role of ethnicity, region of origin and destination

ML Urquia, RH Glazier, B Blondel, J Zeitlin… - … of Epidemiology & …, 2010 - jech.bmj.com
Background The literature on international migration and birth outcomes shows mixed
results. This study examined whether low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth differed …

Birth outcomes of immigrant women in the United States, France, and Belgium

S Guendelman, P Buekens, B Blondel… - Maternal and child …, 1999 - Springer
Objectives: To compare maternal characteristics and birth outcomes of Mexico-born and
native-born mothers in the United States and those of North African mothers living in France …