ABSTRACT

First Published in 1990, Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology reviews topics that are central to reproductive and perinatal epidemiology, as well as the methodological issues surrounding research in maternal and child health. Important topics covered include prenatal care, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), epidemiology of neonatal brain hemorrhage, early pregnancy, methodological issues in drug epidemiology, environmental exposures and reproduction, and occupational exposures and reproduction. This book is essential reading for clinicians, researchers, obstetricians, pediatricians, and graduate students in public health.

part I|2 pages

Introduction

chapter Chapter 2|16 pages

Delayed Childbearing

Trends and Consequences

chapter Chapter 3|20 pages

The Epidemiology of Infertility

chapter Chapter 4|14 pages

Early Pregnancy

part II|2 pages

Introduction

part III|2 pages

Exposures Before, During, and After Pregnancy

part IV|2 pages

Adverse Sequelae of Prenatal and Perinatal Problems

part V|2 pages

Basic Epidemiology of Perinatal Outcomes

part VI|2 pages

Methodological Issues in Perinatal Epidemiology

chapter Chapter 20|22 pages

Risk Assessment In Obstetrics

Methodological And Statistical Issues

chapter Chapter 21|12 pages

Questionnaire Construction And Appraisal