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Reproductive and perinatal epidemiology / edited by Germaine Buck Louis, Robert Platt. - Oxford ; New York Oxford University Press, 2011. - xiii, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction to reproductive and perinatal epidemiology / Germaine M. Buck Louis and Robert W. Platt -- Sensitive windows of human reproduction and development / Germaine M. Buck Louis -- Fecundity and fertility / Germaine M. Buck Louis -- Fecundity impairments / Germaine M. Buck Louis -- Pregnancy, prenatal care, weight, and maternal age / Mary L. Hediger -- Pregnancy complications / Michelle A. Williams -- Obstetric intervention / Jun Zhang, K.S. Joseph, and William Fraser -- Duration of gestation and timing of birth / Jun Zhang and David A. Savitz -- Fetal growth : measurement and evaluation / Mary L. Hediger and K.S. Joseph -- Birth defects / Martha Werler -- Maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity / K.S. Joseph -- Fetal and infant mortality and morbidity / K.S. Joseph -- The fetuses-at-risk approach : causal and non-causal models / K.S. Joseph -- Fetuses-at-risk approach : an evolving paradigm / Robert W. Platt -- Causal inference in perinatal epidemiology : revisiting the birth weight paradox / Enrique F. Schisterman and Robert W. Platt -- Unique methodologic challenges in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology / Robert W. Platt and Germaine M. Buck Louis -- Novel study designs and their application in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology / Enrique F. Schisterman.



ISBN: 9780195387902 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2010025520

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Obstetrics.
Perinatology.
Epidemiology.
Genital Diseases, Female--epidemiology.
Epidemiologic Methods.
Infant, Newborn, Diseases--epidemiology.
Pregnancy Complications--epidemiology.

LC Class. No.: RG526 / .R47 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 618.2

National Library of Medicine Call No.: WP 140 / R4244 2011