In 2017–2019, the March of Dimes convened a workgroup with biomedical, clinical, and
epidemiologic expertise to review knowledge of the causes of the persistent Black-White …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) affects 10–15% of all pregnancies worldwide. IUGR
may result from maternal, placental or fetal origin. Maternal malnutrition before and during …

The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis of the literature was to analyze and
evaluate the impact of prematurity and accelerated weight gain on the risk of childhood and …

Infant born small for gestational age (SGA) are at increased risk of perinatal morbidity,
persistent short stature and metabolic alterations in later life. The result of SGA followed by …

Background Overweight and obesity and their consequent morbidities are important
worldwide health problems. Some research suggests excess adiposity origins may begin in …

Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), one of the major complications of pregnancy, is
characterized by low birth weight and results in higher risks for long-term problems including …

Background Historical reports suggest that infants born small for gestational age (SGA) are
at increased risk for high blood pressure (BP) at older ages after adjustment for later age …

The association of preterm or low birth weight (LBW) with the risk of metabolic syndrome is
still unclear. This study aimed to assess the association between preterm or LBW and …

Emerging evidence demonstrates a link between preterm birth (PTB) and later life
cardiovascular disease (CVD). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to …

After this article [1] was published, the authors identified errors in Fig 3. In Fig 3B, the x-axis
labels “Favors preterm SGA” and “Favors preterm AGA” are swapped. The left label should …