Early term birth is defined as birth at 37 or 38 weeks gestation. While infants born early term are not considered … premature, the medical literature suggests that they have an increased risk of serious adverse health outcomes compared to … changes in medical practice and show that early term inductions lead to an increased risk of precipitous labor, lower birth …

This paper uses birth records linked to census data to document health differences at birth between Roma and non …-Roma children in Hungary between 1981 and 2010. It focuses on differences in average birth weight and average gestational age, as … well as the likelihood of low birth weight and the likelihood of preterm birth. The paper shows large gaps in all …