A flexible Bayesian hierarchical model of preterm birth risk among US Hispanic subgroups in relation to maternal nativity and education
Abstract Background Previous research has documented heterogeneity in the effects of maternal education on adverse birth outcomes by nativity and Hispanic subgroup in the United States.In this article, we considered the risk of preterm birth (PTB) using 9 years of vital statistics birth data from New York City.We employed finer categorizations of e