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R L Copper
Researcher at University of Alabama
Publications - 10
Citations - 989
R L Copper is an academic researcher from University of Alabama. The author has contributed to research in topics: Pregnancy & Gestational age. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 10 publications receiving 970 citations.
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The preterm prediction study: the value of new vs standard risk factors in predicting early and all spontaneous preterm births. NICHD MFMU Network.
Robert L. Goldenberg,Jay D. Iams,Brian M. Mercer,Paul J. Meis,Atef H. Moawad,R L Copper,Anita Das,Elizabeth Thom,Francee Johnson,Donald McNellis,Menachem Miodovnik,J. P. Van Dorsten,S. N. Caritis,Gary R. Thurnau,S. F. Bottoms +14 more
TL;DR: Fetal fibronectin and a short cervix are stronger predictors of spontaneous preterm birth than traditional risk factors, and a pathway leading from Black race through bacterial vaginosis and fetal fibronsectin to spontaneous pre term birth is suggested.
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Etiologies of preterm birth in an indigent population: is prevention a logical expectation?
TL;DR: It is concluded that improving the preterm birth rate significantly below current levels may be difficult to achieve.
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Pregnancy outcome following a second-trimester loss.
TL;DR: A second‐trimester loss, especially one occurring at 19–22 weeks, is associated with a poor prognosis in the subsequent pregnancy, with all outcomes worse than those found in the two control populations.
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The relationships among psychosocial profile, maternal size, and smoking in predicting fetal growth retardation.
S P Cliver,Robert L. Goldenberg,Gary Cutter,Howard J. Hoffman,R L Copper,S J Gotlieb,Richard O. Davis +6 more
TL;DR: In thinner women, both smoking and a poor psychosocial profile were associated with a substantially increased rate of FGR, indicating a subgroup of women who may receive greater benefits from intervention programs.
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Serum folate and fetal growth retardation: a matter of compliance?
TL;DR: It is suggested that women with good psychosocial scores are more likely to take folate, but that the use of folate itself is related to a lower risk of fetal growth retardation and increased birth weight.