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Abbreviations

ACME:

Automated Classification of Medical Entities

AFP:

Alpha-Fetoprotein

GDP:

Gross Domestic Product

HCG:

Human Chorionic Gonadatropin

ICD:

International Classification of Disease

LMP:

Last Menstrual Period

MICAR:

Mortality Medical Indexing, Classification, and Retrieval

NCHS:

National Center for Health Statistics

NSFG:

National Survey of Family Growth

SES:

Socioeconomic Status

SGA:

Small for Gestational Age

SIDS:

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

UNICEF:

United Nations International Childrens Emergency Fund

WHO:

World Health Organization

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Adams, M. (2009). The Continuum of Reproductive Loss from Pregnancy Through Infancy. In: Perinatal Epidemiology for Public Health Practice. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-09439-7_6

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