Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology

A global attempt to help build the next generation of reproductive and perinatal epidemiologists
Contains theories and strategies for developing formal training programs in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology
Provides an international perspective for the presentation of research findings
Coverage of key reproductive and perinatal outcomes inclusive of each topic's descriptive and analytic epidemiology
First textbook to provide operational definitions and a conceptual paradigm for the discipline

Population growth and global health disparities for many reproductive and perinatal outcomes are but a few of the pressing issues facing public health today. Despite growing interest in the field, formal training in reproductive and perinatal epidemiology remains limited, with few available textbooks aimed at providing an overview of the field. In response to this need, faculty from the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) and CIHR's Institute of Human Development, Child and Youth Health (IHDCYH) developed an intensive, competitive, Summer Institute in Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology. The curriculum of this Summer Institute has been developed into a textbook to provide students and researchers with a working knowledge of the substantive and methodologic issues underlying reproductive and perinatal epidemiology.

Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology offers a core curriculum that addresses the epidemiology of major reproductive and perinatal outcomes. From human fecundity to birth and neonatal outcomes, the subject is approached from as international a perspective as possible, and the unique methodologic issues underlying each outcome are discussed. Developed by leading researchers in collaboration with their students in response to their needs and concerns, this is the definitive textbook on the subject.

Readership: Students and professionals in epidemiology and public health - courses on reproductive/perinatal epidemiology and maternal/child health. Reproductive endocrinology clinical fellows.