Reproductive and Perinatal Epidemiology

Catalog description

This course focuses on important considerations when evaluating and conducting epidemiologic, population-based, and clinical research studies relating to pregnancy, reproduction, and their outcomes. Discussions and readings will survey core areas within reproductive and perinatal epidemiology including conception, fertility and infertility, and pregnancy complications (including morbidity and mortality), along with methods relating to modeling, clustering, multi-fetal gestation, competing risks, and selection bias. Prerequisites include EPI 225, EPI 226, and EPI 259, or equivalent.