Correction to: Journal of Perinatology (2005) 25, 294. doi:10.1038/jp.7211248

Following the publication of the above paper, the author has identified errors in the name of one of the authors attributed, the order of the authors' names, and their affiliations. The correct authors' names, order, and affiliations are listed below.

DARIOS GETAHUN, MD, MPH

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 125 Paterson Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA

KITAW DEMISSIE, MD, PhD and GEORGE G. RHOADS, MD, MPH

Department of Epidemiology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, USA

SHOU-EN LU, PhD

Department of Biostatistics, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – School of Public Health, Piscataway, NJ, USA