
Risk factors associated with preterm birth in the Gaza Strip: hospital-based case-control study / Abu Hamad, Kh.;Abed, Y.;Abu Hamad, B.
Tác giả : Abu Hamad, Kh.;Abed, Y.;Abu Hamad, B.
Năm xuất bản : 2007
Chủ đề : 1. Age Factors. 2. Case-Control Studies. 3. Premature Birth. 4. Questionnaires. 5. Risk Factors.
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Tóm tắt : | 1132-1141 This study aimed to assess the main maternal risk factors associated with preterm birth in the Gaza Strip. A hospital-based case-control study was carried out at El-Shifa and Khan-Younis hospitals with 200 women with preterm births and 200 control women. Significant risk factors for preterm birth were: maternal age >/= 35 years, being a refugee, inadequate antenatal care, failure to gain adequate weight during pregnancy and previous history of preterm birth. Other significant risk factors included: short stature, short interval between the last 2 pregnancies, presence of congenital gynaecological abnormalities, previous history of caesarean delivery and previous history of stillbirth |
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https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/117358 |