Birth at less than a specified gestational age.
1Background: Survivors of preterm birth are at risk of long-term respiratory consequences.
2Whether there have been major changes in spontaneous preterm birth is unknown.
3About 2 million cervical cerclages are performed annually to prevent preterm birth.
4Progesterone treatment has proven to be effective in preventing recurrent preterm birth.
5Maternal lipid profiles during pregnancy are associated with risk for preterm birth.
6Intrauterine bleeding during pregnancy is a major risk factor for preterm birth.
7The association between dyslipidemia and preterm birth was tested with logistic regression.
8Objective: To determine survival and neurologic outcomes at2 years after extremely preterm birth.
9However, it does not account for the large ethnic differences in preterm birth.
10Health outcomes included birth weight, preterm birth and smoking during pregnancy.
11FGR and preterm birth was the leading risk factor cluster in all regions.
12Current reports describe an increased rate of preterm birth and C-section.
13Information on spontaneous preterm birth was extracted from the Danish Medical Birth Register.
14It is associated with risk for preterm birth and HIV infection.
15We conclude that anemia during the second trimester was associated with preterm birth.
16We examined the literature on genetic associations with preterm birth as an example.
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