Journal article

Risk factors for spontaneous and provider-initiated preterm delivery in high and low Human Development Index countries: a secondary analysis of the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health.

N Morisaki, G Togoobaatar, JP Vogel, JP Souza, CJ Rowland Hogue, K Jayaratne, E Ota, R Mori, undefined WHO Multicountry Survey on Maternal

BJOG an International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | WILEY | Published : 2014

Abstract

To evaluate how the effect of maternal complications on preterm birth varies between spontaneous and provider-initiated births, as well as among different countries. Secondary analysis of a cross-sectional study. Twenty-nine countries participating in the World Health Organization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health. 299 878 singleton deliveries of live neonates or fresh stillbirths. Countries were categorised into very high, high, medium and low developed countries using the Human Development Index (HDI) of 2012 by the World Bank. We described the prevalence and risk of maternal complications, their effect on outcomes and their variability by country development. Preterm birt..

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