The trends and associated factors of preterm deliveries from 2001 to 2011 in Taiwan
| Autor: | I-Chu Chen, Kou-Huang Chen, Kow-Tong Chen, Yi-Chieh Yang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Taiwan Observational Study indicated preterm birth Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences Gastrointestinal complications 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Risk Factors Humans Medicine Registries 030212 general & internal medicine Respiratory system spontaneous business.industry prematurity Infant Newborn General Medicine Delivery Obstetric Parity Logistic Models Increased risk 030220 oncology & carcinogenesis Premature Birth epidemiology Female preterm delivery business Live Birth Research Article Maternal Age |
| Zdroj: | Medicine |
| ISSN: | 1536-5964 0025-7974 |
| Popis: | The rate of preterm birth has been increasing worldwide. Most preterm babies are at increased risk of central nervous system impairments as well as respiratory and gastrointestinal complications. The aim of this study was to investigate the trends in preterm birth and associated factors contributing to preterm delivery in Taiwan. Information on obstetric antecedents and risk factors of preterm birth of pregnant women was obtained from the Taiwan National Medical Birth Register database. All live births from 2001 to 2011 in Taiwan were included in this study. A total of 2,334,532 live births from 2001 to 2011 were included in this study. Overall, the proportion of preterm deliveries increased by 11.1% (from 8.2% in 2001 to 9.1% in 2011). Multiple logistic regression analyses showed that nulliparity, multiple births, maternal medical complications, maternal age |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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