Risk factors associated with preterm birth in the Gaza Strip: hospital-based case-control study

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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 stillbirthCitation
Abu Hamad, Kh., Abed, Y. & Abu Hamad, B. (2007). Risk factors associated with preterm birth in the Gaza Strip: hospital-based case-control study. http://www.who.int/iris/handle/10665/117358
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EMHJ - Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal, 13 (5), 1132-1141, 2007
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1132-1141ISSN
1020-3397Other Identifiers
http://applications.emro.who.int/emhj/1305/13_5_2007_1132_1141.pdfCollections
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