Risk factors and birth outcomes of preterm birth subtypes: a case-control study of singleton natural pregnancy

• Main Authors: Hui Zhang (Author), Daru Lu (Author), Hongyan Chen (Author), Fang Zhou (Author), Chenming Xu (Author), Songchang Chen (Author), Haokun Zhang (Author), Yonghong Jiang (Author), Edward Allen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMJ Publishing Group, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective The objective of the study was to identify the risk factors correlated with spontaneous preterm birth (SPTB) and iatrogenic preterm birth (IPTB), as well as to compare the pregnancy outcomes between SPTB and IPTB.Materials and methods A total of 1676 (343 SPTB, 144 IPTB and 1189 full-term...