Assessing the risk factors before pregnancy of preterm births in Iran: a population-based case-control study

• Main Authors: Maryam Soltani (Author), Hamid Reza Tabatabaee (Author), Shahin Saeidinejat (Author), Marzieh Eslahi (Author), Halime Yaghoobi (Author), Ehsan Mazloumi (Author), Abdolhalim Rajabi (Author), Ali Ghasemi (Author), Naeimeh Keyghobadi (Author), Mostafa Enayatrad (Author), Abed Noori (Author), Seyyed Aliasghar Hashemi (Author), Fatemeh Zolfizadeh (Author), Sepideh Mahdavi (Author), Tannaz Valadbeigi (Author), Koorosh Etemad (Author), Ali Taghipour (Author), Cirruse Salehnasab (Author), Mahmoud Hajipour (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Preterm birth is a major cause of prenatal and postnatal mortality particularly in developing countries. This study investigated the maternal risk factors associated with the risk of preterm birth. Methods A population-based case-control study was conducted in several provinces o...