Prevalence and Risk Factors of Preterm Birth Among Pregnant Women Admitted at the Labor Ward of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, Ghana

• Main Authors: Enoch Odame Anto (Author), Wina Ivy Ofori Boadu (Author), Stephen Opoku (Author), Ebenezer Senu (Author), Valentine Christian Kodzo Tsatsu Tamakloe (Author), Augustine Tawiah (Author), Frank Ankobea (Author), Emmanuel Acheampong (Author), Agartha Odame Anto (Author), Michael Appiah (Author), Yaw Amo Wiafe (Author), Max Efui Annani-Akollor (Author), Christian Obirikorang (Author), Otchere Addai-Mensah (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Preterm birth is a global epidemic and a leading cause of neonatal mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. We evaluated the prevalence and risk factors of preterm birth among women attending the labor ward for delivery at a tertiary hospital in Ghana. This comparative cross-sectional study was conducted am...