The epidemiology, etiology, and costs of preterm birth

HA Frey, MA Klebanoff - Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2016 - Elsevier
After decades of rising preterm birth rates in the USA and other countries, recent prematurity
rates seem to be on the decline. Despite this optimistic trend, preterm birth rates remain …

[HTML][HTML] Late preterm infants–Changing trends and continuing challenges

S Karnati, S Kollikonda, J Abu-Shaweesh - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Late preterm infants, defined as newborns born between 34 0/7-36 6/7 weeks of gestational
age, constitute a unique group among all premature neonates. Often overlooked because of …

[HTML][HTML] Saúde reprodutiva, materna, neonatal e infantil nos 30 anos do Sistema Único de Saúde (SUS)

MC Leal, CL Szwarcwald, PVB Almeida… - Ciência & Saúde …, 2018 - SciELO Brasil
Este estudo apresenta um sumário das intervenções realizadas no âmbito do setor público
e os indicadores de resultado alcançados na saúde de mulheres e crianças, destacando-se …

Prevalence and risk factors related to preterm birth in Brazil

MC Leal, AP Esteves-Pereira, M Nakamura-Pereira… - Reproductive health, 2016 - Springer
Background The rate of preterm birth has been increasing worldwide, including in Brazil.
This constitutes a significant public health challenge because of the higher levels of …

Reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health in the 30 years since the creation of the Unified Health System (SUS)

MC Leal, CL Szwarcwald, PVB Almeida… - Ciencia & saude …, 2018 - SciELO Public Health
This study presents an overview of public sector interventions and progress made on the
women's and child health front in Brazil between 1990 and 2015. We analyzed indicators of …

Economic consequences of preterm birth: a systematic review of the recent literature (2009–2017)

S Petrou, HH Yiu, J Kwon - Archives of disease in childhood, 2019 - adc.bmj.com
Background Despite extensive knowledge on the functional, neurodevelopmental,
behavioural and educational sequelae of preterm birth, relatively little is known about its …

Preterm birth in China between 2015 and 2016

C Chen, JW Zhang, HW Xia… - … journal of public …, 2019 - ajph.aphapublications.org
Objectives. To describe the incidence, risk factors, and potential causes of preterm birth
(PTB) in China between 2015 and 2016. Methods. The China Labor and Delivery Survey …

Incidence and trend of preterm birth in China, 1990–2016: a systematic review and meta-analysis

S Jing, C Chen, Y Gan, J Vogel, J Zhang - BMJ open, 2020 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To update the WHO estimate of preterm birth rate in China in 1990–2016 and to
further explore variations by geographic regions and years of occurrence. Design …

Perinatal outcomes after admission with COVID-19 in pregnancy: a UK national cohort study

HM Engjom, R Ramakrishnan, N Vousden… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
There are few population-based studies of sufficient size and follow-up duration to have
reliably assessed perinatal outcomes for pregnant women hospitalised with SARS-CoV-2 …

Health services use by late preterm and term infants from infancy to adulthood: a meta-analysis

T Isayama, AM Lewis-Mikhael, D O'Reilly… - …, 2017 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: To summarize the published literature on short-and long-term HSU by late-
preterm infants versus term infants from infancy to adulthood after initial discharge from the …