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Rao CR, de Ruiter LE, Bhat P, et al. A case-control study on risk factors for preterm deliveries in a secondary care hospital, southern India. ISRN Obstet Gynecol. 2014;2014:935982doi: 10.1155/2014/935982.
Rao, C. R., de Ruiter, L. E., Bhat, P., Kamath, V., Kamath, A., & Bhat, V. (2014). A case-control study on risk factors for preterm deliveries in a secondary care hospital, southern India. ISRN obstetrics and gynecology, 2014935982. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/935982
Rao, Chythra R, et al. "A case-control study on risk factors for preterm deliveries in a secondary care hospital, southern India." ISRN obstetrics and gynecology vol. 2014 (2014): 935982. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/935982
Rao CR, de Ruiter LE, Bhat P, Kamath V, Kamath A, Bhat V. A case-control study on risk factors for preterm deliveries in a secondary care hospital, southern India. ISRN Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Mar 13;2014:935982. doi: 10.1155/2014/935982. eCollection 2014. PMID: 25006487; PMCID: PMC3976879.
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ISRN Obstet Gynecol. 2014 Mar 13;2014:935982. doi: 10.1155/2014/935982. eCollection 2014.

A case-control study on risk factors for preterm deliveries in a secondary care hospital, southern India.

ISRN obstetrics and gynecology

Chythra R Rao, Lara E E de Ruiter, Parvati Bhat, Veena Kamath, Asha Kamath, Vinod Bhat

Affiliations

  1. Department of Community Medicine, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal, Karnataka 576104, India.
  2. University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG), P.O. Box 30.001, 9700 RB Groningen, The Netherlands.
  3. Dr. TMA Pai Hospital, Manipal University, Udupi, Karnataka 576101, Udupi, India.

PMID: 25006487 PMCID: PMC3976879 DOI: 10.1155/2014/935982

Abstract

Introduction. Preterm birth is the leading cause of newborn deaths and the second leading cause of death in children under five years old. Three-quarters of them could be saved with current, cost-effective interventions. The aim of this study was to identify the risk factors of preterm birth in a secondary care hospital in Southern India. Methods. In the case-control study, records of 153 antenatal women with preterm birth were included as cases. Age matched controls were women who had a live birth after 37 weeks of gestational age. Gestational age at delivery and associated risk factors were analyzed. Results. The preterm birth rate was 5.8%. Common risk factors associated with preterm birth were hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (21.4%), height <1.50 m (16.8%), premature rupture of membranes (17.5%), and fetal distress (14.9%). Mean birth weight for preterm babies was 2452 grams while the birth weight for term babies was 2978 grams. Conclusion. The commonest obstetrical risk factor for preterm birth was hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and nonobstetrical risk factor was height <1.50 m. The percentage of preterm birth was low, comparable to developing countries.

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