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Brazilian Multicentre Study on Preterm Birth (EMIP): Prevalence and Factors Associated with Spontaneous Preterm Birth |
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| Authors: | Renato Passini Jr Jose G. Cecatti Giuliane J. Lajos Ricardo P. Tedesco Marcelo L. Nomura Tabata Z. Dias Samira M. Haddad Patricia M. Rehder Rodolfo C. Pacagnella Maria L. Costa Maria H. Sousa for the Brazilian Multicentre Study on Preterm Birth study group |
| Affiliation: | 1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas, Campinas, Brazil, ; 2 Centre for Studies in Reproductive Health of Campinas (CEMICAMP), Campinas, Brazil, ; 3 Jundiai School of Medicine, Jundiaí, Brazil, ; Universidade Federal do Acre (Federal University of Acre), Brazil, |
| Abstract: | BackgroundPreterm birth rate is increasing and is currently a worldwide concern. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of preterm birth in a sample of health facilities in Brazil and to identify the main risk factors associated with spontaneous preterm births.ConclusionsThe preterm birth rate in these health facilities in Brazil is high and spontaneous preterm births account for two thirds of them. A better understanding of the factors associated with spontaneous preterm birth is of utmost importance for planning effective measures to reduce the burden of its increasing rates. |
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