Differences in risk factors for incident and recurrent preterm birth: a population-based linkage of 3.5 million births from the CIDACS birth cohort

Abstract Background Preterm birth (PTB) is a syndrome resulting from a complex list of underlying causes and factors, and whether these risk factors differ in the context of prior PTB history is less understood. The aim of this study was to explore whether PTB risk factors in a second pregnancy were...

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Main Authors: Aline S. Rocha, Rita de Cássia Ribeiro-Silva, Rosemeire L. Fiaccone, Enny S. Paixao, Ila R. Falcão, Flavia Jôse O. Alves, Natanael J. Silva, Naiá Ortelan, Laura C. Rodrigues, Maria Yury Ichihara, Marcia F. de Almeida, Mauricio L. Barreto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-04-01
Series:BMC Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-022-02313-4