Temporal trends of preterm birth in Shenzhen, China: a retrospective study

Temporal trends of preterm birth in Shenzhen, China: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Preterm birth is the leading cause of child mortality under 5 years of age. Temporal trends in preterm birth rates are highly heterogeneous among countries and little information exists for China. To address this data gap, we investigated annual changes in preterm birth incidence...

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Main Authors: Changchang Li, Zhijiang Liang, Michael S. Bloom, Qiong Wang, Xiaoting Shen, Huanhuan Zhang, Suhan Wang, Weiqing Chen, Yan Lin, Qingguo Zhao, Cunrui Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Reproductive Health
Subjects:
Preterm birth
Incidence rate
Temporal trend
Medically induced preterm birth
Spontaneous preterm birth
China
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12978-018-0477-8

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