Proportion of Preterm birth and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in Debretabor town health institutions, northwest, Ethiopia

Abstract Objective Each year, about 15 million babies in the world are born too prematurely. Complication of preterm birth is the single largest direct cause of neonatal deaths and the second most common cause of under-5 deaths after infection. Therefore, assessing the proportion of preterm birth an...

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Main Authors: Dawit Gebeyehu Mekonen, Ayenew Engida Yismaw, Tewodros Siyoum Nigussie, Worku Mequanint Ambaw
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-4037-7