| Epidemiology of preterm birth in Omdurman Maternity hospital, Sudan. | |
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PMID: 19565427 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate the prevalence and to identify risk factors for live singleton preterm birth in Omdurman Maternity hospital, Sudan. METHODS: Case-control study. Odds ratios were adjusted for the confounding factors using multiple logistic regression models. RESULTS: Among 3240 live birth at maternity hospital during the 3 months period of the study, 126 (3.8%) were a live preterm birth. About 99 live preterm births at a mean (SD) of 32.7 (2.2) gestational weeks were included in the final analyses. About 80 (81.0%) of these 99 preterm births were spontaneous preterm births and the rest 19 (19.0%) were medically indicated preterm births. Univariate and Multivariate analyses showed that those women who had history of miscarriage, preterm birth, cesarean delivery, dental maneuver, and vaginal bleeding in the index pregnancy, both low body mass index (BMI) (<25) and high BMI (>30) and those women who had short interpregancy interval were at higher risk for preterm birth. CONCLUSIONS: The study showed that spontaneous preterm birth predominates in this setting. Preterm birth has a tendency to recur. Infections (periodontal) and nutrition were the risk factors for preterm birth. More research is needed especially in the area of nutrition and oral hygiene. |
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Authors:
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Amel M Alhaj; Elgoni A Radi; Ishag Adam |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians Volume: 23 ISSN: 1476-4954 ISO Abbreviation: J. Matern. Fetal. Neonatal. Med. Publication Date: 2010 Feb |
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Created Date: 2010-02-18 Completed Date: 2010-05-13 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101136916 Medline TA: J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 131-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan. |
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Abortion, Spontaneous
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epidemiology Adult Analysis of Variance Birth Intervals / statistics & numerical data Body Mass Index Case-Control Studies Cesarean Section / statistics & numerical data Female Gestational Age Hospitals, Maternity Humans Logistic Models Odds Ratio Pregnancy Premature Birth / epidemiology* Risk Factors Sudan / epidemiology Uterine Hemorrhage / epidemiology |
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