National, regional, and worldwide estimates of preterm birth rates in the year 2010 with time trends since 1990 for selected countries: a systematic analysis and implications

Preterm birth is the second largest direct cause of child deaths in children younger than 5 years. Yet, data regarding preterm birth (<37 completed weeks of gestation) are not routinely collected by UN agencies, and no systematic country estimates nor time trend analyses have been done. We report...

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Published in:	The Lancet (British edition) Vol. 379; no. 9832; pp. 2162 - 2172
Main Authors:	Blencowe, Hannah, Cousens, Simon, Oestergaard, Mikkel Z, Chou, Doris, Moller, Ann-Beth, Narwal, Rajesh, Adler, Alma, Vera Garcia, Claudia, Rohde, Sarah, Say, Lale, Lawn, Joy E
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Kidlington Elsevier Ltd 09.06.2012 Elsevier Elsevier Limited
Subjects:	Babies Biological and medical sciences Child Child Mortality - trends children Croatia Data Collection Databases, Factual - statistics & numerical data Developed Countries - statistics & numerical data Developing Countries - statistics & numerical data Diseases of mother, fetus and pregnancy Ecuador epidemiology Estimates Estonia Female General aspects Global Health grants Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Internal Medicine Live Birth - epidemiology loess Medical sciences Miscellaneous neonates Obstetrics Pregnancy pregnancy outcome Pregnancy. Fetus. Placenta Premature birth Premature Birth - epidemiology Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Reproductive health South Asia Statistical models Sub-Saharan Africa surveys Trends uncertainty United States World Health Organization World Ecuador United States Sub-Saharan Africa Croatia Estonia South Asia Statistical analysis Pregnancy disorders Countries Estimation Rate 1990 Premature delivery Trend Regional Time variation Medicine Prematurity Public health
ISSN:	0140-6736, 1474-547X, 1474-547X
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