Iatrogenic and spontaneous preterm birth in England: A population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe the rates of and risk factors associated with iatrogenic and spontaneous preterm birth and the variation in rates between hospitals.

Design

Cohort study using electronic health records.

Setting

English National Health Service.

Population

Singleton births between 1 April 2015 and 31 March 2017.

Methods

Multivariable Poisson regression models were used to estimate adjusted risk ratios (adjRR) to measure association with maternal demographic and clinical risk factors.

Main outcome measures

Preterm births (<37 weeks of gestation) were defined as iatrogenic or spontaneous according to mode of onset of labour.

Results

Of the births, 6.1% were preterm and of these, 52.8% were iatrogenic. The proportion of preterm births that

SUBMITTER: Aughey H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10092353 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature