Preterm birth recurrence after spontaneous preterm birth between 16-28 weeks: A national cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To assess the risk of recurrent preterm birth following spontaneous extreme preterm birth between 16⁺⁰ - 27⁺⁶ weeks.

Methods

A nationwide retrospective cohort study was conducted with data from the Perinatal Registry of the Netherlands. We included nulliparous women with a singleton pregnancy that ended in spontaneous preterm birth between 16⁺⁰ and 27⁺⁶ weeks of gestation without congenital anomalies or antenatal death between 2010-2014 and had a subsequent pregnancy in the 5 years following (2010-2019). The primary outcome of this study was recurrent preterm birth < 37 weeks.

Results

In total, 1011 women with linked pregnancies were included. The risk of preterm birth < 37 weeks with prior spontaneous birth betwee

SUBMITTER: Van Gils AL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11617680 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature