Global, Regional, and National Incidence and Mortality of Neonatal Preterm Birth, 1990-2019.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Preterm birth complications are the leading cause of death in children younger than 5 years worldwide. Despite advancing knowledge of risk factors and mechanisms related to preterm labor, the preterm birth rate has risen in most industrialized countries. Moreover, the burden of neonatal preterm birth remains unclear across the world.

Objective

To determine the trends in incidence and mortality of neonatal preterm birth at the global, regional, and national levels to quantify its burden from 1990 to 2019 using data from the 2019 Global Burden of Disease study.

Design, setting, and participants

Annual incident cases, deaths, age-standardized incidence rates (ASIRs), and age-standardized mortality rates (ASMRs) of neonatal preterm birth between 1990 and 2019 w

SUBMITTER: Cao G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9157382 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature