Driving Factors of Preterm Birth Risk in Adolescents

Authors :: Marta J. Perez
Jen J. Chang
Lorene A. Temming
Ebony B. Carter
Julia D. López
Methodius G. Tuuli
George A. Macones
Molly J. Stout
Source :: American Journal of Perinatology Reports, Vol 10, Iss 03, Pp e247-e252 (2020)
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: Thieme Medical Publishers, Inc., 2020.
Abstract: Objective We examined rates of spontaneous and indicated preterm births (S-PTB and I-PTB, respectively) and clinical risk factors for PTB in adolescents. Study Design This is a population-based, retrospective cohort using 2012 U.S. natality data of nulliparous women who delivered a nonanomalous singleton birth between 20 and 42 weeks' gestation. Maternal age included