Increasing trends in incidence of preterm birth among 2.5 million newborns in Guangzhou, China, 2001 to 2016: an age-period-cohort analysis

Increasing trends in incidence of preterm birth among 2.5 million newborns in Guangzhou, China, 2001 to 2016: an age-period-cohort analysis

Abstract Background The incidence of preterm birth (PTB, < 37 weeks of gestation) has been increasing in China and many other countries in recent years. However, the causes of the increase were not well understood. The current study aims to examine the contribution of maternal age, period of deli...

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Main Authors: Jinhua Lu, Dongmei Wei, Songying Shen, Xiaoyan Xia, Jianrong He, Yan Sun, Kin Bong Hubert Lam, Wei Bao, Huimin Xia, Xiu Qiu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Epidemiology
Preterm birth
Age-period-cohort analysis
Secular trends
Parity
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09739-6

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