Maternal pre-pregnancy infection with hepatitis B virus and the risk of preterm birth: a population-based cohort study

Background: Preterm birth is the leading cause of child death in children younger than 5 years. Large cohort studies in developed countries have shown that maternal hepatitis B virus infection is associated with preterm birth, but there is little reliable evidence from China and other developing cou...

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Main Authors: Jue Liu, PhD, Shikun Zhang, MD, Prof Min Liu, PhD, Qiaomei Wang, MD, Haiping Shen, MD, Yiping Zhang, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:The Lancet Global Health
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214109X17301420