Geographical differences in preterm delivery rates in Sweden: A population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Preterm delivery is a major global public health challenge. The objective of this study was to determine how preterm delivery rates differ in a country with a very high human development index and to explore rural vs urban environmental and socioeconomic factors that may be responsible for this variation.

Material and methods

A population-based study was performed using data from the Swedish Medical Birth Register from 1998 to 2013. Sweden was chosen as a model because of its validated, routinely collected data and availability of individual social data. The total population comprised 1 335 802 singleton births. A multiple linear regression was used to adjust gestational age for known risk factors (maternal smoking, ethnicity, maternal education, maternal age, h

SUBMITTER: Murray SR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6492021 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature