ArticleBJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology2016
Risk factors associated with preterm birth after a prior term delivery.
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- The association between interpregnancy intervals and preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Pooled it
- Epidemiology of preterm birth in Ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Pooled it
- Determinants of preterm birth among mothers who gave birth in East Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis.Italian journal of pediatrics · 2020Pooled it
- Mode of delivery and preterm birth in subsequent births: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Social determinants among Black people during pregnancy following a short interpregnancy interval.AJOG global reports · 2023Article
- New Interpretation of Neonatal Outcomes by Phenotypically Classified Preterm Syndrome: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Current medical science · 2023Article
- Gestational age at birth in pregnancies with antenatal corticosteroid administration in relation to risk factors: a retrospective cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Prior term delivery increases risk of subsequent recurrent preterm birth: An unexpected finding.The Australian & New Zealand journal of obstetrics & gynaecology · 2022Article
- Can We Predict Preterm Delivery Based on the Previous Pregnancy?Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- Impact of history of myomectomy on preterm birth risk in women with a leiomyomatous uterus: a propensity score analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2020Article
- Risk of preterm birth after prior term cesarean.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2020Article
- Current Approaches to Risk Assessment and Prevention of Preterm Birth-A Continuing Public Health Crisis.Ochsner journal · 2020Review
- Cesarean in the second stage: a possible risk factor for subsequent spontaneous preterm birth.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2017Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe objective of this study was to assess the presence of newly acquired preterm birth (PTB) risk factors among primiparous women with no prior history of PTB.
designCase-control study.
settingDeliveries occurring within a large healthcare system from 2002 to 2012. POPULATION: Women with their first two consecutive pregnancies carried to ≥20(0/7) weeks' gestation.
methodsThose delivering the first pregnancy at term and the second preterm ≥20(0/7) and <37(0/7) weeks (term-preterm cases) were compared with women with a term birth in their first two pregnancies (term-term controls). Social factors with the potential to change between the first and second pregnancies and intrapartum labour characteristics in the first pregnancy were compared between cases and controls.
main outcome measuresRisk factors for term-preterm sequence.
resultsAbout 38 215 women met inclusion criteria; 1353 (3.8%) were term-preterm cases. Cases and controls were similar with regard to race/ethnicity and maternal age at the time of the first and second deliveries. Cases delivered their second pregnancy approximately 3 weeks earlier (35.7 versus 39.1, P < 0.001). In multivariable models accounting for known PTB risk factors, women with a caesarean delivery in the first pregnancy [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) = 2.20; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.57-3.08], new tobacco use (aOR = 2.33; 95% CI 1.61-3.38), and an interpregnancy interval <18 months (aOR = 1.37; 95% CI 1.21-1.55) were at increased risk of term-preterm sequence.
conclusionCaesarean delivery in the first pregnancy, new tobacco use, and short interpregnancy interval <18 months are significant risk factors for term-preterm sequence. Women should receive postpartum counselling regarding appropriate interpregnancy interval and cessation of tobacco use. TWEETABLE ABSTRACT: Caesarean delivery in the 1st pregnancy is a significant risk factor for preterm birth following a term delivery.
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