ArticleTaiwan journal of ophthalmology
Retinopathy of prematurity in Saudi Arabia: Exploring maternal risk factors.
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- Incidence and risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity: A hospital-based study in Iran.Eye (London, England) · 2026Article
- Incidence and Risk Factors of Retinopathy of Prematurity at the Armed Forces Hospital, Southern Region, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2025Article
- Incidence and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity in Palestine: a retrospective cohort study, 2024.BMC ophthalmology · 2025Article
- A review on retinopathy of prematurity.Medical hypothesis, discovery & innovation ophthalmology journal · 2024Review
- Jeddah Retinopathy of Prematurity (JED-ROP) Screening Algorithm.Global pediatric health · 2023Article
- Impact of premature rupture of membranes on clinical outcomes of extremely premature infants: A propensity score matching study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2023Article
- Clinical feature and predictive factor analysis for spontaneous regression of retinopathy of prematurity in a Chinese population.International journal of ophthalmology · 2022Article
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Abstract
purposeRetinopathy of prematurity (ROP) is a preventable blinding disorder affecting preterm infants. To date, maternal risk factors have not been studied in Saudi Arabia. This study aims to identify possible maternal risk factors for any stage and type 1 ROP. MATERIALS AND
methodsA total of 295 preterm infants screened for ROP between November 2013 and December 2018 at a Saudi Arabian tertiary-care hospital were included. We included infants with a gestational age ≤ 32 weeks and/or birth weight (BW) ≤1500 g. We analyzed 28 maternal and neonatal risk factors.
resultsThe incidence of ROP at any stage and Type 1 were 31.9% and 7%, respectively. In the univariate analysis, the only maternal factor associated with any stage of ROP was spontaneous vaginal delivery (
conclusionThe only maternal risk factor related to ROP was spontaneous vaginal delivery, which increased the risk of any stage of ROP. The single most predictive risk factor for any stage of ROP and Type 1 ROP was low BW. These findings emphasize the role of the obstetrician in promoting health care and modifying maternal risk factors to prevent preterm births related to a low BW.
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