Effects of socioeconomic position and clinical risk factors on spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth
Open Access
- 27 March 2014
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Vol. 14 (1) , 117
Abstract
The literature shows a variable and inconsistent relationship between socioeconomic position and preterm birth. We examined risk factors for spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth, with a focus on socioeconomic position and clinical risk factors, in order to explain the observed inconsistency.Keywords
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