Determinants and outcomes of preterm births in Nigerian tertiary facilities.

Iretiola Bamikeolu FajoluIyabode Olabisis Florence DedekeTimothy A OluwasolaLawal OyeneyinZainab ImamEzra OgundareIbijoke CampbellBola AkinkunmiEkundayo O AyegbusiEfeturi AgelebeAyodeji K AdefemiDavid AwonugaOlusoji JagunQasim SalauBankole KutiOlukemi Oluwatoyin TongoTajudeen AdebayoDamilola Adebanjo-AinaEmmanuel AdenugaIdowu AdewumiTina LavinJamilu TukurOlubukola Adesina

Published in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2024)

Preterm birth and perinatal mortality in Nigeria are high. Efforts should be made to enhance access to quality health care during pregnancy, delivery and the neonatal period, and improve the parental socio-economic status.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
gestational age
healthcare
low birth weight
quality improvement
cardiovascular events
pregnant women
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
metabolic syndrome
type diabetes
preterm infants
glycemic control