Iatrogenic and spontaneous preterm birth in England: A population-based cohort study.

Harriet AugheyJennifer Elizabeth JardineHannah KnightIpek Gurol-UrganciKate WalkerTina HarrisJan H P van der MeulenJane HawdonDharmintra Pasupathynull null

Published in: BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology (2022)

Just over half of all preterm births resulted from iatrogenic intervention. Iatrogenic births have overlapping but different patterns of maternal demographic and clinical risk factors to spontaneous preterm births. Iatrogenic and spontaneous sub-groups should therefore be measured and monitored separately, as well as in aggregate, to facilitate different prevention strategies. This is feasible using routinely acquired hospital data.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm birth
birth weight
low birth weight
risk factors
randomized controlled trial
big data
body mass index
machine learning
physical activity
deep learning
pregnancy outcomes
artificial intelligence