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Data on 10654 births (3368 to primigravidae and 7286 to multigravidae mothers) which occurred in Greece during April 1983, were used to define the factors associated with preterm delivery. The preterm delivery rates were 5.9% and 8.4% for primi and multigravidae respectively. Analysis was carried out for these two groups separately. For primigravidae, independent statistical associations with and a protective effect for drugs such as iron and vitamins taken during pregnancy. For multigravidae, the statistically important independent factors were mother's age, marital status, smoking in pregnancy, past history of fetal losses (miscarriages and/or induced abortions and/or stillbirths), and hospitalisation during pregnancy. These mothers showed a different pattern of antenatal visits during the first and second trimesters and a protective effect for drugs such as iron and vitamins taken during pregnancy.
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Lekea-Karanika, V., Tzoumaka-Bakoula, C. & Matsaniotis, N. 124 PRETERM BIRTHS IN GREECE. A POPULATION BASED STUDY. Pediatr Res 28, 297 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199009000-00148
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1203/00006450-199009000-00148
