Born Too Soon: The global epidemiology of 15 million preterm births
2013
This article reviews the epidemiology of preterm birth and its global burden, highlighting the fact that preterm birth rates appear to be increasing in all countries with available data as well as existing geographic disparities.The article is part of a Reproductive Health supplement published to mark World Prematurity Day 2013. The supplement's six articles explore the burden of and solutions to preterm birth based on the key WHO report “Born too Soon: the global action report on preterm birth”.To access the full article for free, click here>For links to access the full supplement for free, click here>Blencowe, H., Cousens, S., Chou, D., Oestergaard, M., Say, L., Moller, A.B., Kinney, M., & Lawn, J.E. (2013). Born Too Soon: The global epidemiology of 15 million preterm births. Reproductive Health, 10(Suppl 1:S2), 1–14.
This article reviews the epidemiology of preterm birth and its global burden, highlighting the fact that preterm birth rates appear to be increasing in all countries with available data as well as existing geographic disparities.The article is part of a Reproductive Health supplement published to mark World Prematurity Day 2013. The supplement's six articles explore the burden of and solutions to preterm birth based on the key WHO report “Born too Soon: the global action report on preterm birth”.To access the full article for free, click here>For links to access the full supplement for free, click here>Blencowe, H., Cousens, S., Chou, D., Oestergaard, M., Say, L., Moller, A.B., Kinney, M., & Lawn, J.E. (2013). Born Too Soon: The global epidemiology of 15 million preterm births. Reproductive Health, 10(Suppl 1:S2), 1–14.
Blencowe, H., Cousens, S., Chou, D., Oestergaard, M., Say, L., Moller, A.B., Kinney, M., & Lawn, J.E. (2013). Born Too Soon: The global epidemiology of 15 million preterm births. Reproductive Health, 10(Suppl 1:S2), 1–14.
