Geographical differences in preterm delivery rates in Sweden: A population‐based cohort study

• Published in: Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica Vol. 98; no. 1; pp. 106 - 116
• Main Authors: Murray, Sarah R., Juodakis, Julius, Bacelis, Jonas, Sand, Anna, Norman, Jane E., Sengpiel, Verena, Jacobsson, Bo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.01.2019; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Epidemiology; Female; Geographic Information Systems; Health risk assessment; Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data; Humans; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; Medicin och hälsovetenskap; Obstetric Labor, Premature - epidemiology; Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Medicine; Original; Population; Population-based studies; Pregnancy; premature; Premature babies; Premature birth; Premature Birth - epidemiology; premature obstetric labor; preterm birth; preterm infant; Reproduktionsmedicin och gynekologi; Residence Characteristics - statistics & numerical data; Risk Assessment; Socioeconomic Factors; Sweden - epidemiology; Young Adult; Sweden; premature obstetric labor; preterm birth; epidemiology; premature; preterm infant

Introduction Preterm delivery is a major global public health challenge. The objective of this study was to determine how preterm delivery rates differ in a country with a very high human development index and to explore rural vs urban environmental and socioeconomic factors that may be responsible...