Preterm birth: Case definition & guidelines for data collection, analysis, and presentation of immunisation safety data

• Published in: Vaccine Vol. 34; no. 49; pp. 6047 - 6056
• Main Authors: Quinn, Julie-Anne, Munoz, Flor M., Gonik, Bernard, Frau, Lourdes, Cutland, Clare, Mallett-Moore, Tamala, Kissou, Aimee, Wittke, Frederick, Das, Manoj, Nunes, Tony, Pye, Savia, Watson, Wendy, Ramos, Ana-Maria Alguacil, Cordero, Jose F., Huang, Wan-Ting, Kochhar, Sonali, Buttery, Jim
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.12.2016; Elsevier Limited; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Adverse event; Age; Allergy and Immunology; Antenatal; Babies; Case definition; childhood; clinical trials; Clinical Trials as Topic; Collaboration; Data collection; Female; gestational age; Guidelines; Humans; Immunisation; Immunization; Immunization - adverse effects; income; Infant; Infant Mortality; Infant, Newborn; Infant, Premature; infants; Menstruation; Methods; Morbidity; Poverty; Pregnancy; Premature Birth; Preterm birth; Statistics as Topic; Surveillance; ultrasonography; vaccines; Adverse event; Preterm birth; Case definition; Antenatal; Immunisation; Guidelines

Preterm birth is commonly defined as any birth before 37 weeks completed weeks of gestation. An estimated 15 million infants are born preterm globally, disproportionately affecting low and middle income countries (LMIC). It contributes directly to estimated one million neonatal deaths annually and i...