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General & SystemicModerate
Prematurity
Neonatology · General & Systemic
Moderate
Severity
Common — affects roughly 10% of births globally, with rates varying by region and access to prenatal care
Prevalence
No
Contagious
Neonatology
Specialist
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🔬Causes & Risk Factors
- 1Results from a wide range of factors that trigger labor or necessitate delivery before term
- 2including maternal infections
- 3preeclampsia
- 4multiple pregnancies such as twins or triplets
- 5uterine or cervical abnormalities
- 6and chronic maternal health conditions like high blood pressure or diabetes. Risk factors include prior preterm birth
- 7smoking or substance use during pregnancy
- 8inadequate prenatal care
- 9and pregnancies conceived through assisted reproductive technology
- 10which more commonly result in multiples.
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