Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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Medical Student, Factulty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzever, Iran.
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Sabzevar
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Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzevar, Iran
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5- PhD Student, School of Medicine, Department of Medical Education, Clinical Education Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. 4- MSc in Biostatistics, Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Sabzevar Unive
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Medical Student, Factulty of Medicine, Sabzevar University of Medical Sciences, Sabzever, Iran
10.22038/ijogi.2025.81229.6141
Abstract
Introduction: Preterm labor is one of the most common causes of infant death. Premature babies are also exposed to neurological, vision, hearing, etc. disorders. Considering that there is no special treatment to stop the process of preterm labor, the present study was conducted with the aim of determining the risk factors of preterm labor, compared to term labor in Sabzevar city.
methods: This case-control study using a checklist was conducted on 623 people, including 323 women with preterm labor(cases) and 300women with term labors(controls) in Shahidan Mobini Sabzevar Hospital in 2018. The data was analyzed using SPSS software and related statistical tests.
result: the average age of pregnant women was28.18 ± 6.07years. between preterm labor and mother's age, average number of cares, mother's weight, family marriage, daily length of standing, low income, past medical history, history of familial, oral and dental infection, assisted reproductive methods, history of infertility, abortion, stillbirth, preterm labor, vaginal infection, threatened abortion, vaginal bleeding and history of cesarean section are directly significant statistically. there was an inverse statistical relationship between the amount of activity, mother's weight gain, mother's height and preterm labor(p<0.05). the results of the logistic regression test showed that the odds ratio of preterm labor in pregnant women with threatened abortion was5.991, infertility was5.778, history of premature birth was5.352, and history of oral and dental infection was2.576 times.
Conclusion: Knowing the risk factors of preterm labor in pre-pregnancy and pre-natal care in Health care centers can help prevent it and reduce related neonatal complications.
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