Pre-conception clinical risk factors differ between spontaneous and indicated preterm birth in a densely phenotyped EHR cohort

Abstract Background Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of infant mortality. Risk for PTB is influenced by multiple biological pathways, many of which are poorly understood. Some PTBs result from medically indicated labor following complications from hypertension and/or diabetes, while many oth...

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Published in:	BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Main Authors:	Jean M. Costello, Hannah Takasuka, Jacquelyn Roger, Ophelia Yin, Alice Tang, Tomiko Oskotsky, Marina Sirota, John A. Capra
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	BMC 2025-02-01
Subjects:	Spontaneous preterm birth Indicated preterm birth Electronic health records Diagnosis associations
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-07166-2