Preventing preterm births: Analysis of trends and potential reductions with interventions in 39 countries with very high human development index

The Lancet

Volumn 381, Issue 9862, 2013, Pages 223-234

  Chang, Hannah H ^a   Larson, Jim ^a   Blencowe, Hannah ^b   Spong, Catherine Y ^c   Howson, Christopher P ^d   Cairns Smith, Sarah ^a   Lackritz, Eve M ^e   Lee, Shoo K ^f   Mason, Elizabeth ^g   Serazin, Andrew C ^h   Walani, Salimah ^d   Simpson, Joe Leigh ^d   Lawn, Joy E ⁱ  

^a BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^d March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation   (United States)

^e Global Alliance to Prevent Prematurity and Stillbirth   (United States)

^f CANADIAN INSTITUTES OF HEALTH RESEARCH   (Canada)

^g WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^h BILL AND MELINDA GATES FOUNDATION   (United States)

ⁱ SAVE THE CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CESAREAN SECTION; COST CONTROL; CROATIA; ESTONIA; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INFERTILITY THERAPY; LABOR INDUCTION; LITHUANIA; LIVE BIRTH; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NETHERLANDS; PREMATURE LABOR; PREMATURITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SURVIVOR; SWEDEN; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872586238     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: 1474547X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61856-X     Document Type: Article

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