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9653845

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-9-28
pubmed:abstractText
A retrospective analysis of the obstetric database between January, 1995 and December, 1996 was conducted to establish the rate of preterm birth and the incidence of babies with low birth-weight amongst Hong Kong Chinese in an obstetric teaching unit in Hong Kong, and to investigate possible risk factors for spontaneous preterm deliveries. In the series of 13,641 Chinese women who delivered during the study period, the incidence of preterm births before 37 weeks' gestation was 7.4% while the incidence of low birth-weight infants (<2,500g) was 6.4%. When only singleton pregnancies were included, the incidences of preterm births and low birth-weight were 6.5% and 5.1% respectively. This study has demonstrated results contrary to the belief that premature delivery is uncommon in a Chinese population. In addition, we have found that, similar to Caucasian populations, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes, antepartum haemorrhage and congenital malformation are significant risk factors for spontaneous preterm labour in singleton pregnancy in our Chinese population.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0004-8666
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
138-41
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-11
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Incidence of preterm delivery in Hong Kong Chinese.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study