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Review
. 2004 Sep 18;329(7467):675-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7467.675.

Epidemiology of preterm birth

Janet Tucker  1 , William McGuire
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Review

Epidemiology of preterm birth

Janet Tucker et al. BMJ. .
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Figure 1
Extremely preterm infant born at 26 weeks' gestation
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Figure 2
Definitions of preterm live births by completed weeks of gestation
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Figure 3
Preterm infant born at 35 weeks' gestation
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Figure 4
Chart for plotting progress of newborn infants' weight, head circumference, and length (with two examples)
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Figure 5
Rates of preterm birth, by gestational age, in singleton live births in New Zealand, 1980-99
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Figure 6
Causes of preterm birth
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Figure 7
Smoking cessation programmes can lower the incidence of preterm birth
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Figure 8
Twin pregnancy increases the risk of preterm birth
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Figure 9
Mortality in UK neonatal intensive care cohorts of infants born before 32 weeks' gestation. Adapted from Parry G, et al. Lancet 2003;361: 1789-91
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