Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 389-394, December 2007

Risk Factors for Spontaneous Preterm Delivery Before 34 Weeks of Gestation Among Taiwanese Women

Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, and College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan

Accepted 4 July 2007.

Article Outline

SUMMARY 

Objective

To identify the risk factors for spontaneous preterm delivery before 34 weeks of gestation among Taiwanese women.

Materials and Methods

This retrospective cohort study involved 36,453 Taiwanese women who delivered between July 1990 and December 2003. Pregnancies complicated by multiple gestation, fetal anomalies, and iatrogenic preterm births due to maternal or fetal indications were excluded.

Results

Five hundred and five spontaneous preterm deliveries (1.4%) were identified. Risk factors for early preterm delivery included a prior preterm delivery (odds ratio [OR], 16.5; 95% confidence interval [CI], 11.1–24.6), placental abruption (OR, 13.4; 95% CI, 9.4–19.2), history of fetal demise (OR, 11.8; 95% CI, 7.7–18.0), chorioamnionitis (OR, 10.5; 95% CI, 7.4–14.9), oligohydramnios (OR, 10.1; 95% CI, 6.7–15.3), history of abruption (OR, 7.9; 95% CI, 2.4–26.0), unmarried (OR, 6.2; 95% CI, 2.9–13.2), conception by reproductive technology (OR, 2.7; 95% CI, 1.4–5.5), maternal age less than 20 years (OR, 3.5; 95% CI, 1.8–6.7), maternal age greater than 34 years (OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.2–2.1), three or more abortions (OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.9–2.3), and premature rupture of membranes (OR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.3–2.0).

Conclusion

Some of the risk factors for early preterm delivery among Taiwanese women were the same as those of other ethnic groups, whereas some of the other risk factors were different.

Key Words:  early preterm delivery , risk factors , Taiwanese women

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PII: S1028-4559(08)60008-X

doi:10.1016/S1028-4559(08)60008-X

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Volume 46, Issue 4 , Pages 389-394, December 2007

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