Preterm birth is a global scourge, and the leading cause of newborn deaths (babies in the first 4 weeks of life) and raised to the leading cause of death among children under 5 years of age, responsible for approximately 1 million deaths in 2015. In China, the prevalence of preterm increased from 4~5% in 1990s to 7~10% in 2010. Preterm birth become a burden to both the family and society. Therefore, the risk factors of preterm birth become the critical issue of both Obstetrics and Neonatology. More importantly, few multicenter prospective studies on risk factors of preterm birth included potential reasons such as maternal occupation, psychology condition and lifestyles during pregnancy were conducted in China. Thus, the aim of our study is to explore the perinatal risk factors of preterm birth nowadays in China.
The purpose of this study is to explore the perinatal risk factors of preterm birth in China.