Focussing on the origins of preterm birth: Why understanding aetiology is critical to optimising outcomes.
Preterm birth is a central determinant of infant morbidity and mortality. Efforts to reduce its incidence must address the disparate underlying causes.
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| spelling | doaj-art-0910f6934fa54953b663b11dcb6fa1872025-08-20T03:46:15ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS Medicine1549-12771549-16762025-05-01225e100460110.1371/journal.pmed.1004601Focussing on the origins of preterm birth: Why understanding aetiology is critical to optimising outcomes.Jennifer JardineLaura GoodfellowCaroline OvadiaAnna L DavidCatherine WilliamsonPreterm birth is a central determinant of infant morbidity and mortality. Efforts to reduce its incidence must address the disparate underlying causes.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004601 |
| spellingShingle | Jennifer Jardine Laura Goodfellow Caroline Ovadia Anna L David Catherine Williamson Focussing on the origins of preterm birth: Why understanding aetiology is critical to optimising outcomes. PLoS Medicine |
| title | Focussing on the origins of preterm birth: Why understanding aetiology is critical to optimising outcomes. |
| title_full | Focussing on the origins of preterm birth: Why understanding aetiology is critical to optimising outcomes. |
| title_fullStr | Focussing on the origins of preterm birth: Why understanding aetiology is critical to optimising outcomes. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Focussing on the origins of preterm birth: Why understanding aetiology is critical to optimising outcomes. |
| title_short | Focussing on the origins of preterm birth: Why understanding aetiology is critical to optimising outcomes. |
| title_sort | focussing on the origins of preterm birth why understanding aetiology is critical to optimising outcomes |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004601 |
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