Various prematurity risk factors

Obstetric factors
 Multiple pregnancy
 Placenta praevia
 Intra-uterine growth retardation
 Congenital uterine malformation
 Cervix incompetence
Maternal factors
 Genital, urinary and cervico-vaginal infections
 Diabetes
 Pre-eclampsia (pregnancy-related arterial hypertension)
 Rhesus allo-immunisation
Socio-economic factors
 Primiparity; multiparity
 Unfavourable transport and working conditions
 Mother aged under 18 or over 35 years of age
Foetal causes
 Chromosomal aberrations
 Other congenital anomalies
Iatrogenic causes

From: Deficiencies and handicaps of perinatal origin: Screening and management

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