How many low birthweight babies in low- and middle-income countries are preterm
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9259629 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Fernando C Barros (0000-0001-5973-1746, Universidade Católica de Pelotas), Aluísio J D Barros (0000-0002-2022-8729, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Jose Villar (0000-0002-2834-4038), José R Villar (0000-0001-6024-9527, University of Oxford), Alícia Matijasevich (0000-0003-0060-1589, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Marlos R Domingues (0000-0002-2503-2944, Universidade Federal de Pelotas), Cesar G Victora (0000-0002-2465-2180, Universidade Federal de Pelotas) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 607-616 |
| Publication date | 2011-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Revista de Saúde Pública (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0034-8910 • E-ISSN: 0034-8910 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/s0034-89102011000300020 |
| OpenAlex | W4243740268 |
| SCIELO_PID | S0034-89102011000300020 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 50 |
OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of preterm birth among low birthweight babies in low and middle-income countries. METHODS: Major databases (PubMed, LILACS, Google Scholar) were searched for studies on the prevalence of term and preterm LBW babies with field work carried out after 1990 in low- and middle-income countries. Regression methods were used to model this proportion according to LBW prevalence levels. RESULTS: According to 47 studies from 27 low- and middle-income countries, approximately half of all LBW babies are preterm rather than one in three as assumed in studies previous to the 1990s. CONCLUSIONS: The estimate of a substantially higher number of LBW preterm babies has important policy implications in view of special health care needs of these infants. As for earlier projections, our findings are limited by the relative lack of population-based studies
Developing country · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Gestational age · Infant mortality · Low and middle income countries · Low birth weight · Low income · Obstetrics · Population · Pregnancy · Premature birth · Socioeconomics · Child and Adolescent Health · Child Nutrition and Water Access · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Pediatrics
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| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |