Secular Trends in Preterm Birth Rates: Uncovering the Primary Challenge for Perinatal Medicine in Greece
The PBR in Greece more than quadrupled during 1991-2022, mainly due to increases in moderate and late preterm births. Although its rise has markedly decelerated since 2011, amidst the country's economic recession, the PBR is alarmingly higher than those in all other European and developed nations. More than one in nine neonates is born prematurely in the Greek population, posing challenges in implementing evidence-based prevention strategies and perinatal care.
Authors
- Nikolaos Vrachnis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9067-5308)
- Nikolaos Antonakopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1333-4267)
- Theodoros Karampitsakos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4829-9190)
- Nikolaos Loukas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7390-3936)
- Panagiotis Ch. Anastasopoulos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4871-1288)
- Alexandros Fotiou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2428-3992)
- Zoi Iliodromiti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4316-7305)
- Dionysios N Vrachnis
- Georgios Maroudias
- Nikolaos Vlachadis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5949-5023)
Institutions
- University of Patras (GR)
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR)
- LETO Maternity Hospital (GR)
- General Hospital of Drama (GR)
- CTO Andrea Alesini (IT)
- Aretaeio Hospital (GR)
- Tzaneion General Hospital (GR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Cureus
- Published
- 2024-08-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.67295
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.76