Trends in Preterm Births in Italy and Maternal Risk Factors in 2018–2022—A Registry-Based Study
The COVID-19 pandemic changed the pattern of PTB rates in Italy, lowering their average frequency and interrupting a previous decreasing trend. Changes in the trend of socio-economic maternal risk factors marginally explained this pattern.
Authors
- Martina Pacifici (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1547-8248)
- Elisa Eleonora Tavormina (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2140-8913)
- Raffaella Rusciani
- Riccardo Pertile (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1455-842X)
- Michele Gobbato (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2219-2974)
- Enrica Perrone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2332-5612)
- Teresa Spadea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0771-0545)
- Anna Maria Nannavecchia
- Luigi Gagliardi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6074-8975)
- Olivia Leoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6906-2424)
- Pietro Buono
- Sonia Brescianini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2627-1282)
- Franca Rusconi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9544-6472)
- Monia Puglia
- Eva Papa
- Laura Visonà Dalla Pozza
- Arianna Polo
Institutions
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità (IT)
- Regione Campania (IT)
- Ospedale di Bolzano (IT)
- Provincia Autonoma di Trento (IT)
- Agenzia Regionale Sanitaria della Puglia (IT)
- Regione Siciliana (IT)
- Agenzia Regionale Prevenzione e Ambiente della Regione Emilia-Romagna (IT)
- Torino e-district (IT)
- Institute for Biomedical Research and Innovation (IT)
- Regione del Veneto (IT)
- National Research Council (IT)
- Azienda Usl Toscana Centro (IT)
- Provincia autonoma di Bolzano - Alto Adige
- Regione Piemonte
Publication Details
- Journal
- Children
- Published
- 2025-02-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/children12030257
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 Impact on Reproduction
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.11