Incidence, risk factors and outcomes of preterm live births in a tertiary health facility in Ghana
Overall preterm livebirth incidence in the study compared favourably with global estimates. HDP and being employed were important risk factors and. suggest reducing workloads of pregnant women in formal employment may be beneficial. Targeted posting of specialists to aid adequate management of HDP at district hospitals and mitigating missed opportunities for IPTp need to be considered.
Authors
- Hintermann Mbroh
- Joseph Osarfo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5366-3997)
- Michael Amoh
- Adu Appiah‐Kubi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7730-8252)
- Gifty Dufie Ampofo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8769-6578)
- Anthony Kwame Dah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5651-7322)
- Wisdom Klutse Azanu
- Emmanuel Senanu Komla Morhe
Institutions
- University of Health and Allied Sciences (GH)
- Ho Technical University (GH)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-08-28
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0331223
- Primary Topic
- Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00