Pre-term foetal life times in Scotland*

Ruth M. Pickering, G. D. Murray, J. F. Forbes

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Abstract

A proportional hazards model was used to evaluate the association between ten categorical covariates and the risk of pre-term delivery for women having their first child and women in subsequent pregnancies. An adaptation of the model for use with grouped survival times made it possible to model foetal life times between 28 and 36 completed weeks of gestation for 67,000 Scottish singleton births in 1981. The use of the model was justified by testing time-dependent effects. For both groups of women age, and a history of abortion, were major factors associated with increased hazard. For women experiencing a second or higher-order birth a history of perinatal death was also associated with substantially increased hazard to the pregnancy.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)115-127
Number of pages13
JournalPopulation Studies
Volume40
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Mar 1986
Externally publishedYes

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