A better start to life: Risk factors for, and prevention of, preterm birth in Australian First Nations women – A narrative review
Abstract The unacceptable discrepancies in health outcomes between First Nations and non‐Indigenous Australians begin at birth. Preterm birth (birth before 37 completed weeks of gestation) is a major contributor to adverse short‐ and long‐term health outcomes and mortality. Australian First Nations...
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crwiley:10.1002/ijgo.13907 2024-06-09T07:45:56+00:00 A better start to life: Risk factors for, and prevention of, preterm birth in Australian First Nations women – A narrative review Brown, Kiarna Langston‐Cox, Annie Unger, Holger W. 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13907 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ijgo.13907 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full-xml/10.1002/ijgo.13907 https://obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ijgo.13907 en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics volume 155, issue 2, page 260-267 ISSN 0020-7292 1879-3479 journal-article 2021 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13907 2024-05-16T14:24:56Z Abstract The unacceptable discrepancies in health outcomes between First Nations and non‐Indigenous Australians begin at birth. Preterm birth (birth before 37 completed weeks of gestation) is a major contributor to adverse short‐ and long‐term health outcomes and mortality. Australian First Nations infants are more commonly born too early. No tangible reductions in preterm births have been made in First Nations communities. Factors contributing to high preterm birth rates in Australian First Nations infants are reviewed and interventions to reduce preterm birth in Australian First Nations women are discussed. More must be done to ensure Australian First Nations infants get a better start to life. This can only be achieved with ongoing and improved research in partnership with Australian First Nations peoples. Article in Journal/Newspaper First Nations Wiley Online Library International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics 155 2 260 267 |
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Abstract The unacceptable discrepancies in health outcomes between First Nations and non‐Indigenous Australians begin at birth. Preterm birth (birth before 37 completed weeks of gestation) is a major contributor to adverse short‐ and long‐term health outcomes and mortality. Australian First Nations infants are more commonly born too early. No tangible reductions in preterm births have been made in First Nations communities. Factors contributing to high preterm birth rates in Australian First Nations infants are reviewed and interventions to reduce preterm birth in Australian First Nations women are discussed. More must be done to ensure Australian First Nations infants get a better start to life. This can only be achieved with ongoing and improved research in partnership with Australian First Nations peoples. |
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Brown, Kiarna Langston‐Cox, Annie Unger, Holger W. A better start to life: Risk factors for, and prevention of, preterm birth in Australian First Nations women – A narrative review |
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A better start to life: Risk factors for, and prevention of, preterm birth in Australian First Nations women – A narrative review |
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A better start to life: Risk factors for, and prevention of, preterm birth in Australian First Nations women – A narrative review |
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A better start to life: Risk factors for, and prevention of, preterm birth in Australian First Nations women – A narrative review |
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A better start to life: Risk factors for, and prevention of, preterm birth in Australian First Nations women – A narrative review |
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A better start to life: Risk factors for, and prevention of, preterm birth in Australian First Nations women – A narrative review |
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better start to life: risk factors for, and prevention of, preterm birth in australian first nations women – a narrative review |
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