A better start to life: Risk factors for, and prevention of, preterm birth in Australian First Nations women - a narrative review.

• Published in: International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics
• Main Authors: Brown, Kiarna, Langston-Cox, Annie, Unger, Holger W
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: United States 2021
• Subjects: Menzies; First Nations
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10137/11849; https://doi.org/10.1002/ijgo.13907; https://www.ezpdhcs.nt.gov.au/login?url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34455588

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 a...