Development and validation of a nomogram for predicting preterm birth among pregnant women who had Antenatal care follow-up at University of Gondar Comprehensive Specialized Hospital using maternal and fetal characteristics: Retrospective follow-up study
Rewina Tilahun Gessese,
Bisrat Misganaw Geremew,
Solomon Gedlu Nigatu
et al.
Abstract:Background: - Preterm complications are the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5. Estimating the probability of a pregnant woman being at risk of preterm delivery would help to initiate preventive measures to reduce preterm delivery. The available risk prediction models used non-feasible predictors and did not consider fetal characteristics. This study aimed to develop an easily interpretable nomogram based on maternal and fetal characteristics.
Methods: - A retrospective follow-up study was c… Show more
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