Vol. 6, Issue 1, Part A (2024)

Objective: Preterm births include those born between 24 and 36 plus 6 weeks of pregnancy.

The goal of the current study is to identify many important risk factors for preterm delivery.A 50 women who gave birth to full-term babies equal to or greater than 37 completed weeks of gestation were compared with 62 women who gave birth to preterm babies between 24 weeks and less than 36+6 weeks of gestation in a cross-sectional descriptive case control study. Additionally, the questionnaire was created using the most likely risk variables stated for pregnant women.

Methods and Material: The data was collected from 5th February 2020 to 30th October 2020 from 112 patients in Wasit from Al Kut hospital and Al-Haj Jalal hospital.it was a case control study from patients with preterm and term labour and included 62 women who gave birth to preterm babies delivered between 24 weeks and less than 36+6weeks of pregnancy were compared with 50 women who gave birth to full.

Results: The main findings derived from our study include the following major risk factors that are associated with pre-term birth Previous preterm labour 94.7% Previous Multiple pregnancy 90.5%, Rupture of membrane 90.0% Ante-partum hemorrhage 88.2%, Cervical incompetence 83.3%,Caesarean section 76.2%,Urinary tract infection( treated 70.8% non-treated (76.9%), emotional disturbance ( anxiety 70.6% depression 70.0%).

Conclusion: Risk factors can actually be avoided through maternal education and availing to them early information through prenatal checkups then the incidence and consequences of there is risk factors are minimized.