Prevalence of Preterm Birth and Frequency of Risk Factors at Al-Jomhouri Teaching Hospital, Taiz, Yemen, 2023: (A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study)
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) defines Preterm Birth (PTB) as “a live birth taking place before the expected 37 weeks of gestation”. Annually, approximately 15 million infants are born prematurely, constituting significantly to infant mortality during the initial four weeks of life, responsible for 40%...