RESEARCH ON THE RISK FACTORS OF PREMATURITY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Authors

  • Thassiany Sarmento Oliveira de ALMEIDA Mestranda em Saúde Pública pela UEPB
  • Raquel Pinto LINS
  • Ademir de Lima CAMÊLO
  • Dandarah Christie Cavalcanti Lima de MELLO

Abstract

Objective: To evaluate, by means of a systematic review, the risk factors of prematurity or low birth weight due to premature birth. Material and Methods: We carried out searches of articles in the databases MEDLINE, LILACS and SciELO published from 2005 to 2011, using the descriptors prematurity and premature birth. The strength of association between the objective of each article and the purpose of this review was evaluated based on the following criteria: temporal relationship, internal validity, strength of association, and biological plausibility of the association. Results: After reading the abstracts of the 122 articles retrieved, 38 were selected for analysis, of which 10 were included in this review. Low birth weight was analyzed in association with prematurity (n = 9). The findings of this review demonstrated a lack of varied studies that aimed to analyze the relationship between prematurity and risk for developing diseases in children or chronicity in adults. Conclusion: prematurity consists of a recent topic of interest. DESCRIPTORS Infant, Premature, Diseases. Obstetric Labor, Premature. Infant, Premature.

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Published

2013-10-24

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ALMEIDA, T. S. O. de, LINS, R. P., CAMÊLO, A. de L., & MELLO, D. C. C. L. de. (2013). RESEARCH ON THE RISK FACTORS OF PREMATURITY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW. Revista Brasileira De Ciências Da Saúde, 17(3), 301–308. Retrieved from https://periodicos.ufpb.br/ojs2/index.php/rbcs/article/view/13674

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Vol. 17 No. 3 (2013)

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Review

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