Table 1 Prevalence of preterm birth groups, by region
Global | Latin America | Africa | Asia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of facilities | 122 | 54 | 27 | 64 |
Number of liveborn singleton deliveries | 172,461 | 64,181 | 30,544 | 77,736 |
Term births (> = 37 weeks) | 158,295 (91.8) | 59,288 (92.4) | 28,284 (92.6) | 70,723 (91.0) |
All preterm births (< 37 weeks) | 14,166 (8.2) | 4,893 (7.6) | 2,260 (7.4) | 7,013 (9.0) |
Spontaneous preterm birth (spPTB)a | 10,750 (75.9) | 3,336 (68.2) | 1,990 (88.1) | 5,424 (77.3) |
Provider-initiated preterm births (piPTB)a | 3,404 (24.0) | 1,550 (31.7) | 266 (11.8) | 1,588 (22.6) |
Preterm birth, labour status unknowna | 12 (0.1) | 7 (0.1) | 4 (0.2) | 1 (0.0) |
Medically indicated piPTBb | 2,920 (85.8) | 1,412 (91.1) | 236 (88.7) | 1,272 (80.1) |
Not medically indicated piPTBb | 333 (9.8) | 79 (5.1) | 7 (2.6) | 247 (15.6) |
Indication unknown, piPTBb | 151 (4.4) | 59 (3.8) | 23 (8.6) | 69 (4.3) |