# Cross-Country Individual Participant Analysis of 4.1 Million Singleton Births in 5 Countries with Very High Human Development Index Confirms Known Associations but Provides No Biologic Explanation for 2/3 of All Preterm Births

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/cross-country-individual-participant-analysis-of-4-1-million-singleton-births-in/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | David M. Ferrero,Jim Larson,Bo Jacobsson,Gian Carlo Di Renzo,Jane E. Norman,James N. Martin,Mary E. D’Alton,Ernesto Castelazo,C.P. Howson,Verena Sengpiel,Matteo Bottai,Jonathan A. Mayo,Gary M. Shaw,Ivan Verdenik,Nataša Tul,P Velebil,Sarah Cairns‐Smith,Hamid Rushwan,Sabaratnam Arulkumaran,Jennifer L. Howse,Joe Leigh Simpson |
| Citations | 201 |
| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0162506 |
| Fields | Medicine |
| Open Access | true |
| OA Status | gold |
| OA URL | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0162506&type=printable |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2518863280 |
| PMID | 27622562 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2016 |

## Paper authors

- [Ivan Verdenik](https://scholariq.org/researchers/ivan-verdenik/)
- [Matteo Bottai](https://scholariq.org/researchers/matteo-bottai/)

## Paper journal

- [PLoS ONE](https://scholariq.org/journals/plos-one/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis](https://scholariq.org/topics/preterm-birth-and-chorioamnionitis/)

## Paper topics

- [Preterm Birth and Chorioamnionitis](https://scholariq.org/topics/preterm-birth-and-chorioamnionitis/)
- [Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies](https://scholariq.org/topics/pregnancy-and-preeclampsia-studies/)
- [Birth, Development, and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/birth-development-and-health/)

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