Risk factors for spontaneous and provider‐initiated preterm delivery in high and low Human Development Index countries: a secondary analysis of the <scp>W</scp>orld <scp>H</scp>ealth <scp>O</scp>rganization Multicountry Survey on Maternal and Newborn Health

Abstract

The provision of adequate obstetric care, including optimal timing for delivery in high-risk pregnancies, especially to the socially disadvantaged, could improve pregnancy outcomes. Avoiding preterm delivery in women when maternal complications, such as anaemia or hypertensive disorders, are present is important for countries at various stages of development, but may be more challenging to achieve.