Background: To determine maternal risk factors and perinatal outcomes of preterm births in south-western Nigeria. Methods: A retrospective study of preterm and term deliveries in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria. The delivery records were reviewed and case files of preterm births were identified and retrieved. Perinatal outcomes were determined by review of the postnatal and special care baby uni...

Background: Preterm births result from preterm labour. The chief causes of new-born neurological morbidity and transience are prematurity low birth weight. Vaginal infections considered as a higher risk factor for pre term labour is less common when proper antenatal examination, screening lower urogenital tract infections, early treatment carried out. Methods: Group B streptococcus (GBS), Urea ...