Conclusions: Previous preterm delivery, abortion and prematurity and fetal loss/abortion and prematurity all increase risk for subsequent preterm birth with or without PROM." - Meaning and context.">
E E Ekwo, C A Gosselink, A Moawad; “Previous pregnancy outcomes and subsequent risk of preterm rupture of amniotic sac membranes”, Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1993 Jun;100(6):536-41.
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Compared with controls, PP cases had odds ratios of 95 for previous preterm birth, 186 for abortion and prematurity and 158 for fetal loss, abortion/prematurity after controlling for confounding variables. Compared with controls, PTB cases had an odds ratio of 96.5 for previous preterm delivery, 84 for abortion and prematurity, and 320 for fetal loss/abortion and prematurity after controlling for confounding variables.
Conclusions: Previous preterm delivery, abortion and prematurity and fetal loss/abortion and prematurity all increase risk for subsequent preterm birth with or without PROM.

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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Compared with controls, PP cases had odds ratios of 95 for previous preterm birth, 186 for abortion and prematurity and 158 for fetal loss, abortion/prematurity after controlling for confounding variables. Compared with controls, PTB cases had an odds ratio of 96.5 for previous preterm delivery, 84 for abortion and prematurity, and 320 for fetal loss/abortion and prematurity after controlling for confounding variables.
Conclusions: Previous preterm delivery, abortion and prematurity and fetal loss/abortion and prematurity all increase risk for subsequent preterm birth with or without PROM." in the context of "E E Ekwo, C A Gosselink, A Moawad; “Previous pregnancy outcomes and subsequent risk of preterm rupture of amniotic sac membranes”, Br J Obstet Gynaecol. 1993 Jun;100(6):536-41." to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Birth, also known as parturition, is the act or process of bearing or bringing forth offspring.