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A cross-sectional analysis of preterm birth incidence and survival in Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia

Mshari Alghadier, Muneera Alasraj, Ragab Elnaggar, Mashael Alazmi, Asma Aldawsari, Saud Alnadah, Faisal Alqahtani and Donia Zaghamir
Saudi Medical Journal July 2024, 45 (7) 710-718; DOI: https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.7.20240194
Mshari Alghadier
From the Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (Alghadier, Alasraj, Elnaggar), Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Maternal & Child Health Nursing (Zaghamir), College of Nursing, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Physical Therapy (Alazmi), from the Department of Quality (Aldawsari), from the Department of Hospital Administration (Alnadah), and from the Department of Pediatrics (Alqahtani), Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics (Elnaggar), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza; and from the Department of Pediatric Nursing (Zaghamir), Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.
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Muneera Alasraj
From the Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (Alghadier, Alasraj, Elnaggar), Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Maternal & Child Health Nursing (Zaghamir), College of Nursing, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Physical Therapy (Alazmi), from the Department of Quality (Aldawsari), from the Department of Hospital Administration (Alnadah), and from the Department of Pediatrics (Alqahtani), Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics (Elnaggar), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza; and from the Department of Pediatric Nursing (Zaghamir), Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.
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Ragab Elnaggar
From the Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (Alghadier, Alasraj, Elnaggar), Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Maternal & Child Health Nursing (Zaghamir), College of Nursing, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Physical Therapy (Alazmi), from the Department of Quality (Aldawsari), from the Department of Hospital Administration (Alnadah), and from the Department of Pediatrics (Alqahtani), Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics (Elnaggar), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza; and from the Department of Pediatric Nursing (Zaghamir), Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.
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Mashael Alazmi
From the Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (Alghadier, Alasraj, Elnaggar), Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Maternal & Child Health Nursing (Zaghamir), College of Nursing, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Physical Therapy (Alazmi), from the Department of Quality (Aldawsari), from the Department of Hospital Administration (Alnadah), and from the Department of Pediatrics (Alqahtani), Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics (Elnaggar), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza; and from the Department of Pediatric Nursing (Zaghamir), Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.
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Asma Aldawsari
From the Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (Alghadier, Alasraj, Elnaggar), Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Maternal & Child Health Nursing (Zaghamir), College of Nursing, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Physical Therapy (Alazmi), from the Department of Quality (Aldawsari), from the Department of Hospital Administration (Alnadah), and from the Department of Pediatrics (Alqahtani), Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics (Elnaggar), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza; and from the Department of Pediatric Nursing (Zaghamir), Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.
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Saud Alnadah
From the Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (Alghadier, Alasraj, Elnaggar), Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Maternal & Child Health Nursing (Zaghamir), College of Nursing, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Physical Therapy (Alazmi), from the Department of Quality (Aldawsari), from the Department of Hospital Administration (Alnadah), and from the Department of Pediatrics (Alqahtani), Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics (Elnaggar), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza; and from the Department of Pediatric Nursing (Zaghamir), Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.
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Faisal Alqahtani
From the Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (Alghadier, Alasraj, Elnaggar), Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Maternal & Child Health Nursing (Zaghamir), College of Nursing, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Physical Therapy (Alazmi), from the Department of Quality (Aldawsari), from the Department of Hospital Administration (Alnadah), and from the Department of Pediatrics (Alqahtani), Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics (Elnaggar), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza; and from the Department of Pediatric Nursing (Zaghamir), Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.
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Donia Zaghamir
From the Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (Alghadier, Alasraj, Elnaggar), Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Maternal & Child Health Nursing (Zaghamir), College of Nursing, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Physical Therapy (Alazmi), from the Department of Quality (Aldawsari), from the Department of Hospital Administration (Alnadah), and from the Department of Pediatrics (Alqahtani), Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics (Elnaggar), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza; and from the Department of Pediatric Nursing (Zaghamir), Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.
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vol. 45 no. 7 710-718
DOI 
https://doi.org/10.15537/smj.2024.45.7.20240194
PubMed 
38955439

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Saudi Medical Journal
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1658-3175
History 
  • Received March 5, 2024
  • Accepted May 27, 2024
  • Published online July 1, 2024.

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Copyright: © Saudi Medical Journal This is an Open Access journal and articles published are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License (CC BY-NC). Readers may copy, distribute, and display the work for non-commercial purposes with the proper citation of the original work.

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  1. Mshari Alghadier, PhD⇑,
  2. Muneera Alasraj, MSc,
  3. Ragab Elnaggar, PhD,
  4. Mashael Alazmi, MSc,
  5. Asma Aldawsari, MSc,
  6. Saud Alnadah, PhD,
  7. Faisal Alqahtani, MD and
  8. Donia Zaghamir, PhD
  1. From the Department of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences (Alghadier, Alasraj, Elnaggar), Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Maternal & Child Health Nursing (Zaghamir), College of Nursing, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University; from the Department of Physical Therapy (Alazmi), from the Department of Quality (Aldawsari), from the Department of Hospital Administration (Alnadah), and from the Department of Pediatrics (Alqahtani), Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; from the Department of Physical Therapy for Pediatrics (Elnaggar), Faculty of Physical Therapy, Cairo University, Giza; and from the Department of Pediatric Nursing (Zaghamir), Faculty of Nursing, Port Said University, Egypt.
  1. Address correspondence and reprint request to: Dr. Mshari Alghadier, Department of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences, Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University, Al Kharj, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. E-mail: m.alghadier{at}psau.edu.sa
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Saudi Medical Journal Jul 2024, 45 (7) 710-718; DOI: 10.15537/smj.2024.45.7.20240194
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