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the claim

Preterm delivery accounts for 6-9% of all deliveries.

the verdict
OVERSTATED
true in a weaker form than the claim states
Recorded sources
2 sources for · 0 against

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Is it true that Preterm delivery accounts for 6-9% of all deliveries?

Partly. Evidence from clinical trials and cohort studies indicates that preterm delivery rates generally hover around 8% to 10%, supporting the claimed range of 6-9%.

Verdict: OVERSTATED · 2 sources for, 0 against · Last checked

The analysis

Judged against statistical and reference sources.

what the evidence does support

Preterm delivery accounts for approximately 8% to 10% of deliveries.

Evidence for · 2
ClinicalTrials.gov: Association Between Holter Electro Hysterogram (EHG) and Risk of Preterm Delivery in Women Hospitalized for Threatened Premature Delivery
States that preterm delivery accounts for about 10% of deliveries in France, close to the claim.
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Association Between Holter Electro Hysterogram (EHG) and Risk of Preterm Delivery in Women Hospitalized for Threatened Premature Delivery. (n.d.). ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03144141

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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Does Maternal Obesity Affect Preterm Birth? Documentary Cohort Study of Preterm in Firstborns—Silesia (Poland)
Reports a cohort study where preterm deliveries accounted for 8% to 10.3% depending on BMI subgroups.
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Semantic Scholar peS2o: Does Maternal Obesity Affect Preterm Birth? Documentary Cohort Study of Preterm in Firstborns—Silesia (Poland). (n.d.). Semantic Scholar peS2o. https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/7/1007/pdf?version=1657101303

What does the evidence say?

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What would change this verdict?

Preterm delivery accounts for approximately 8% to 10% of deliveries.

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