Patient's Perceptions of Preterm Birth

Survey Date: 10/2008

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Summary: In a recent survey (the Prematurity Awareness Survey) conducted by the Pregnancy Research Center, 255 women who were between 22 and 30 weeks of gestation were surveyed in order to better understand pregnant women's perceptions of preterm birth.

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