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Women's empowerment can reduce prematurity by improving maternal health, family planning, and access to healthcare. Further research is needed to empirically demonstrate these links and improve preterm infant survival.

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  • Maternal and Child Health
  • Sociology

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  • Prematurity is a leading cause of under-5 mortality globally.
  • Clinical interventions alone are insufficient; psychosocial and economic factors require exploration.
  • Women's empowerment presents a potential mechanism to mitigate prematurity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To examine the links between women's empowerment and prematurity in developing regions.
  • To propose a conceptual model illustrating pathways from women's empowerment to prematurity.
  • To review and summarize existing literature on this relationship.

Main Methods:

  • Searched PubMed, POPLINE, and Web of Science for "empowerment," "women's status," "autonomy," "decision-making," and "preterm," "premature," "prematurity."
  • Identified intervening factors based on reviews of prematurity risk factors and interventions.
  • Did not impose date, language, or regional restrictions on the search.

Main Results:

  • Limited direct evidence links women's empowerment to prematurity.
  • Empowerment dimensions correlate with factors affecting prematurity and outcomes.
  • Potential pathways include preventing early marriage, improving nutrition, reducing domestic violence, and enhancing healthcare access.

Conclusions:

  • Women's empowerment is a significant distal factor influencing prematurity via intervening variables.
  • Enhancing women's empowerment can prevent prematurity and improve preterm infant survival.
  • Empirical research is crucial to validate the links between women's empowerment and prematurity.