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  • Introduction: Preterm labour is defined as labour that started before 37 weeks of pregnancy. Preterm labour contributes about 50% of all neonatal death. Indonesia is one of the countries with the most numbers of preterm labour on 2010. Preterm labour could be caused by combinations of various conditions such as obstetric, socio - demographic and medical factors. This research aimed to find out the prevalence and association of risk factors with preterm labour at RSUP Dr. Mohammad Hoesin Palembang. Methods: This research was done using analytic observational method. mothers were taken by simple random sampling as the samples of this research. Data such as age, pregnancy gap, previous preterm labour history, educational attainment, multiple pregnancy, premature rupture of membrane and antepartum hemorrhage history were collected and observed from patient’s medical records. Data were then analyzed using Chi-square test. Results: The prevalence of preterm labour on 2015 was 497 (20.7%), 687 (29.4%) on 2016, and 578 (26.9%) on 2017. Previous preterm labour history, multiple pregnancy, premature rupture of membrane and antepartum hemorrhage statistically show significant association with preterm labour (p<0.05). On the other hand, variables such as age, pregnancy gap, and educational attainment have no significant association with preterm labour. Multivariate analysis shows that multiple pregnancy are the most influential variables. Conclusion: There are significant relationships between previous preterm labour history, multiple pregnancy, premature rupture of membrane and antepartum hemorrhage with the incidence of preterm labour.