with no history of preterm birth.7,9,10 The aim of this study was to estimate the ..... Thornton Heath Health Centre, Tod Practice, Tooting Health Clinic,. Triangle ...
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Bacterial vaginosis and preterm birth: a prospective community-based cohort study Pippa Oakeshott, Sally Kerry, Sima Hay and Phillip Hay SUMMARY Background: Preterm birth before 37 weeks’ gestation is associated with 70% of perinatal morbidity and nearly half of long-term neurological morbidity. Hospital-based studies have shown that bacterial vaginosis is associated with preterm birth. Aim: To estimate the relative risk of preterm birth in women with and without bacterial vaginosis, detected by self-administered vaginal swab at
