Association between Bacterial Vaginosis and Preterm Delivery of a Low-Birth-Weight Infant
- 28 December 1995
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 333 (26), 1737-1742
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199512283332604
Abstract
Bacterial vaginosis is believed to be a risk factor for preterm delivery. We undertook a study of the association between bacterial vaginosis and the preterm delivery of infants with low birth weight after accounting for other known risk factors.Keywords
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