BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS AND PRETERM LABOUR

Preterm Labour and its Relation To Bacterial Vaginosis and Fetal Fibronectin 20 Preterm Labour and its Relation To Bacterial Vaginosis and Fetal Fibronectin

Preterm delivery (PTD) is the leading cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Epidemiological association between PTD and various bacteria that are part of the vaginal microflora has been reported. Bacterial vaginosis is believed to be a risk factor for preterm delivery. The aim of the present study is to investigate the association between bacterial vaginosis, cervicovaginal fetal fibronectin...

The association of bacterial vaginosis and preterm labor.

INTRODUCTION To determine the relationship between bacterial vaginosis and preterm labour. METHOD In this study 160 labouring women admitted in Bahonar Hospital were studied for the presence of bacterial vaginosis based on the presence of clue cells. Control group consisted of 80 women with the gestational age of more than 38 weeks and the case group consisted of 80 women with the gestational...

The Effect of Treating Bacterial Vaginosis on Preterm Labor

OBJECTIVE Multiple studies suggest that bacterial vaginosis (BV) causes preterm labor; yet its routine treatment remains controversial. In order to help to elucidate this controversy, we performed a thorough review of studies with levels of evidence ranging from I to II-II. METHODS We searched for all of the studies from the years 1994 to 2001 via Medline's database, including MD Consult and ...

Bacterial vaginosis diagnosed at the first antenatal visit better predicts preterm labour than diagnosis later in pregnancy.

This study was conducted as part of a double-blind randomised placebo-controlled trial, the aim of which was to determine whether vitamin C could reduce the recurrence risk of pre-term labour. In this study, women with a history of pre-term labour in a preceding pregnancy were randomised to receive either 250 mg vitamin C or a matching placebo twice daily until 34 weeks' gestation. They attende...

[Bacterial vaginosis].