BMJ 2004;329 (14 August), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7462.0
Screening for vaginal infections halves preterm births
Screening by Gram staining for a vaginal infection reduces preterm birth and late miscarriages. In a prospective randomised controlled trial by Kiss and colleagues (p 371), 4429 pregnant women underwent screening early in the second trimester for common vaginal infections. In the intervention group 3% of births were preterm, compared with 5.3% in the control group, a statistically significant reduction. Late miscarriages were also reduced: eight occurred in the intervention group and 15 in the control group.
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