Bacterial vaginosis in early pregnancy is associated with low birth weight and small for gestational age, but not with spontaneous preterm birth: A population-based study on Danish women

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 1-7

  Thorsen, Poul ^a,b   Vogel, Ida ^b,f   Olsen, Jørn ^c   Jeune, Bernard ^d   Westergaard, Jes G ^a   Jacobsson, Bo ^b,e   Møller, Birger R ^a  

^a ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f Institute for Public Health   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Bacterial vaginosis; Low birth weight; Pregnancy; Preterm birth; Small for gestational age

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DELIVERY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPARA; NULLIPARA; PREGNANT WOMAN; PREMATURITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; STRATIFICATION; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VAGINITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DENMARK; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, SMALL FOR GESTATIONAL AGE; PARITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREGNANCY TRIMESTER, SECOND; PREMATURE BIRTH; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VAGINA; VAGINOSIS, BACTERIAL;

EID: 33644598329     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14767050500361604     Document Type: Article

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