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Multicenter Study
Association between bacterial vaginosis and preterm delivery of a low-birth-weight infant. The Vaginal Infections and Prematurity Study Group.
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. ⋯ Bacterial vaginosis was associated with the preterm delivery of low-birth-weight infants independently of other recognized risk factors.