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Table 13 Spontaneous Preterm deliveries <37 weeks’ gestation according to BV status of asymptomatic pregnant women with vaginal pH > =4.5

From: Basic vaginal pH, bacterial vaginosis and aerobic vaginitis: prevalence in early pregnancy and risk of spontaneous preterm delivery, a prospective study in a low socioeconomic and multiethnic South American population

BV status

34-37 wks

Deliveries > = 37 wks

Total

BV+

9

230

239

BV Int

2

97

99

Total

11

327

338

  1. RR = 1,86 (95% CI:0.41-8.47).
  2. Two sided-p value (Fisher’s exact test) = 0.52, ns.
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth

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