Bacterial vaginosis and adverse outcomes among full-term infants: a cohort study

Table 2 Associations between bacterial vaginosis and adverse outcomes among full-term infants (37 weeks or greater gestation), Washington State, 2003-2013, adjusted for gestational age, maternal age, and maternal race (N = 11,354)

	BV exposed		BV unexposed		RR	95 % CI	aRR	95 % CI
	N = 2198		N = 9156		RR	95 % CI	aRR	95 % CI
	n	%	n	%
Assisted ventilation at birth	100	4.6	331	3.6	1.26	1.01–1.57	1.28	1.02–1.61
Admission to NICU at birth	89	4.1	272	3.0	1.36	1.08–1.72	1.42	1.11–1.82
Neonatal sepsis	48	2.2	126	1.4	1.59	1.14–2.21	1.60	1.13–2.27
Fetal Mortality	3	0.1	13	0.1	0.96	0.27–3.37	1.15*	0.27–4.96
Infant mortality	4	0.2	24	0.3	0.69	0.24–2.00	0.39	0.12–1.28

BV bacterial vaginosis, RR risk ratio, aRR adjusted risk ratio, CI confidence interval, NICU neonatal intensive care unit
*further adjusted for presence of sexually transmitted infections (syphilis, gonorrhea, chlamydia, and/or genital herpes)

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