ArticleJournal of preventive medicine and public health = Yebang Uihakhoe chi2016
Risk Factors for Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight Among Pregnant Indian Women: A Hospital-based Prospective Study.
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- Urinary tract infections and risk of preterm birth: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo · 2024Pooled it
- Vulvovaginal yeast infections during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2023Pooled it
- Effect of per Capita Income on the Relationship between Periodontal Disease during Pregnancy and the Risk of Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight Newborn. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Pooled it
- Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and perinatal outcomes: two prospective cohort studies of nulliparous women in India and Tanzania.BMJ global health · 2025Trial
- molBV reveals immune landscape of bacterial vaginosis and predicts human papillomavirus infection natural history.Nature communications · 2022Trial
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- Unveiling the association between angiogenic imbalance in the gingival crevicular fluid in maternal periodontitis and spontaneous preterm birth.Frontiers in dental medicine · 2025Article
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- The Influence of Dental Status and Blood Parameters Characterizing Endogenous Intoxication on the Timing of Childbirth.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2024Article
- Prevalence and correlates of low birth weight in India: findings from national family health survey 5.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- A Comparative Cross-sectional Study on Prevalence of Low Birth Weight and its Anticipated Risk Factors.Global pediatric health · 2023Article
- The bidirectional relationship between periodontal disease and pregnancyFrontiers in microbiology · 2023Review
- Correlates of low birth weight and preterm birth in India.PloS one · 2023Article
- Trichomonas vaginalis triggers neutrophil extracellular traps reducing parasite integrity and growth.Parasitology research · 2022Article
- Recurrent preterm birth risk assessment for two delivery subtypes: A multivariable analysis.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2022Article
- Preterm birth update in Australasia: A report of the international symposium of Preterm Birth International Collaborative-Australasia branch.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2022Review
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Abstract
objectivesThe present study was undertaken to study the maternal risk factors for preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW) with a special emphasis on assessing the proportions of maternal genitourinary and periodontal infections among Indian women and their association with adverse pregnancy outcomes.
methodsA hospital-based prospective study comprising 790 pregnant women visiting the obstetrics clinic for a routine antenatal check-up was undertaken. Once recruited, all study participants underwent clinical and microbiological investigations for genitourinary infections followed by a dental check-up for the presence of periodontitis. The study participants were followed up until their delivery to record the pregnancy outcomes. Infectious and non-infectious risk factors for PTB and LBW were assessed using univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis. Independent risk factors for PTB and LBW were reported in terms of adjusted relative risk (ARR) with the 95% confidence interval (CI).
resultsRates of PTB and LBW in the study population were 7.6% and 11.4%, respectively. Previous preterm delivery (ARR, 5.37; 95% CI, 1.5 to 19.1), periodontitis (ARR, 2.39; 95% CI, 1.1 to 4.9), Oligohydramnios (ARR, 5.23; 95% CI, 2.4 to 11.5), presence of Nugent's intermediate vaginal flora (ARR, 2.75; 95% CI, 1.4 to 5.1), gestational diabetes mellitus (ARR, 2.91; 95% CI, 1.0 to 8.3), and maternal height <1.50 m (ARR, 2.21; 95% CI, 1.1 to 4.1) were risk factors for PTB, while periodontitis (ARR, 3.38; 95% CI, 1.6 to 6.9), gestational hypertension (ARR, 3.70; 95% CI, 1.3 to 10.8), maternal height <1.50 m (ARR, 2.66; 95% CI, 1.3 to 5.1) and genital infection during later stages of pregnancy (ARR, 2.79; 95% CI, 1.2 to 6.1) were independent risk factors for LBW.
conclusionsOur study findings underscore the need to consider screening for potential genitourinary and periodontal infections during routine antenatal care in developing countries.
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