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Racial disparities in preterm births. The role of urogenital infections.
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- Ethnic differences in singleton preterm birth in England and Wales, 2006-12: Analysis of national routinely collected data.Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology · 2019Article
- Total and Free 25-Hydroxy-Vitamin D and Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnant African American Women.Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology · 2019Article
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- Association between statin use, the vaginal microbiome, and Gardnerella vaginalis vaginolysin-mediated cytotoxicity.PloS one · 2017Article
- Infant mortality in the United States.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2016Article
- What is the impact of interventions that prevent fetal mortality on the increase of preterm live births in the State of Sao Paulo, Brazil?BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2015Article
- Exploration of preterm birth rates using the public health exposome database and computational analysis methods.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2014Article
- Medical and sociodemographic risk factors for preterm birth in a French Caribbean population of African descent.Maternal and child health journal · 2013Article
- Fetal membrane biomarker network diversity and disease functions induced by intra-amniotic pathogens.American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2013Article
- Mom knows best: the universality of maternal microbial transmission.PLoS biology · 2013Article
- Amniotic fluid and maternal race influence responsiveness of fetal membranes to bacteria.Journal of reproductive immunology · 2012Article
- Racial disparities in preterm birth: an overview of the potential role of nutrient deficiencies.Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2011Review
- An overview of racial disparities in preterm birth rates: caused by infection or inflammatory response?Acta obstetricia et gynecologica Scandinavica · 2011Review
- Maternal vitamin D, folate, and polyunsaturated fatty acid status and bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy.Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology · 2011Article
- Recent advances in understanding the microbiology of the female reproductive tract and the causes of premature birth.Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology · 2010Review
- Ethnic differences in infant mortality by cause of death.Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association · 2008Article
- Epidemiology and causes of preterm birth.Lancet (London, England) · 2008Review
- Relative performance of three methods for diagnosing bacterial vaginosis during pregnancy.Maternal and child health journal · 2007Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo evaluate the impact of urogenital infections on the racial gap between black and white women in preterm birth rates.
methodsA computer-assisted search of the medical literature was conducted through MEDLINE aided by a manual bibliographic search of published articles and relevant books. Estimates of the relative risk for preterm birth were extracted from published studies for the following infections: N. gonorrhea, syphilis, trichomoniasis, Chlamydia trachomatis, Group B streptococcal vaginal colonization, asymptomatic bacteriuria, genital mycoplasmas, and bacterial vaginosis. Estimates of the prevalence among black and white women by race for each of these infections were extracted from published studies. The attributable risk for preterm birth for selected infections was then calculated for the black and white populations and the impact on the racial gap in preterm births was estimated.
resultsOnly bacterial vaginosis and bacteriuria appear to be established risk factors for preterm births. Significantly higher rates of bacterial vaginosis among black women may account for nearly 30% of the racial gap in preterm births. Higher rates of bacteriuria among black women may account for roughly 5% of the gap.
conclusionAlthough these findings are limited by the reliability of published estimates of prevalence and relative risk for these infections, treatment of infections during pregnancy, particularly bacterial vaginosis, offers hope for reducing the racial gap in preterm births.
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