Association between maternal HIV infection and the risks of preterm birth and low birth weight in Chengdu, China: a propensity score matching approach.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To estimate the effect of HIV infection on the risk of preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW) among Chinese pregnancy women.

Design

A retrospective cohort study included HIV-positive pregnant women who gave birth to singletons in Chengdu between 2011 and 2020 and and HIV-negative pregnant women who delivered singletons at the Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital in 2020.

Setting

Data of pregnant women living with HIV were extracted from China's Information System of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV Management. Additionally, information for HIV-negative pregnant women was extracted from the electronic medical record system of the Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital.

Participants

755 HIV-positive women an

SUBMITTER: Yingjuan L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10496673 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature