The association between sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy outcomes in the Northern Territory, Australia: a population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Often asymptomatic in nature, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are highly prevalent in women of reproductive ages, leading to adverse perinatal outcomes. This study investigated the association between STIs during pregnancy and the risk of adverse perinatal outcomes using comprehensive population-linked data from the Northern Territory (NT), Australia.

Methods

This population-based retrospective cohort study examined births (live births and stillbirths) from the NT Perinatal Data Collection and the NT Notifiable Diseases register from 2005 to 2020. All singleton births (N = 59,465) were included, along with infectious disease notifications of four STIs that occurred during pregnancy: chlamydia, gonorrhoea, trichomoniasis, and syphilis. Relative risks (RR) fo

SUBMITTER: Dunne J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12271420 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature