Preconception reproductive tract infections status and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a population-based retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Reproductive tract infections can cause serious adverse outcomes for pregnant women such as spontaneous abortion and preterm birth. However, it is unclear whether maternal reproductive tract infection before pregnancy would also be related to any adverse pregnancy outcomes. This study aims to investigate the association of maternal preconception reproductive tract infections with subsequent adverse pregnancy outcomes.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted in the Chongqing Municipality of China between April 2010 and December 2016. A total of 57,586 women (57,708 pregnancies) from all 39 counties of Chongqing who participated in the National Free Preconception Health Examination Project were included. They all took preconception examinations for gonorr

SUBMITTER: Zeng M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9208112 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature