What methods do not work to prevent preterm labor? | NICHD - Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
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Routine screening of all asymptomatic women for bacterial vaginosis (Trichomonas vaginalis) infection.2 Routine screening and treatment with antibiotics did not reduce preterm birth; in fact, the latter increased the risk of preterm birth.2
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Carey, J. C., Klebanoff, M. A., Hauth, J. C., Hillier, S. L., Thom, E. A., Ernest, J. M., et al. (2000). Metronidazole to prevent preterm delivery in pregnant women with asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis.New England Journal of Medicine, 342, 534–540.