Jian-Rong He, Gabriella Tikellis, Ora Paltiel, Mark Klebanoff, Per Magnus, Kate Northstone, Jean Golding, Mary H Ward, Martha S Linet, Sjurdur F Olsen, Gary S Phillips, Stanley Lemeshow, Xiu Qiu, Jane E Hirst, Terence Dwyer
PURPOSE: It is unclear whether common maternal infections during pregnancy are risk factors for adverse birth outcomes. We assessed the association between self-reported infections during pregnancy with preterm birth and small-for-gestational-age (SGA) in an international cohort consortium. METHODS: Data on 120,507 pregnant women were obtained from six population-based birth cohorts in Australia, Denmark, Israel, Norway, the UK and the USA. Self-reported common infections during pregnancy included influenza-like illness, common cold, any respiratory tract infection, vaginal thrush, vaginal infections, cystitis, urinary tract infection, and the symptoms fever and diarrhoea...
May 11, 2024: Infection