OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between vaginal bleeding during early pregnancy and preterm delivery. METHODS: Study subjects (N=2678) provided information regarding socio-demographic, biomedical, and lifestyle characteristics. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). RESULTS: Any vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy was associated with a 1.57-fold increased risk of preterm delivery (95% CI: 1.16-2.11). Vaginal bleeding was most strongly related with spontaneous preterm labor (OR=2.10) and weakly associated with preterm premature rupture of membrane (OR=1.36) and medically induced preterm delivery (OR=1.32). As compared to women with no bleeding, those who bled during the first and second trimesters had a 6.24-fold increased risk of spontaneous preterm labor; and 2-3-fold increased risk of medically induced preterm delivery and preterm premature rupture of membrane, respectively. CONCLUSION: Vaginal bleeding, particularly bleeding that persists across the first two trimesters, is associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery.
OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between vaginal bleeding during early pregnancy and preterm delivery. METHODS: Study subjects (N=2678) provided information regarding socio-demographic, biomedical, and lifestyle characteristics. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI). RESULTS: Any vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy was associated with a 1.57-fold increased risk of preterm delivery (95% CI: 1.16-2.11). Vaginal bleeding was most strongly related with spontaneous preterm labor (OR=2.10) and weakly associated with preterm premature rupture of membrane (OR=1.36) and medically induced preterm delivery (OR=1.32). As compared to women with no bleeding, those who bled during the first and second trimesters had a 6.24-fold increased risk of spontaneous preterm labor; and 2-3-fold increased risk of medically induced preterm delivery and preterm premature rupture of membrane, respectively. CONCLUSION:Vaginal bleeding, particularly bleeding that persists across the first two trimesters, is associated with an increased risk of preterm delivery.
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