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Preterm Birth Rates In Pregnant Women With Sexually Transmitted Infections: Cincinnati Public Health Centers 2005 And 2006 Deliveries, Elizabeth Singhoffer
Preterm Birth Rates In Pregnant Women With Sexually Transmitted Infections: Cincinnati Public Health Centers 2005 And 2006 Deliveries, Elizabeth Singhoffer
Master of Public Health Program Student Publications
Objective: To evaluate the differences in prenatal maternal infections in women served by the City of Cincinnati health centers that have or have not had a preterm birth.
Methods: A retrospective and observational study of medical records of 738 patients seen at the City of Cincinnati health centers, who delivered in the years of 2005 and 2006. The usable data resulted in 668 total subjects. Data collected included types of health care visits prior to index pregnancy, if preconception/ reproductive health care was discussed, demographics, gestational age at first prenatal visit and at delivery, insurance at first prenatal visit and …