Associations between maternal syphilis infection during pregnancy and low birth weight and preterm birth: a prospective cohort study.
Mengting SunManjun LuoTingting WangTaowei ZhongQian ChenHanjun LiuJiapeng TangLiuxuan LiJiabi QinPublished in: Archives of gynecology and obstetrics (2023)
We found that maternal syphilis infection during pregnancy was significantly associated with an increased risk of low birth weight and preterm birth. The implementation of reasonable syphilis screening and standardized treatment and follow-up of pregnant syphilis may have important practical significance in reducing the low birth weight and preterm birth rate in offspring.
Keyphrases
- preterm birth
- low birth weight
- men who have sex with men
- human immunodeficiency virus
- human milk
- gestational age
- birth weight
- hepatitis c virus
- healthcare
- preterm infants
- primary care
- pregnant women
- pregnancy outcomes
- antiretroviral therapy
- high fat diet
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- skeletal muscle
- insulin resistance