Vaginal lactoferrin in prevention of preterm birth in women with bacterial vaginosis.

Marilena MirandaGabriele SacconeAlessandra AmmendolaEmilia SalzanoMarisa IannicelliRossella De RosaGiovanni NazzaroMariavittoria Locci

Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine : the official journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians (2019)

Based on this small single-center retrospective study, supplementation with vaginal lactoferrin in women with first trimester bacterial vaginosis may be an option to reduce the risk of preterm delivery.

Keyphrases

preterm birth
low birth weight
gestational age
recombinant human