Two rounds of prenatal STI screening reduce preterm birth risk by 23%

A randomized clinical trial published in Clinical Infectious Diseases found that screening and treating pregnant patients for three common sexually transmitted infections twice during pregnancy was linked to a 23 percent reduction in the risk of preterm birth. The study was conducted by researchers from the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California. This finding suggests that enhanced prenatal STI screening could improve birth outcomes.

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