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Cervical length: CF antibodies don't predict preterm labor.(Obstetrics)
NEW ORLEANS -- Concentrations of antibodies in cervical fluid don't appear to enhance the predictive value of cervical length in assessing preterm labor, Dr. Rodney Edwards reported at the annual meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Although levels of IgA and IgG were higher in patients with bacterial vaginosis (BV) than in patients with normal or in termediate flora scores, neither antibody level nor flora scoring was significantly prognostic for preterm delivery, said Dr. Edwards of the University of Florida. Gainesville.
Dr. Edwards' prospective cohort study included 102 women with signs and symptoms of preterm labor. All had intact membranes and were between 23 and 32 weeks' gestation.
Women were excluded from the study if they had received antibiotics within the past 2 weeks.
During a sterile speculum exam cervical fluid was obtained with cellulose wicks, a vaginal swab was obtained for Gram staining and ...
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Source: HighBeam Research, Cervical length: CF antibodies don't predict preterm...