Chaitanya Tellapragada|Vandana Kalwaje Eshwara|Parvati Bhat|Shashidhar Acharya|Asha Kamath|Seetharama M Bhat|Chythra R Rao|Satheesha B. Nayak|Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay
Risk Factors for Preterm Birth and Low Birth Weight Among Pregnant Indian Women: A Hospital-based Prospective Study
Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Kasturba Medical College, Manipal|Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Melaka Manipal Medical College|Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Kasturba Medical College, Manipal|Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Melaka Manipal Medical College|Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Kasturba Medical College, Manipal|Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Melaka Manipal Medical College|Manipal Academy of Higher Education|Kasturba Medical College, Manipal|Manipal Academy of Higher Education
present study undertaken study maternal risk factors preterm birth ptb low birth weight lbw special emphasis assessing proportions maternal genitourinary periodontal infections among indian women association adverse pregnancy outcomesa hospitalbased prospective study comprising 790 pregnant women visiting obstetrics clinic routine antenatal checkup undertaken recruited study participants underwent clinical microbiological investigations genitourinary infections followed dental checkup presence periodontitis study participants followed delivery record pregnancy outcomes infectious noninfectious risk factors ptb lbw assessed using univariate multivariate cox regression analysis independent risk factors ptb lbw reported terms adjusted relative risk arr 95 confidence interval cirates ptb lbw study population 76 114 respectively previous preterm delivery arr 537 95 ci 15 191 periodontitis arr 239 95 ci 11 49 oligohydramnios arr 523 95 ci 24 115 presence nugents intermediate vaginal flora arr 275 95 ci 14 51 gestational diabetes mellitus arr 291 95 ci 10 83 maternal height 150 arr 221 95 ci 11 41 risk factors ptb periodontitis arr 338 95 ci 16 69 gestational hypertension arr 370 95 ci 13 108 maternal height 150 arr 266 95 ci 13 51 genital infection later stages pregnancy arr 279 95 ci 12 61 independent risk factors lbwour study findings underscore need consider screening potential genitourinary periodontal infections routine antenatal care developing countries