Study of Bacterial Vaginosis in Preterm Labor

Abstract

Bacterial vaginosis is portrayed by an unevenness in the vaginal microflora for example the quantity of lactobacilli morphotypes is diminished and the quantity of anaerobic bacterial morphotypes like Gardnerella vaginalis and Mycoplasma hominis is expanded. This was a Prospective-Observational study wherein the sample size was 100. The duration of the study
was of 2yrs which started in May 2012 and lasted till April 2014. A study was performed on patients present with idiopathic preterm labor of the Department of Patient Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology of Krishna Institute of Medical Science, Karad. Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy is common in young age and parity. Bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy is associated with a significant risk of preterm labor, PROM and, in the case of low birth weight APGAR and neonatal jaundice, preterm birth fetal morbidity bacterial vaginosis positive pregnancy is significantly higher among women and is likely lower gestational age is due to birth.