Preterm Births - Sparrow

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Can we Predict Preterm Births with a Swab?

In 10 seconds? A novel and simple test could predict preterm births with high accuracy through the combination of molecular biology and machine learning models. This is good news and could help lower the risk of death among premat...

by Dr. Mónica Faut ∙ March 7, 2023 ∙ 4 min read

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How do the 'wrong bacteria' in the vagina up the risk of preterm birth?

In 10 seconds? Researchers have shown that an imbalance of the bacterial community that naturally inhabits the vagina (known as bacterial vaginosis, BV) during pregnancy can increase the risk of spontaneous preterm birth and that...

by Dr María Noelia Lardizábal ∙ February 28, 2023 ∙ 3 min read

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