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Two Prenatal STI Screenings Cut Preterm Birth Risk by 23%, Study Finds

Two Prenatal STI Screenings Cut Preterm Birth Risk by 23%, Study Finds

A randomized clinical trial published in Clinical Infectious Diseases found that screening and treating pregnant patients twice for three common STIs was associated with a 23% lower risk of preterm birth versus standard care. The research was led by teams at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Southern California.

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Two rounds of prenatal STI screening lower preterm birth risk