رابطه واژینوز باکتریایی با زمان زایمان و وزن هنگام تولد نوزاد

Background:preterm birth and low birth weight are important causes of mortality in infants.objective: this study aimed to determine the relationship between bacterial vaginosis, low birth weight, and prom.methods:this analytical study was performed on vaginal discharge of 751 pregnant women within the weeks 23-26 of gestation in qazvin health centers during 2008-2009. cluster sampling was the method used in our study. samples were analyzed according to nugent criteria and the data evaluated with chi-square test. findings:results showed that 734 (97.7%) of specimens were negative for bacterial vaginosis and 17 (2.3%) cases positive. migration of a number of study population made it impossible to check the delivery status. of 697 patients with negative bacterial vaginosis, 72 (10.3%) had prom while in other group there were four cases (23.5%) with prom however, the difference was found to be insignificant, statistically.conclusion:based on results found through this study, no significant difference was found between bacterial vaginosis, preterm delivery, and lbw.