USPSTF Recommendation: Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis to Prevent Preterm Delivery

This 2020 Recommendation Statement from the US Preventive Services Task Force recommends against screening for bacterial vaginosis (BV) in pregnant persons not at increased risk for preterm delivery (D recommendation) and concludes that current evidence is insufficient to assess the balance of benefits and harms of screening for BV in pregnant persons at increased risk for preterm delivery (I statement).
Source: JAMA - Category: General Medicine Source Type: research