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Efficient prevention of preterm birth as a primary political task—results of the Thuringia campaign 2017

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Prevention of preterm birth as a cause of serious risks for the infant as well as the mother is one of the still unsolved problems in modern medicine. The list of factors for miscarriage, prematurity and stillbirth is lengthy. The Thuringia preventional campaign 2017 offers an effective simple screening approach based on intravaginal pH measurement.

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  1. Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Ilm-Kreis-Kliniken Arnstadt, Baerwinkelstrasse 33, 99310, Arnstadt, Germany

    Udo B. Hoyme

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One of the pH devices used was developed and marketed by the author causing a potential conflict of interest.

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Hoyme, U.B. Efficient prevention of preterm birth as a primary political task—results of the Thuringia campaign 2017. Arch Gynecol Obstet 298, 461–463 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-018-4855-9

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