The association between vaginal hygiene practices and spontaneous preterm birth: A case-control study

Laura E. Janssen; Rubin J. T. Verduin; Christianne J. M. de Groot; Martijn A. Oudijk; Marjon A. de Boer

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0268248

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The association between vaginal hygiene practices and spontaneous preterm birth: A case-control study

Laura E. Janssen ,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: l.janssen2@amsterdamumc.nl

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5983-6932

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Rubin J. T. Verduin,

Roles Formal analysis, Software, Visualization, Writing – original draft

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Christianne J. M. de Groot,

Roles Conceptualization, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Department of Obstetrics, Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Department of Obstetrics, Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Martijn A. Oudijk,

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Marjon A. de Boer

Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Obstetrics, Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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The association between vaginal hygiene practices and spontaneous preterm birth: A case-control study

Laura E. Janssen,
Rubin J. T. Verduin,
Christianne J. M. de Groot,
Martijn A. Oudijk,
Marjon A. de Boer

Published: June 30, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268248

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