Association between Maternal Obesity and Group B Streptococcus Colonization in a National U.S. Cohort

Citation

Venkatesh, Kartik K.; Vladutiu, Catherine J.; Strauss, Robert A.; Thorp, John M., Jr.; Stringer, Jeffrey S. A.; Stamilio, David M.; Hughes, Brenna L.; & Dotters-Katz, Sarah (2020). Association between Maternal Obesity and Group B Streptococcus Colonization in a National U.S. Cohort. Journal of Women's Health, 29(12), 1507-1512. PMCID: PMC7757598

Abstract

Objective: To investigate the association between maternal obesity as measured by prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and group B streptococcus (GBS) colonization.
Methods: We conducted a secondary analysis from the Consortium on Safe Labor Study (CSL) in the United States cohort study (2002-2008). Pregnant women with deliveries at

URL

http://dx.doi.org/10.1089/jwh.2019.8139

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2020

Journal Title

Journal of Women's Health

Author(s)

Venkatesh, Kartik K.
Vladutiu, Catherine J.
Strauss, Robert A.
Thorp, John M., Jr.
Stringer, Jeffrey S. A.
Stamilio, David M.
Hughes, Brenna L.
Dotters-Katz, Sarah

Article Type

Regular

PMCID

PMC7757598

Data Set/Study

Consortium on Safe Labor Study (CSL) in the United States Cohort Study

Continent/Country

United States of America

State

Nonspecific

Sex/Gender

Women

ORCiD

Thorp - 0000-0002-9307-6690