Bacterial Vaginosis: For Researchers and Health Care Providers

• NICHD
  • Epidemiology of Bacterial Vaginosis (Provides information on some of the research currently being done on BV, including staff contacts.)
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine Units (MFMU) Network (Provides information on the MFMU Network, which is supported by the NICHD and conducts research on maternal and fetal health.)
  • Neonatal Research Network (NRN): Extremely Preterm Birth Outcome Data (Provides information based on data from the NRN on possible health outcomes for extremely preterm birth infants.)
  • Division of Epidemiology, Statistics and Prevention Research (DESPR) (a search of the NICHD DESPR website for information on BV and BV research).
• Georgetown University Maternal and Child Health Library (Provides resources and literature for health care professionals and researchers on maternal and child health.)
• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Resources for BV (a search of HRSA resources for health care professionals and researchers on BV).
• New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute: Bacterial Vaginosis (Provides information for health care professionals on the clinical signs, diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of BV.)

Documents of Interest

• Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics: America's Children: Key National Indicators on Well-Being, 2011 (PDF – 5.34 MB) (Document from the NICHD and other federal agencies on indicators of well-being in children in the U.S.)
• U.S. Preventive Services Task Force: Screening for Bacterial Vaginosis in Pregnancy to Prevent Preterm Delivery (Provides recommendations for health care professionals on screening for BV in pregnant women, including information on risk factors, screening tests, and treatment.)

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