NICE - screening for asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis in pregnancy

Last reviewed 01/2018

Asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis

• pregnant women should not be offered routine screening for bacterial vaginosis because the evidence suggests that the identification and treatment of asymptomatic bacterial vaginosis does not lower the risk of preterm birth and other adverse reproductive outcomes.

Reference:

• NICE (March 2016). Antenatal care for uncomplicated pregnancies