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BackgroundPreterm delivery is a major cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is common in reproductive‐aged women. We hypothesised that abnormal cervical cancer screening tests, as a proxy for HPV infection, would be associated with preterm delivery.
MethodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of women delivering liveborn singletons beyond 20 weeks gestation,...