Sexually transmitted infections are risk factors for adverse perinatal outcomes such as miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, preterm delivery, birth defects, newborn illness and death. While prenatal screening for STIs is important, preconception and interconception screening and treatment are also important to reducing the impact of recurrent infections on birth outcomes.
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In the District of Columbia in 2021, the rate of Chlamydia among women was 927.8 cases per 100,000 women, compared to an overall rate of 628.8 cases per 100,000 women in the U.S.
In the District of Columbia in 2021, the rate of gonorrhea among women was 332.3 cases per 100,000 women, compared to an overall rate of 177.9 cases per 100,000 women in the U.S.
In the District of Columbia in 2021, the rate of syphilis among women was 4.8 cases per 100,000 women, compared to an overall rate of 7.3 cases per 100,000 women in the U.S.
In the District of Columbia in 2021, the rate of congenital syphilis was 69.3 cases per 100,000 live births, compared to an overall rate of 77.9 cases per 100,000 live births in the U.S.
Sources: Sexually Transmitted Disease Surveillance, Division of STD Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from www.marchofdimes.org/peristats.
In the District of Columbia in 2021, the rate of gonorrhea among women was 332.3 cases per 100,000 women, compared to an overall rate of 177.9 cases per 100,000 women in the U.S.
Sexually transmitted infections are risk factors for adverse perinatal outcomes such as miscarriage, ectopic pregnancy, stillbirth, preterm delivery, birth defects, newborn illness and death.