Currie, Jane L. D.
James, Catherine P.
Rohn, Jennifer L.
David, Anna L.
Funding for this research was provided by:
Wellbeing of Women (Wellbeing of Women and British Maternal and Fetal Medicine Entry-Level Scholarship)
Article History
Received: 1 June 2025
Accepted: 15 February 2026
First Online: 21 April 2026
Declarations
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: Ethical approval was obtained by an amendment under the umbrella of the Cervical Length, InflaMmation and Bacterial species and preterm birth (CLIMB) study protocol. This received ethical approval from the Joint UCL/UCLH Committees on the Ethics of Human Research (REC reference: 09/H0714/66). Informed consent to participate was obtained from all participants. This study adhered to the Declaration of Helsinki.
: Not applicable.
: JLR has share options in AtoCap Ltd, a University College London spinoff company. The rest of the authors declare that no conflicts of interest exist.