"Drug meant to stop early birth 'brings it on instead'"

A drug given to pregnant women to prevent premature birth has been found to double the risk, reported five newspapers . The newspapers were generally accurate in reporting that a well-conducted trial found that metronidazole does not does not reduce, and may increase early preterm birth in high risk women.

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