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FB women had lower odds of STI diagnosis (OR<jats:sub>adj<\/jats:sub> 0.81, 95% CI 0.71\u20130.93); this was observed for each STI. Among Hispanic women, FB status did not reduce odds of STIs (OR<jats:sub>adj<\/jats:sub> 0.89, 95% CI 0.76\u20131.04). However, FB Black women had reduced odds of STIs (OR<jats:sub>adj<\/jats:sub> 0.53, 95% CI 0.36\u20130.79). Secondary analyses revealed that STIs increased odds of adverse birth outcomes among US-born Black women but not US-born Hispanic women. Among FB Black women, STIs increased odds of medically indicated preterm birth (OR<jats:sub>adj<\/jats:sub> 3.77, 95%\u00a0CI 1.19\u201312.00) and preeclampsia (OR<jats:sub>adj<\/jats:sub> 2.35, 95% CI 1.02\u20135.42). This was not observed among FB Hispanic women. Previous studies suggest that FB women are less likely to have adverse birth outcomes; our study extends this observation to risk of prenatal STIs. 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