Survivors of preterm birth struggle with multitudes of disabilities due to improper in utero
programming of various tissues and organ systems contributing to adult-onset diseases at a …

Human parturition at term and preterm is an inflammatory process synchronously executed
by both fetomaternal tissues to transition them from a quiescent state t an active state of …

Macrophages are commonly thought to contribute to the pathophysiology of preterm labor by
amplifying inflammation—but a protective role has not previously been considered to our …

Preterm birth remains the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. A
substantial number of spontaneous preterm births occur in the context of sterile intra …

Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide. One of
every 4 preterm neonates is born to a mother with intra-amniotic inflammation driven by …

The female reproductive tract harbours hundreds of bacterial species and produces
numerous metabolites. The uterine cervix is located between the upper and lower parts of …

Preterm birth risk is associated with early softening of the uterine cervix in pregnancy due to
the accelerated remodeling of collagen extracellular matrix. Studies of mice model of …

Background Vaginal microbiota and its potential contribution to preterm birth is under
intense research. However, only few studies have investigated the vaginal microbiota in …

Genital mycoplasmas can break the cervical barrier and cause intraamniotic infection and
preterm birth. This study developed a six-chamber vagina-cervix-decidua-organ-on-a-chip …

Simple Summary Labour is considered a painful episode where complex physiological,
hormonal, morphological, and behavioural changes are present. During animal parturition …