Acute inflammatory lesions of the placenta consist of diffuse infiltration of neutrophils at
different sites in the organ. These lesions include acute chorioamnionitis, funisitis, and …

Role of Ureaplasma Respiratory Tract Colonization in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
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Objective Intraamniotic inflammation/infection is the only mechanism of disease with
persuasive evidence of causality for spontaneous preterm labor/delivery. Previous studies …

Objective Senescence is an important biological phenomenon involved in both physiologic
and pathologic processes. We propose that chorioamniotic membrane senescence is a …

Preterm birth (PTB) is firmly linked to inflammation regardless of the presence of infection.
Proinflammatory cytokines, including IL-1β, are produced in gestational tissues and can …

Objective To characterize subgroups of preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PPROM)
and short-term neonatal outcomes based on the presence and absence of intraamniotic …

Objective: Intra-amniotic inflammation is a mechanism of disease implicated in preterm
labor, preterm prelabor rupture of membrane, cervical insufficiency, a short cervix, and …

Each year, approximately 1 in 9 infants in the United States, more than 440,000 infants
yearly, are born prematurely (< 37 weeks gestation). 1 These infants suffer from …

Objective Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are documented to increase the risk for
spontaneous preterm birth (PTB). We hypothesize that PBDE s cause oxidative stress (OS) …

Aim: To describe a new device for the transcervical collection of amniotic fluid (AF) in
patients with ruptured membranes, and to compare the concentration of proteins in fluid …