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 …

BACKGROUND Miscarriage is the spontaneous loss of a pregnancy before 12 weeks (early
miscarriage) or from 12 to 24 weeks (late miscarriage) of gestation. Miscarriage occurs in …

Citation Mor G, Cardenas I. The immune system in pregnancy: a unique complexity. Am J
Reprod Immunol 2010 Abstract Placental immune response and its tropism for specific …

This paper is the first in a three-part series on preterm birth, which is the leading cause of
perinatal morbidity and mortality in developed countries. Infants are born preterm at less …

Progress in our understanding of the role of the maternal immune system during healthy
pregnancy will help us better understand the role of the immune system in adverse …

A comprehensive classification system for preterm birth requires expanded gestational
boundaries that recognize the early origins of preterm parturition and emphasize fetal …

Syrjänen S. Current concepts on human papillomavirus infections in children. APMIS 2010;
118: 494–509. Current evidence is strong enough to conclude that human papillomavirus …

Objective. Preterm parturition is a syndrome caused by multiple etiologies. Although intra-
amniotic infection is causally linked with intrauterine inflammation and the onset of preterm …

Pandemics pose a more significant threat to pregnant women than to the nonpregnant
population and may have a detrimental effect on the well being of the fetus. We have …

Infection is a leading cause of preterm birth (PTB). A focus of many studies over the past
decade has been to characterize microorganisms present in the uterine cavity and …