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Chorioamnionitis in the preterm gestation.
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Neither trial of labor nor duration of labor in patients with chorioamnionitis correlated with adverse neonatal outcome, however, the appearance of maternal fever prior to the onset of labor correlated more significantly with neonatal death and RDS in the newborn that did the development of maternal Fever in the intrapartum period.About:
This article is published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.The article was published on 1982-05-01 and is currently open access. It has received 211 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chorioamnionitis & Neonatal infection.read more
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The fetal inflammatory response syndrome.
TL;DR: The fetal systemic inflammatory response as a mechanism of disease is reviewed and potential interventions to control an exaggerated inflammatory response in utero are also described.
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ACOG practice bulletin: Clinical management guidelines for obstetrician-gynecologists
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Acute chorioamnionitis and funisitis: definition, pathologic features, and clinical significance.
Chong Jai Kim,Chong Jai Kim,Roberto Romero,Piya Chaemsaithong,Piya Chaemsaithong,Noppadol Chaiyasit,Noppadol Chaiyasit,Bo Hyun Yoon,Bo Hyun Yoon,Yeon Mee Kim,Yeon Mee Kim +10 more
TL;DR: The definition, pathogenesis, grading and staging, and clinical significance of the most common lesions in placental disease are reviewed and diagrams of the mechanisms of disease are provided.
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Infection and labor. VIII. Microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity in patients with suspected cervical incompetence: prevalence and clinical significance.
Roberto Romero,Roberto Romero,Rogelio Gonzalez,Rogelio Gonzalez,Waldo Sepulveda,Waldo Sepulveda,Francisco Brandt,Francisco Brandt,Marcelo Ramirez,Marcelo Ramirez,Yoram Sorokin,Yoram Sorokin,Moshe Mazor,Moshe Mazor,Marjorie C. Treadwell,Marjorie C. Treadwell,David B. Cotton,David B. Cotton +17 more
TL;DR: Amniocentesis to determine the microbiologic characteristics of the amniotic cavity should be considered before a cerclage is placed in women presenting with cervical dilatation in the midtrimester of pregnancy.
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Intrauterine infection and prematurity.
TL;DR: Major efforts are required to determine why some women develop an ascending intrauterine infection and others do not and also what interventions may reduce the deleterious effect of systemic fetal inflammation.