Epidemiology and causes of preterm birth
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...Preterm birth has remained difficult to predict, prevent, and treat primarily because there are multiple potential causes and pathways that end in premature labor (186)....
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...96 A score of 7-10 is used to diagnose bacterial vaginosis, and has been associated with a 1·5-fold to 3-fold increase in the rate of preterm birth....
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...52, 53 Although the results are inconsistent, several reports suggest a relation (risks generally rose <2-fold) between depression and preterm birth....
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...6 Here, we explore the epidemiology, causes, and mechanisms leading to preterm births....
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...66, 67 The mechanisms by which intrauterine infections lead to preterm labour are related to activation of the innate immune system....
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...67, 86 The most common pathway is the ascending route....
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...67 Fluorescence in-situ hybridisation with a DNA probe specifi c for conserved regions of bacterial DNA (the 16S ribosomal RNA) has detected bacteria in the membranes of up to 70% of women undergoing elective caesarean section at term....
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...67, 84 The genital mycoplasmas and other organisms detected in the uterus before membrane rupture are typically of low virulence, probably accounting for both the chronicity of intrauterine infections and the frequent absence of overt clinical signs of infection....
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...67 Women with positive U urealyticum amniotic fl uid cultures or who are PCR-positive for U urealyticum at the time of midtrimester genetic amniocentesis often have spontaneous preterm labour or PPROM weeks after the procedure....
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