Intrauterine infection has been frequently linked with preterm labor before 30 wk of human
pregnancy. Many different species of organisms have been detected, leading to the …

Objective: Our purpose was to describe the temporal and quantitative relationship between
intraamniotic infection and preterm labor in a nonhuman primate model. Study Design: On …

The central role of inflammatory processes in labour and delivery is now well-recognised.
However, the biomolecular, immunological and endocrine mechanisms involved in the …

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 …

Introduction: The objectives of this study were: 1) to determine the amniotic fluid (AF)
microbiology of patients with the diagnosis of clinical chorioamnionitis at term using both …

Causal, cellular, and inflammatory links between choriodecidual infection with group B
streptococcus (GBS) and preterm labor were assessed in a nonhuman primate model …

Background. Previous studies indicate an association between intra-amniotic microbial
invasion and/or inflammation and spontaneous preterm birth, but there is a limited amount of …

A of preterm labor is whether this process results from premature activation of the
physiologic mechanisms involved in the onset of parturition at term. Although term and …

Background Preterm prelabor rupture of the membranes (PPROM) is frequently complicated
by intraamniotic inflammatory processes such as intraamniotic infection and sterile …

Objective: Our objective was to determine if labor (term and preterm) and microbial invasion
of the amniotic cavity were associated with changes in amniotic fluid concentrations of tumor …