PROBLEM: This study was conducted to determine whether:(1) gestational age, parturition,
and microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity (MIAC) are associated with changes in amniotic …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether elevated concentrations of macrophage inflammatory
protein-1α (MIP-la) in amniotic fluid (AF) are related to term and preterm labor. METHODS …

PROBLEM: Subclinical microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity occurs in 18.8% of women
with term labor and intact membranes and in 34% of patients with term PROM and is a risk …

Interleukin‐1 (IL‐1) has been implicated in the mechanism of human parturition in the setting
of infection. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of labor (term and preterm) …

Objective: Our purpose was (1) to determine the frequency of intraamniotic and
extraamniotic intrauterine infection in patients with premature labor and intact membranes …

Problem Preterm birth is commonly preceded by preterm labor, a syndrome that is causally
linked to both intra‐amniotic infection and intra‐amniotic inflammation. However, the …

PROBLEM: Inflammation of human gestational tissues is a key pathophysiologic event in the
genesis of infection‐associated preterm labor. Human gestational tissues produce several …

Introduction: Intra-amniotic inflammation is traditionally defined as an elevation of amniotic
fluid interleukin (IL)-6. Previous case control studies have suggested an association …

Objective. To compare the amniotic fluid (AF) concentration of pro-inflammatory cytokines
between women with preterm labor and intact membranes that delivered within 7 days, with …

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the frequency and clinical significance
of intraamniotic inflammation in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes. Study …