women with term and preterm labor was undertaken to assess the extent of inflammatory
activation associated with spontaneous labor and delivery. Study Design: Extracts of
amniotic, chorionic-decidual, and placental tissues from women delivered at term before
labor (n= 15), at term after labor (n= 15), and preterm (n= 31) were assayed for interleukin
1β, interleukin 6, and interleukin 8. Results: In amniotic tissues of women delivered by …