The highest incidence of sepsis across all age groups occurs in neonates leading to
substantial mortality and morbidity. Cardiovascular dysfunction frequently complicates …

Background Ureaplasma parvum infection is a prevalent cause of intrauterine infection
associated with preterm birth, preterm premature rupture of membranes, fetal inflammatory …

Preterm birth is one of the most important issues in reproductive medicine. In 2002, the
preterm delivery rate was 12.0%. 1 Preterm birth is directly responsible for 75–90% of all …

Objectives: Fetal neutrophilia is present in two-thirds of cases with the fetal inflammatory
response syndrome (FIRS). The mechanisms responsible for this finding have not been …

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to assess myocardial function of fetuses who
were exposed to intraamniotic infection compared with fetuses of uncomplicated …

Objective: To investigate fetal left ventricular function using the left ventricular modified
myocardial performance index (mod-MPI) and E wave/A wave peak velocity (E/A) ratio, and …

Objective To compare the cardiac functions of fetuses with preterm premature rupture of
membranes (PPROM) between their control groups and investigate its relationship with …

OBJECTIVE: Evidence suggests that maternal infections may induce fetal inflammatory
responses. Because cytokine actions may be mediated by oxidative stress, we determined …

Vaginal bleeding, a short cervix (≤ 25mm), a history of previous spontaneous preterm
delivery (with intact or ruptured membranes), and smoking are risk factors for preterm PROM …

Introduction Clinical prediction of foetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS) is highly
necessary. We have previously reported that miR-4535 and miR-1915–5p are potential …