Preterm birth (PTB; spontaneous delivery prior to 37 weeks gestation) affects one out of
eight infants born in the United States and is the most common cause of neonatal morbidity …

This study aimed to analyze the associations between serum and cervicovaginal
inflammatory markers and recurrent spontaneous preterm birth in a cohort study of 62 …

Background: Pregnancy is a vulnerable period for the mother and the infant and exposures
to environmental chemicals in utero can influence neonatal morbidity and mortality. There is …

OBJECTIVE: We sought to correlate maternal and cord blood cytokine and intercellular
adhesion molecule-1 levels with antibiotic exposure and perinatal outcomes after …

OBJECTIVE: To estimate whether maternal serum interleukin (IL)-6 or granulocyte colony-
stimulating factor (G-CSF) obtained daily are elevated in women with preterm premature …

OBJECTIVE:: Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor is elevated in the amniotic fluid and
plasma of women with chorioamnionitis and active preterm labor. We investigated the …

Objective: To examine the interaction of the cytokines interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL)-
1Ra, IL-6 and IL-10 to predict preterm birth (PTB) in pregnant Hispanic women (n= 470) …

The cervicovaginal microbiome plays an important role in protecting women from dysbiosis
and infection caused by pathogenic microorganisms. In healthy reproductive-age women …

Background. To find out whether preterm labor is associated with raised maternal serum
concentrations of interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interferon …

Pregnancy outcomes improved significantly over the 20th century in the United States but
currently vary widely between women of different ethnic and racial backgrounds. The current …