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Editorial
24 November 2011
Research efforts over the past decade have yielded substantial insights into the mechanisms by which chorioamnionitis leads to preterm labor. Unfortunately, the majority of this scientific knowledge h...
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Richard A. Polin,
Tara M. Randis
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1
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Diversity of microbes in amniotic fluid
05 December 2011
Summary: Recent polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based studies estimate the prevalence of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity (MIAC) to be ≥30–50% higher than that detected by cultivation-based m...
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Daniel B. DiGiulio
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2-11
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Intrauterine infection and preterm labor
26 September 2011
Summary: Preterm labor is defined as labor that begins before 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. More than 12% of infants born in the USA are preterm. At least 40% of preterm births are associated with ...
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Varkha Agrawal,
Emmet Hirsch
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12-19
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Inflammatory response in acute chorioamnionitis
25 August 2011
Summary: Acute chorioamnionitis is the principal antecedent of premature birth and an important contributor to specific neonatal and other complications that may extend throughout subsequent life. A l...
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Raymond W. Redline
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20-25
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Perinatal infection, inflammation, and retinopathy of prematurity
07 September 2011
Summary: The major known risk factors for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) are extremely low gestational age, exposure to high levels of oxygen early after birth (phase I) and relatively lower oxygen ...
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Jennifer Lee,
Olaf Dammann
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26-29
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Perinatal inflammation and lung injury
22 August 2011
Summary: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) remains the major morbidity of extreme preterm birth. The incidence of BPD has remained stable despite recent efforts to reduce postnatal exposures to volutra...
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Rose Marie Viscardi
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30-35
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Proteomics/diagnosis of chorioamnionitis and of relationships with the fetal exposome
21 November 2011
Summary: Proteomics, a relatively young science, originally emerged as a complement to genomics research. By definition, the goal of proteomics is to provide a snapshot of all the proteins within an o...
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Irina A. Buhimschi,
Catalin S. Buhimschi
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36-45
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Evidence for the clinical management of chorioamnionitis
03 October 2011
Summary: Acute chorioamnionitis or intra-amniotic infection is defined by maternal fever in association with at least one additional clinical criterion including maternal or fetal tachycardia, materna...
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Shira G. Fishman,
Shari E. Gelber
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46-50
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Microbiota of the upper and lower genital tract
15 September 2011
Summary: Our understanding of the bacterial species inhabiting the female genital tract has been limited primarily by our ability to detect them. Early investigations using microscopy and culture-base...
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Ryan Rampersaud,
Tara M. Randis,
Adam J. Ratner
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51-57
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Prevention of preterm birth
07 September 2011
Summary: Preterm birth (delivery before 37 completed weeks of gestation) is common and rates are increasing. In the past, medical efforts focused on ameliorating the consequences of prematurity rather...
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Karen Flood,
Fergal D. Malone
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58-63
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Alcohol, Drugs and Medication in Pregnancy
09 November 2011
This textbook summarizes the long term consequences in children who have been exposed in utero to various drugs and substances of misuse. The authors have explored findings of recent research in this ...
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Ramesh Kumar
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