AJOG: Preterm labor is a distinct process from term labor following computational analysis of human myometrium

ABSTRACT Background The onset of the term human parturition involves myometrial gene expression changes to transform the uterus from a quiescent to a contractile phenotype. It is uncertain whether the…

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Study in Pediatrics: Clinical Monitoring of Well-Appearing Infants Born to Mothers With Chorioamnionitis

Reference: Neha S. Joshi, Arun Gupta, Jessica M. Allan, Ronald S. Cohen, Janelle L. Aby, Brittany Weldon, Juliann L. Kim, William E. Benitz, Adam Frymoyer. (2018). Clinical Monitoring of Well-Appearing Infants Born to Mothers With Chorioamnionitis. Pediatrics 141(4), e20172056; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-2056 BACKGROUND: The risk of early-onset sepsis is low in well-appearing late-preterm and term infants…

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ACOG Committee Opinion #712: Intrapartum Management of Intraamniotic Infection

ABSTRACT: Intraamniotic infection, also known as chorioamnionitis, is an infection with resultant inflammation of any combination of the amniotic fluid, placenta, fetus, fetal membranes, or decidua. Intraamniotic infection is a…

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Study in Pediatrics: Chorioamnionitis and Management of Asymptomatic Infants ≥35 Weeks Without Empiric Antibiotics

Click here for the full article. BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Management of asymptomatic infants ≥35 weeks’ gestation born to mothers with chorioamnionitis remains controversial, with many clinicians considering the need for…

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ACOG Workshop Summary: Evaluation and Management of Women and Newborns With a Maternal Diagnosis of Chorioamnionitis

In January 2015, the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development invited an expert panel to a workshop to address numerous knowledge gaps and to provide…

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