Clinical characteristics and outcomes of pregnant women with COVID‐19 and comparison with control patients: A systematic review and meta‐analysis

M Jafari, A Pormohammad… - Reviews in medical …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
In a large‐scale study, 128176 non‐pregnant patients (228 studies) and 10000 pregnant
patients (121 studies) confirmed COVID‐19 cases included in this Meta‐Analysis. The mean …

Preterm labor: one syndrome, many causes

R Romero, SK Dey, SJ Fisher - Science, 2014 - science.org
Preterm birth is associated with 5 to 18% of pregnancies and is a leading cause of infant
morbidity and mortality. Spontaneous preterm labor, a syndrome caused by multiple …

Maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with COVID-19 infection: A systematic review

V Smith, D Seo, R Warty, O Payne, M Salih, KL Chin… - Plos one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background COVID-19 has created an extraordinary global health crisis. However, with
limited understanding of the effects of COVID-19 during pregnancy, clinicians and patients …

Acute chorioamnionitis and funisitis: definition, pathologic features, and clinical significance

CJ Kim, R Romero, P Chaemsaithong… - American journal of …, 2015 - Elsevier
Acute inflammatory lesions of the placenta consist of diffuse infiltration of neutrophils at
different sites in the organ. These lesions include acute chorioamnionitis, funisitis, and …

The composition and stability of the vaginal microbiota of normal pregnant women is different from that of non-pregnant women

R Romero, SS Hassan, P Gajer, AL Tarca, DW Fadrosh… - Microbiome, 2014 - Springer
Background This study was undertaken to characterize the vaginal microbiota throughout
normal human pregnancy using sequence-based techniques. We compared the vaginal …

The immunobiology of preterm labor and birth: intra-amniotic inflammation or breakdown of maternal–fetal homeostasis

N Gomez-Lopez, J Galaz, D Miller… - …, 2022 - rep.bioscientifica.com
In brief The syndrome of preterm labor comprises multiple established and novel etiologies.
This review summarizes the distinct immune mechanisms implicated in preterm labor and …

Preterm delivery

MM Slattery, JJ Morrison - The Lancet, 2002 - thelancet.com
Preterm delivery and its short-term and long-term sequelae constitute a serious problem in
terms of mortality, disability, and cost to society. The incidence of preterm delivery, which has …

Prevalence and clinical significance of sterile intra‐amniotic inflammation in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes

R Romero, J Miranda… - American journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Problem Inflammation and infection play a major role in preterm birth. The purpose of this
study was to (i) determine the prevalence and clinical significance of sterile intra‐amniotic …

Microbial prevalence, diversity and abundance in amniotic fluid during preterm labor: a molecular and culture-based investigation

DB DiGiulio, R Romero, HP Amogan, JP Kusanovic… - PloS one, 2008 - journals.plos.org
Background Preterm delivery causes substantial neonatal mortality and morbidity.
Unrecognized intra-amniotic infections caused by cultivation-resistant microbes may play a …

Lack of detection of a human placenta microbiome in samples from preterm and term deliveries

JS Leiby, K McCormick, S Sherrill-Mix, EL Clarke… - Microbiome, 2018 - Springer
Background Historically, the human womb has been thought to be sterile in healthy
pregnancies, but this idea has been challenged by recent studies using DNA sequence …