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 world's preterm birth rate continues to increase. In 2006, preterm births accounted for
12.8% of live births in the United States. Only about half the cases of prematurity result from …

Humans and their microbiomes have coevolved as a physiologic community composed of
distinct body site niches with metabolic and antigenic diversity. The placental microbiome …

OBJECTIVE: To determine whether the use of vaginal progesterone in asymptomatic women
with a sonographic short cervix (≤ 25 mm) in the midtrimester reduces the risk of preterm …

Periodontal diseases are considered not only to affect tooth‐supporting tissues but also to
have a cause‐and‐effect relationship with various systemic diseases and conditions, such …

Background The human placenta has been traditionally viewed as sterile, and microbial
invasion of this organ has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. Yet, recent …

Chorioamnionitis or intrauterine inflammation is a frequent cause of preterm birth.
Chorioamnionitis can affect almost every organ of the develo** fetus. Multiple microbes …

The development of new technologies is key to the continued improvement of medicine,
relying on comprehensive materials design strategies that can integrate advanced …

Aim To evaluate the evidence on potential biological pathways underlying the possible
association between periodontal disease (PD) and adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO s) …

OBJECTIVE: Bacteria have been identified in different regions of the placenta. Here, we
tested the hypothesis that the maternal basal plate of the placenta harbors microbes that …