Chronic endometritis (CE) is a condition involving the breakdown of the peaceful co-
existence between microorganisms and the host immune system in the endometrium. A …

The implicit paradigm that has governed the study and clinical management of preterm
labour is that term and preterm parturition are the same processes, except for the gestational …

More than 135 million births occur each year; yet, the molecular underpinnings of human
parturition in gestational tissues, and in particular the placenta, are still poorly understood …

Inflammation has been implicated in the mechanisms responsible for preterm and term
parturition, as well as fetal injury. Out of all of the suspected causes of preterm labor and …

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 …

Inflammation has been implicated in the mechanisms responsible for preterm and term
parturition, as well as fetal injury. Out of all of the suspected causes of preterm labour and …

Pregnancy is a unique condition where the maternal immune system is continuously
adapting in response to the stages of fetal development and signals from the environment …

The fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS) is a condition characterized by systemic
inflammation and an elevation of fetal plasma interleukin-6. This syndrome has been …

Introduction: The objectives of this study were: 1) to determine the amniotic fluid (AF)
microbiology of patients with the diagnosis of clinical chorioamnionitis at term using both …

Unlike organ transplants where an immunosuppressive environment is required, a
successful pregnancy involves an extremely robust, dynamic, and responsive maternal …