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Infants Born Pre-term Often Infected with Genital Mycoplasmas  -  Mar 19, 2008
Express Healthcare Management,However, the two mycoplasmas are also the most frequent cause of chorioamnionitis and are associated with spontaneous pre-term labor and pre-term premature

Nuchal Translucency Thickness in Monochorionic Multiple Pregnancies  -  Feb 26, 2008
Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine (subscription)...the second was delivered at 27 weeks after prolonged rupture of membranes and a suspicion of chorioamnionitis; the third had premature rupture of

Your browser does not support script  -  Feb 9, 2008
Malaysia Star,Inflammation to the lining of the water bags or chorioamnionitis by the bacteria is the forerunner to a bigger problem – that of premature labour and

SMFM: Magnesium Sulfate for Preterm Birth Prevents Cerebral Palsy ...  -  Feb 1, 2008
MedPage Today,Neither maternal outcomes (gestational age at delivery, need for corticosteroids, chorioamnionitis, or Caesarian delivery) nor fetal outcomes (birth weight,

groveling for choice: what good doctors will do  -  Nov 8, 2007
RH Reality Check,...a patient's water membrane burst prematurely at 18 weeks, putting her at risk of chorioamnionitis, an infection of the uterus that can cause high fever

endocrinology & metabolism news, november 2007  -  Nov 7, 2007
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism,...differed: in type 1, major congenital anomalies or prematurity were the major causes, whereas in type 2, stillbirth or chorioamnionitis predominated.

Govt hospitals lack equipment to save pre-mature babies  -  Jul 28, 2007
Daily Times,He said chorioamnionitis (infection of membranes) caused chances of the infections. He said 40 percent of the admissions in the neonatal ward were due to

Magnesium Sulfate More Effective Than Nifedipine in Preventing ...  -  Jun 29, 2007
Medscape (subscription)Exclusion criteria were placental abruption or previa, nonreassuring fetal condition, intrauterine growth restriction, chorioamnionitis, and maternal

For Feminine Hygiene, Intimate Wash is Panacea  -  May 6, 2007
This Day (subscription),...post partum endometritis, post cesarean section wound infection, post abortion PID, post hysterectomy cuff cellulitis, prematurity and chorioamnionitis.

Evaluation of procalcitonin for diagnosis of neonatal sepsis of ...  -  Feb 26, 2007
BMC Pediatrics,Resuscitation at birth and chorioamnionitis were independently associated to PCT values. Neonates with confirmed vertical sepsis showed significantly higher

Maternal Nutrition and Optimal Infant Feeding Practices  -  Feb 6, 2007
Am J Clin Nutr (subscription),By contrast, in developing countries, the rates of chorioamnionitis, neonatal sepsis, pneumonia, and death are considerably higher than in underdeveloped

Chorioamnionitis in First Pregnancy May Recur in Second  -  Nov 30, 2006
MedPage Today,30 -- Women who develop chorioamnionitis during a first pregnancy have twice the risk for the amniotic infection in the next, researchers reported.

Pregnant Women With Placental Infection Have Doubled Risk Of ...  -  Dec 3, 2006
Medical News Today (press release),The infection, called chorioamnionitis, occurs in 0.5 percent to 10 percent of births. It can cause bleeding and widespread infection in the mother and

Pregnant Women with Placental Infection Have Doubled Risk of ...  -  Nov 30, 2006
DG NewsThe infection, called chorioamnionitis, occurs in 0.5% to 10% of births. It can cause bleeding and widespread infection in the mother and infect the fetus

Some Women Prone to Repeat Placental Infections  -  Dec 8, 2006
Forbes,8 (HealthDay News) -- Women who've had an infection of the placenta or nearby membranes, known as chorioamnionitis, during their first pregnancy are twice

More risk after one placenta infection  -  Nov 30, 2006
United Press InternationalResearchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas say the infection, called chorioamnionitis, occurs in 0.5 percent to 10 percent

Chorioamnionitis in First Pregnancy May Recur in Second  -  Nov 30, 2006
MedPage Today,30 -- Women who develop chorioamnionitis during a first pregnancy have twice the risk for the amniotic infection in the next, researchers reported. ...

Some Women Prone to Repeat Placental Infections  -  Dec 8, 2006
Forbes,8 (HealthDay News) -- Women who've had an infection of the placenta or nearby membranes, known as chorioamnionitis, during their first pregnancy are twice as ...

Pregnant women with placental infection have doubled risk of ...  -  Nov 30, 2006
SpiritIndia,The infection, called chorioamnionitis, occurs in 0.5 percent to 10 percent of births. ... Of those, 10 percent developed chorioamnionitis. ...

Pregnant Women with Placental Infection Have Doubled Risk of ...  -  Nov 30, 2006
DG News...found. The infection, called chorioamnionitis, occurs in 0.5% to 10% of births. ... pregnancy. Of those, 10% developed chorioamnionitis. ...

More risk after one placenta infection  -  Nov 30, 2006
United Press InternationalResearchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas say the infection, called chorioamnionitis, occurs in 0.5 percent to 10 percent of ...

Pregnant Women With Placental Infection Have Doubled Risk of ...  -  Nov 30, 2006
MedIndia,Medical Center have found. The infection, called chorioamnionitis, occurs in 0.5 percent to 10 percent of births. It can cause bleeding ...

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