chorioamnionitis/seizures

OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between placenta and perinatal outcomes, in preterm infants born to mothers with preterm premature rupture of fetal membrane (PPROM). METHODS We report detailed histology of placentas and perinatal outcomes of infants from 79 PPROM pregnancies. Placental

OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between clinically maternal chorioamnionitis and outcome in preterm very-low-birth weight (VLBW) infants. METHODS An observational case-control study was conducted in the neonatology departments of 12 acute care teaching hospitals in Spain. Between January 2004

Intra-amniotic infection has been reported to be associated with intrapartum asphyxia; however, the criteria used to define asphyxia have been imprecise. In the present study of 123 women with intra-amniotic infection and 6769 women without infection, the mean umbilical artery pH was 7.28 in both

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of antenatal corticosteroids (AC) therapy on outcomes of very low birthweight infants with histologic chorioamnionitis. METHODS We performed a retrospective analysis of 10,935 single infants born at a gestational age between 22 + 0 and 33 + 6 weeks and birth

Placental specimens were reviewed from 73 singleton pregnancies of women whose offspring received electroencephalogram (EEG) studies in the neonate period. A group of 43 neonates (postconception age [PCA] 23-44 weeks) with electrically confirmed seizures in the immediate neonate period were compared

Objective: To examine risk factors and adverse outcomes for neonatal-maternal dyads among low-risk pregnancies at term with subsequent neonatal seizures. Methods: United States vital statistics data sets were used for this

Ischemic perinatal stroke is a serious potential complication of delivery. In utero infection may be responsible for an underestimated proportion of perinatal stroke. Limited literature identifies objective evidence of ischemic perinatal stroke as a consequence of uterine infection. The authors

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between chorioamnionitis and its duration to adverse maternal, fetal, and neonatal outcomes. METHODS This was a 13-university center, prospective observational study. All women at term carrying a singleton gestation who underwent

Chorioamnionitis (CA) is defined as an infection that can affect amniotic fluid, placenta and uterus. The chorioamnionitis is present in 10-40% of cases of maternal peripartum fever and in 50% of preterm labor. Diagnosis is based on the presence of maternal fever (>38 degrees C) at least 2 of these

Morganella morganii is an opportunistic organism that leads to serious morbidity. It is an enteric organism commonly associated with immunocompromise and chronic urinary catheterization. We present a case of a healthy gravid individual who presented with chorioamnionitis and neonatal seizures

OBJECTIVE To assess the effects of clinical chorioamnionitis and labor complications on short-term neonatal morbidity, including seizures. METHODS This was a retrospective cohort study of all live-born term infants who weighed more than 2500 g delivered between 1988 and 1997 at Parkland Memorial

The relation between clinical or histologic chorioamnionitis and early neonatal adverse neurologic outcome was investigated (n = 483). Histologic, but not clinical, evidence of chorioamnionitis was found to be a significant predictor of periventricular echodensity (odds ratio, 2.4; 95% CI, 1.8-3.2),

An increased risk of diagnosed chorioamnionitis in women vaccinated with Tdap during pregnancy was previously detected at two Vaccine Safety Datalink (VSD) sites. The clinical significance of this finding related to infant outcomes remains uncertain. Retrospective cohort study of singleton live