Maternal and fetal inflammatory responses in unexplained fetal death

From: Journal of Maternal - Fetal & Neonatal Medicine | Date: September 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

Objective: The role of intra-amniotic infection in the etiology of fetal death has been proposed. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity (MIAC) and the frequency of maternal and/or fetal inflammation in patients presenting with a fetal death.

Methods: A prospective study was conducted in patients with a fetal death. Amniocenteses were performed for clinical indications (karyotype), as well as to assess the microbiological and cytological state of the amniotic cavity. Fluid was cultured for aerobic and anaerobic bacteria and genital ...

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