Histologic Chorioamnionitis is More Common after Spontaneous Labor than after Induced Labor at Term

Risk of cesarean section after induced versus spontaneous labor at term gestation

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether the cesarean section (CS) rate is increased in women whose labor was induced compared to those who had spontaneous labor at term pregnancy. METHODS A retrospective study was performed in women whose labor was either induced (induction group, n=497) or spontaneous (spontaneous group, n=878) at 37+0 to 41+6 weeks of gestation from January 2008 to June 2009. Mate...

Labor is More Than Work: Using labor analysis to study use situations and jobs

The common vaginal commensal bacterium Ureaplasma parvum is associated with chorioamnionitis in extreme preterm labor.

OBJECTIVE To assess the association of vaginal commensal and low-grade pathogenic bacteria including Ureaplasma parvum, Ureaplasma urealyticum, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium, Group B streptococcus (GBS), and Gardnerella vaginalis, in women who delivered preterm at less than 37-week gestation in the presence or absence of inflammation of the chorioamnionitic membranes. METHODS A ca...

Acute Histologic Chorioamnionitis at Term: Nearly Always Noninfectious

BACKGROUND The link between histologic acute chorioamnionitis and infection is well established in preterm deliveries, but less well-studied in term pregnancies, where infection is much less common. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We conducted a secondary analysis among 195 low-risk women with term pregnancies enrolled in a randomized trial. Histologic and microbiologic evaluation of placentas...

Intracranial Hemorrhage Is Much More Common After Carotid Stenting Than After Endarterectomy

2 Intracranial Hemorrhage Is Much More CommonAfter Carotid Stenting Than After EndarterectomyEvidence From the National Inpatient Sample Robert J. McDonald, MD, PhD; Harry J. Cloft, MD, PhD; David F. Kallmes, MD (Stroke. 2011;42:2782-2787.)