The relationship between spontaneous rupture of membranes, labor, and microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity and amniotic fluid concentrations of prostaglandins and thromboxane B2 in term pregnancy

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 168, Issue 6 PART 1, 1993, Pages 1654-1668

  Romero, Roberto ^a,b   Baumann, Peter ^a   Gomez, Ricardo ^a,b   Salafia, Carolyn ^c   Rittenhouse, Linda ^e   Barberio, Dorina ^e   Behnlse, Ernesto ^d   Gotten, David B ^a   Mitchell, Murray D ^e  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EUNICE KENNEDY SHRIVER NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CHILD HEALTH AND HUMAN DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

^c DANBURY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HOSPITAL DR SÓTERO DEL RÍO   (Chile)

^e UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

infection; labor; parturition; Prostaglandins; rupture of membranes

Indexed keywords

PROSTAGLANDIN; THROMBOXANE B2;

ADULT; AMNION FLUID; AMNIONITIS; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREMATURE FETUS MEMBRANE RUPTURE; PREMATURE LABOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMNION; AMNIOTIC FLUID; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EICOSANOIDS; FEMALE; FETAL MEMBRANES, PREMATURE RUPTURE; HUMAN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; PREGNANCY; PROSTAGLANDINS; THROMBOXANE B2;

EID: 0027232277     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0002-9378(93)90675-9     Document Type: Article

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