Chorioamnionitis and fetal response in stillbirth

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 196, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 229.e1-229.e4

  Lahra, Monica M ^a   Gordon, Adrienne ^a   Jeffery, Heather E ^a  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

fetal inflammatory response; histologic chorioamnionitis; spontaneous onset of labor; stillbirth; unexplained antepartum death

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHORIOAMNIONITIS; FETUS; FETUS DEATH; GESTATIONAL AGE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFLAMMATION; LABOR; LABOR ONSET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STILLBIRTH;

EID: 33847407434     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2006.10.900     Document Type: Article

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