Chorioamnionitis

Infection and preterm birth

“…Mimouni et al (1988) reported that 30% of diabetic women experience spontaneous preterm labour: it is associated with poor glycaemic control and strongly associated with vaginitis, cystitis, or both. The organisms commonly associated with chorioamnionitis are those normally found in the lower genital tract during pregnancy (Hurley 1988). Colonization with group B streptococci is associated with preterm premature rupture of the membranes (PPROM) (Hibbard 1987).…”