Current American Academy of Pediatric recommendations call for the empirical use of antibiotics for all well-appearing term newborn infants born to women given a diagnosis of chorioamnionitis. The ...

In children born very preterm after preterm labour or preterm premature rupture of membranes, isolated histologic chorioamnionitis — placental inflammation without maternal clinical symptoms — was not ...

February 2, 2010 — Fetal exposure to chorioamnionitis combined with preterm delivery is associated with an increased risk for physician-diagnosed asthma at 8 years of age or younger, according to the ...

Infant deaths from chorioamnionitis are rare, but aggressive use of antibiotics to prevent infections is common in suspected cases. Unfortunately, those antibiotic treatments also can interfere with ...

Large study confirms that toddlers born early after exposure to moderate to severe chorioamnionitis show signs of motor, cognitive, and language impairments CINCINNATI, Sept. 9, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- ...

What is Intra-amniotic Infection? Intra-amniotic infection is a bacterial infection that causes inflammation of the fetal membranes, amniotic fluid, placenta and the uterus. Chorion is the outer ...

A new rat study explores lung function and placental changes in the presence of infection and inflammation. The study suggests treating the mother with steroids before giving birth may improve both ...