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Assessment Of Presumed Sterility Of The Human Placenta And Maternal Bladder, Ali Alhousseini
Assessment Of Presumed Sterility Of The Human Placenta And Maternal Bladder, Ali Alhousseini
Wayne State University Dissertations
Introduction
Preterm birth is the number one cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. A causal link has been established between infection and preterm birth. Urinary tract infection is the number one infection in pregnancy. Evaluating the existence of a placental and maternal bladder microbiome is a major scientific and clinical milestone in perinatal medicine.
Methodology and Results
Chapter 2: This is a prospective case control study. 69 placentas were collected in a sterile fashion from six groups of women without infection: Term cesarean not in labor (n=18), term cesarean in labor (n=9), term vaginal (n=21), preterm cesarean not in labor …