The Role of Infection and Inflammation

Keynote Presentation II: The Role of Infection and Inflammation in Preterm Labor and Delivery

Dr Romero presents the many causes for preterm labor syndrome, and explains that a single test will not predict, nor will a single treatment prevent, all preterm births. He reviews intra-amniotic infection as a primary cause for preterm births, and the fetal inflammatory response syndrome as a major risk factor for neonatal complications. Dr Romero concludes with a review over the presence or absence of a placental microbiota.