Sullivan M H F, Steel J, Kennea N, Feldman R G, Edwards A D
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine, Institute of Reproductive & Developmental Biology, Hammersmith Hospital, DuCane Road, London, UK.
Acta Paediatr Suppl. 2004 Feb;93(444):4-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2004.tb03039.x.
Organisms appear to be present in human fetal membranes without any apparent impact on pregnancy maintenance or the fetal brain. A clear link between chorioamnionitis and fetal brain damage suggests that tissue responses at the feto-maternal interface may be the key determinant of whether preterm labour and brain damage occur.
