Naeye R L, Tafari N, Judge D, Gilmour D, Marboe C
J Pediatr. 1977 Jun;90(6):965-70. doi: 10.1016/s0022-3476(77)80573-8.
Amniotic fluid infections were the most common cause of perinatal death in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (21.8/1,000 live births). Most such infections appear to originate in the fetal membranes near the cervical os. The high rate of spread of these local infections into the amniotic fluid in Addis Ababa appears related to a lack of antimicrobial activity in amniotic fluids. Factors that adversely affected nutrition in the gravid woman, lack of prenatal medical care, and low water usage were associated with the high rate of fatal infections.
羊水感染是埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴围产期死亡的最常见原因（每1000例活产中有21.8例）。大多数此类感染似乎起源于宫颈口附近的胎膜。在亚的斯亚贝巴，这些局部感染向羊水的高传播率似乎与羊水中缺乏抗菌活性有关。影响孕妇营养的不利因素、缺乏产前医疗护理以及低用水量与高致命感染率相关。
