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May 22, 2012
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Intra-amniotic infection

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An intra-amniotic infection (IAI) is a bacterial infection of the amniotic sac and the surrounding amniotic fluid. An IAI is extremely dangerous to both the mother and fetus and is the most common cause of premature labor.<ref name="labor">

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  • http://www.marchofdimes.com/files/Role_of_infection.pdf The role of infection in preterm labour and delivery


Category:Infectious diseases
Category:Pregnancy


This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Intra-amniotic infection".


Last Modified:   2006-10-01


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