title: Amniotic fluid infection syndrome.
abstract: Inflammatory changes in the extraplacental fetal membranes and subchorionic plate of the placenta are a common cause of perinatal mortality and morbidity in certain communities if associated with fetal pneumonia, and may also interfere with long-term psychomotor development. This latter complication is particularly likely to occur if there has been a moderate degree of hyperbilirubinaemia in the neonate. The pathway of infection is by ascent through the cervical os and the organisms involved are usually bacteria.
mesh_terms: D000653:Amniotic Fluid / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000209:etiology*