Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Chorio amnionitis-Asthma?

Study published in Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine; In a 16 year follow up showed that if mother's pregnancy is complicated by Chorio and has a preterm birth, baby is more likely to have asthma by age 8. Chorio is known to increase BPD and reduce the efficacy of surfactant if associated with fetal inflammation.

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