gynecology and obstetrics
Intraamniotic Infection
Complications
Intraamniotic infection can cause as well as result from preterm PROM or preterm labor. Fetal or neonatal complicationsinclude increased risk of the following: Preterm delivery Apgar score<3 Neonatal infection (eg, Neonatal Sepsis , Seizures Cerebral Palsy (CP) None Death Maternal complicationsinclude increased risk of the following: Bacteremia Need for cesarean delivery Uterine atony Postpartum Hemorrhage None Pelvic abscess Thromboembolic Disorders in Pregnancy None Wound complications Placental Abruption (Abruptio Placentae) None Sepsis and Septic Shock , 