Chorioamnionitis

Chorioamnionitis or intraamniotic infection is an acute inflammation of the membranes and

chorion of the placenta, typically due to ascending polymicrobial bacterial infection in the setting
of membrane rupture. Chorioamnionitis can occur with intact membranes, and this appears to be
especially common for the very small fastidious genital mycoplasmas such
as Ureaplasma species and Mycoplasma hominis, found in the lower genital tract of over 70% of
women. Only rarely is hematogeneous spread implicated in chorioamnionitis, as occurs
with Listeria monocytogenes

Rule In

- Premature Birth
- Premature labor
- Stillbirth
- Higher risk for male baby
- Uterine fundal tenderness manifested as labor pains
- Caesarean Section Indication

Rule out

- Bleeding is uncommon
- No fever present
- No fetal tachycardia
- No maternal and fetal tachycardia