Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the interaction between histologic chorioamnionitis and unexplained neonatal cerebral palsy among low-birth-weight infants.
Methods: 105 preterm infants delivered under 1500 g between 2000-2004 were studied. The clinical data, the neonatal neuroimaging, the laboratory results finds and the histopathologic features of fetal parts (placenta, umbilical cord and membranes) were evaluated.