Secretory phospholipase A2 expression and activity in preterm clinical chorioamnionitis with fetal involvement.

Secretory phospholipase A2 (sPLA2) regulates the first step of inflammatory cascade and is involved in several pathological processes. sPLA2 also plays a role in preterm labor and parturition, since they are triggered by inflammatory mediators such as prostaglandins. Interestingly, chorioamnionitis (i.

Impact of maternal age on obstetric and neonatal morbidity: a retrospective cohort study.

Background: Pregnancies in women over 35 years of age are becoming more frequent. The majority of studies point to an age of 35 as a provider of obstetric and neonatal complications. But several confounding factors are not taken into account and this results in contradictory results.