Does Infection during Pregnancy Outside of the Time of Delivery Increase the Risk of Cerebral Palsy?. Brookfield K.F., Osmundson S.S., Caughey A.B., & Snowden J.M. 2017.
Does Infection during Pregnancy Outside of the Time of Delivery Increase the Risk of Cerebral Palsy? [link]Paper  abstract   bibtex   
Objective We sought to evaluate whether maternal antepartum infection (excluding chorioamnionitis) is associated with cerebral palsy (CP). Study Design This is a secondary analysis from a multicenter trial in women at risk of preterm delivery who received antenatal magnesium sulfate versus placebo. We compared the risk of CP in the children of women who had evidence of antepartum infection over the course of pregnancy to those women who had no evidence of antepartum infection during pregnancy. Results Within a cohort of 2,251 women who met our inclusion criteria, 1,350 women had no history of infection in pregnancy and 801 women had a history of some type of antepartum infection during pregnancy. The incidence of CP was similar between the two groups (4.9 vs 5.0%; p = 0.917). After adjustment for maternal and obstetric confounders, we observed no significantly increased risk of CP among infants born to women with evidence of antepartum infection; (adjusted relative risk [aRR], 1.09 (0.72, 1.66); p = 0.68). Conclusion Compared with women with no evidence of antepartum infection during pregnancy, those women with infections excluding chorioamnionitis may not be at an increased risk of delivering an infant with CP. Copyright © 2017 by Thieme Medical Publishers.
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	title = {Does {Infection} during {Pregnancy} {Outside} of the {Time} of {Delivery} {Increase} the {Risk} of {Cerebral} {Palsy}?},
	url = {http://www.thieme-connect.com/ejournals/toc/ajp},
	abstract = {Objective We sought to evaluate whether maternal antepartum infection (excluding chorioamnionitis) is associated with cerebral palsy (CP). Study Design This is a secondary analysis from a multicenter trial in women at risk of preterm delivery who received antenatal magnesium sulfate versus placebo. We compared the risk of CP in the children of women who had evidence of antepartum infection over the course of pregnancy to those women who had no evidence of antepartum infection during pregnancy. Results Within a cohort of 2,251 women who met our inclusion criteria, 1,350 women had no history of infection in pregnancy and 801 women had a history of some type of antepartum infection during pregnancy. The incidence of CP was similar between the two groups (4.9 vs 5.0\%; p = 0.917). After adjustment for maternal and obstetric confounders, we observed no significantly increased risk of CP among infants born to women with evidence of antepartum infection; (adjusted relative risk [aRR], 1.09 (0.72, 1.66); p = 0.68). Conclusion Compared with women with no evidence of antepartum infection during pregnancy, those women with infections excluding chorioamnionitis may not be at an increased risk of delivering an infant with CP. Copyright © 2017 by Thieme Medical Publishers.},
	journal = {American Journal of Perinatology},
	author = {{Brookfield K.F.} and {Osmundson S.S.} and {Caughey A.B.} and {Snowden J.M.}},
	year = {2017},
	keywords = {*cerebral palsy, *intrauterine infection, *pregnancy complication, *pregnancy disorder, *prematurity, *vaginal delivery, African American, Child, Neonatal intensive care unit, adult, article, chorioamnionitis, clinical trial, controlled clinical trial, controlled study, disease association, female, group B streptococcal infection, human, incidence, infant, magnesium sulfate, major clinical study, male, multicenter study, newborn, participant observation, placebo, pneumonia, premature labor, priority journal, pyelonephritis, race difference, risk assessment, risk factor, rubella, secondary analysis, study design, urinary tract infection}
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