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Bacteria and Inflammatory Cells in Fetal Membranes Do Not Always Cause Preterm Labor

Jennifer H. Steel, S Malatos, Nigel Kennea, A. David Edwards, Lynda Miles, Philip Duggan, Peter Reynolds, Robert G. Feldman, Mark Sullivan

Pediatric Research · 2005 · 314 citations · 38 references

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