MedicineInfectious DiseasesObstetricsEquine MedicineEquine ScienceMaternal-fetal MedicinePerinatal InfectionPregnancyReproductive Tract InfectionsCervical Canal LesionsCervical Infection In PregnancyFetal Infection RiskInfections In PregnancyPlacental Pathology In Infection
Many infections of the equine placenta and fetus result from ascending spread along the cervical canal. Most abortions due to infection occur during the later stages of pregnancy and the possible effects of intrauterine infection on the developing fetus and young foal are discussed.