The path to fertility in the mare requires an understanding of the hormonal influences, the immune response, genetics, and epigenetic mechanisms involved not only in physiological reproductive ...
In women at risk for preterm delivery (less than 37 weeks' gestation), antenatal corticosteroids are frequently administered to prevent fetal lung immaturity at birth. Two milliliters of ...
Maternal infection may occur during labor (chorioamnionitis) or after birth (postpartum endometritis). Ruptured membranes are known to be a risk factor for subsequent maternal and neonatal infection.