Markers of risk for preterm delivery

Characterization of a 41-Residue Ovine Hypothalamic Peptide that Stimulates Secretion of Corticotropin and β-Endorphin

1982 • 3,896 citations

Molecular cloning of a functional thrombin receptor reveals a novel proteolytic mechanism of receptor activation

1991 • 2,981 citations

[The length of the cervix and the risk of spontaneous premature delivery].

1996 • 1,353 citations

Periodontal Infection as a Possible Risk Factor for Preterm Low Birth Weight

1996 • 1,315 citations

A Case–Control Study of Chorioamnionic Infection and Histologic Chorioamnionitis in Prematurity

1988 • 993 citations

A review of premature birth and subclinical infection

1992 • 919 citations

A placental clock controlling the length of human pregnancy

1995 • 897 citations

Epidemiology of Preterm Birth

1993 • 877 citations

Infection and labor V. Prevalence, microbiology, and clinical significance of intraamniotic infection in women with preterm labor and intact membranes

1989 • 684 citations

Fetal Fibronectin in Cervical and Vaginal Secretions as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery

1991 • 634 citations

Infection and labor

1989 • 600 citations

Failure of Parturition in Mice Lacking the Prostaglandin F Receptor

1997 • 599 citations

Infection and labor

1992 • 593 citations

The relationship of amniotic fluid cytokines and preterm delivery, amniotic fluid infection, histologic chorioamnionitis, and chorioamnion infection.

1993 • 580 citations

Amniotic fluid interleukin 6 in preterm labor. Association with infection.

1990 • 557 citations

Placental Estrogen Biosynthesis During Human Pregnancy1

1966 • 478 citations

Meta-analysis of the relationship between asymptomatic bacteriuria and preterm delivery/low birth weight.

1989 • 444 citations

The preterm prediction study: Significance of vaginal infections

1995 • 410 citations

Interleukin‐1α and Interleukin‐1 β in Preterm and Term Human Parturition

1992 • 390 citations

Plasma Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Concentrations During Pregnancy and Parturition*

1987 • 388 citations

Epidemiologic characteristics of preterm delivery: Etiologic heterogeneity

1991 • 381 citations

Fetal fibronectin as a predictor of preterm birth in patients with symptoms: A multicenter trial

1997 • 378 citations

Tumor necrosis factor in preterm and term labor

1992 • 370 citations

Maternal placental vasculopathy and infection: Two distinct subgroups among patients with preterm labor and preterm ruptured membranes

1993 • 366 citations

Neutrophil attractant/activating peptide-1 / interleukin-8 in term and preterm parturition

1991 • 353 citations

The preterm prediction study: A clinical risk assessment system

1996 • 350 citations

Risk factors for preterm premature rupture of fetal membranes: A multicenter case-control study

1990 • 341 citations

Anatomy and Physiology of Cervical Ripening

1995 • 334 citations

Evidence for local stimulation of ACTH secretion by corticotropin-releasing factor in human placenta

1987 • 334 citations

Prenatal Psychosocial Factors and the Neuroendocrine Axis in Human Pregnancy

1996 • 321 citations

Cachectin/tumor necrosis factor-alpha formation in human decidua. Potential role of cytokines in infection-induced preterm labor.

1989 • 307 citations

Interlukin-1 stimulates prostaglandin biosynthesis by human amnion

1989 • 301 citations

Prenatal maternal stress and prematurity: A prospective study of socioeconomically disadvantaged women.

1992 • 285 citations

The preterm prediction study: Fetal fibronectin testing and spontaneous preterm birth

1996 • 282 citations

Ultrasonographic examination of the uterine cervix is better than cervical digital examination as a predictor of the likelihood of premature delivery in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes

1994 • 274 citations

Immunoreactive Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone in Human Plasma During Pregnancy, Labor, and Delivery*

1987 • 270 citations

Steroids Modulate Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Production in Human Fetal Membranes and Placenta*

1989 • 264 citations

Appendectomy during pregnancy: a Swedish registry study of 778 cases.

1991 • 261 citations

Psychosocial stress in pregnancy and its relation to the onset of premature labour.

1979 • 242 citations

Fetal fibronectin improves the accuracy of diagnosis of preterm labor

1995 • 239 citations

Interleukin-8 Synthesis and the Onset of Labor

1995 • 235 citations

Interleukin-6 stimulates prostaglandin production by human amnion and decidual cells

1991 • 232 citations

92-kd type IV collagenase (matrix metalloproteinase-9) activity in human amniochorion increases with labor.

1995 • 215 citations

Prostaglandin biosynthesis by human decidual cells: Effects of inflammatory mediators

1990 • 197 citations

Pneumonia during pregnancy: Has modern technology improved maternal and fetal outcome?

1989 • 193 citations

Can preterm deliveries be prevented?

1985 • 191 citations

Neurotransmitters and peptides modulate the release of immunoreactive corticotropin-releasing factor from cultured human placental cells

1989 • 183 citations

Intrauterine growth retardation and preterm delivery

1993 • 181 citations

The Role of Systemic and Intrauterine Infection in Preterm Parturition

1991 • 179 citations

Plasma Cortisol and Adrenocorticotropin in Appropriate and Small for Gestational Age Fetuses

1988 • 178 citations

Transvaginal Ultrasound in the Prediction of Preterm Delivery: Singleton and Twin Gestations

1997 • 169 citations

Local stimulation of prostagiandin production by corttcotropin-releasing hormone in human fetal membranes and placenta

1989 • 169 citations

A program of cell death and extracellular matrix degradation is activated in the amnion before the onset of labor.

1996 • 169 citations

Plasma corticotrophin‐releasing factor (CRF) in abnormal pregnancy

1988 • 163 citations

Salivary estriol as risk assessment for preterm labor: A prospective trial

1995 • 158 citations

Elevated maternal plasma corticotropin-releasing hormone levels in pregnancies complicated by preterm labor

1992 • 157 citations

Choriodecidual production of interleukin-8 and mechanism of parturition

1992 • 153 citations

Interleukin-8 production by the human cervix

1993 • 148 citations

Infection and labor: The detection of endotoxin in amniotic fluid

1987 • 146 citations

Inflammatory cytokine (interleukins 1, 6, and 8 and tumor necrosis factor-α) release from cultured human fetal membranes in response to endotoxic lipopolysaccharide mirrors amniotic fluid concentrations

1996 • 146 citations

The association between unexplained second-trimester maternal serum hCG elevation and pregnancy complications.

1992 • 136 citations

Histologic evidence of old intrauterine bleeding is more frequent in prematurity

1995 • 136 citations

Decidual cell biosynthesis of interleukin-6: regulation by inflammatory cytokines

1992 • 134 citations

The presence of cervical and vaginal fetal fibronectin predicts preterm delivery in an inner-city obstetric population

1993 • 134 citations

Fetal fibronectin in patients at increased risk for premature birth

1994 • 133 citations

Identifying twin gestations at low risk for preterm birth with a transvaginal ultrasonographic cervical measurement at 24 to 26 weeks' gestation

1997 • 132 citations

Efficacy and safety of Laminaria digitata for preinduction ripening of the cervix.

1982 • 131 citations

The role of psychosocial factors in spontaneous preterm delivery

1983 • 130 citations

Evaluating the risk of preterm delivery: A comparison of fetal fibronectin and transvaginal ultrasonographic measurement of cervical length

1997 • 130 citations

Adverse infant outcomes associated with first-trimester vaginal bleeding.

1991 • 129 citations

Interleukin-6 concentrations in cervical secretions identify microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity in patients with preterm labor and intact membranes

1996 • 126 citations

Maternal Serum Interleukin-6 During Pregnancy and During Term and Preterm Labor

1997 • 121 citations

Increased interleukin-6 concentrations in cervical secretions are associated with preterm delivery

1994 • 119 citations

Production of premature delivery in pregnant rhesus monkeys by androstenedione infusion

1996 • 116 citations

Contractile elements and myosin light chain phosphorylation in myometrial tissue from nonpregnant and pregnant women.

1993 • 115 citations

Cloning, Novel Promoter Sequence, and Estrogen Regulation of a Rat Oxytocin Receptor Gene*

1997 • 113 citations

Corticotropin-releasing hormone and related pituitary-adrenal axis hormones in fetal and maternal blood during the second half of pregnancy

1996 • 113 citations

Risks associated with cocaine use during pregnancy.

1992 • 113 citations

Endotoxin stimulates prostaglandin E2 production by human amnion.

1988 • 109 citations

Prostaglandin production by human chorion laeve cells in response to inflammatory mediators

1991 • 107 citations

Oncofetal fibronectin in patients with false labor as a predictor of preterm delivery

1993 • 106 citations

Stretching of fetal membranes increases the concentration of interleukin-8 and collagenase activity

1996 • 102 citations

Elevated amniotic fluid interleukin-6 levels at genetic amniocentesis predict subsequent pregnancy loss

1996 • 99 citations

GESTATIONAL VAGINAL BLEEDING AND PREGNANCY OUTCOME

1989 • 97 citations

Renal infection and pregnancy outcome*

1981 • 92 citations

Corticotrophin-releasing factor in human placenta: Localization, concentration and release in vitro

1988 • 90 citations

Steroid, corticotrophin-releasing hormone, ACTH and prostaglandin interactions in the amnion and placenta of early pregnancy in man

1990 • 87 citations

Immunoreactive 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (PGDH) is reduced in fetal membranes from patients at preterm delivery in the presence of infection

1996 • 86 citations

Single Transvaginal Sonographic Measurement of Cervical Length Early in the Third Trimester as a Predictor of Preterm Delivery

1995 • 84 citations

Influence of hypertensive disorders and cigarette smoking on placental abruption and uterine bleeding during pregnancy

1997 • 84 citations

Human preterm birth is associated with systemic and local changes in progesterone/17β-estradiol ratios

1994 • 82 citations

Maternal serum interleukin-6 concentrations in patients with preterm premature rupture of membranes and evidence of infection

1996 • 79 citations

Fetal fibronectin detection for prediction of preterm birth in low risk women

1995 • 75 citations

Psychopathology and stress in the life experience of mothers of premature infants

1963 • 74 citations

92-kDa Gelatinase (Matrix Metalloproteinase-9) is Induced in Rat Amnion Immediately Prior to Parturition1

1995 • 74 citations

Preterm Delivery: Correlations of Fetal Growth and Placental Pathology

1992 • 73 citations

Chorionic prostaglandin catabolism is decreased in the lower uterine segment with term labour

1997 • 72 citations

Voltage-clamp studies of gap junctions between uterine muscle cells during term and preterm labor

1996 • 72 citations

Randomized controlled trials of home uterine activity monitoring: a review and critique.

1992 • 70 citations

Biochemical changes in human cervical connective tissue after intracervical application of prostaglandin E2

1993 • 70 citations

A randomized comparison of prostaglandin E oxytocin, and the double-balloon device in inducing labor

1996 • 69 citations

Thrombin Stimulates Expression of Tissue-Type Plasminogen Activator and Plasminogen Activator lnhibitor Type 1 in Cultured Human Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

1993 • 68 citations

Unfavorable outcome in penultimate pregnancy and premature rupture of membranes in successive pregnancy.

1992 • 68 citations

Tumor necrosis factor-α selectively stimulates prostaglandin F2α production by macrophages in human term decidua

1992 • 66 citations

Maternal perception of prelabor uterine activity.

1986 • 66 citations

Warning symptoms, uterine contractions, and cervical examination findings in women at risk of preterm delivery

1990 • 66 citations

High levels of serum collagenase in premature labor--a potential biochemical marker.

1987 • 65 citations

In vitro release of prostaglandins from the human myometrium under the influence of stretching

1973 • 63 citations

Amnion cell biosynthesis of interleukin‐8: Regulation by inflammatory cytokines

1992 • 60 citations

The relationship between granulocyte elastase‐like activity of cervical mucus and cervical maturation

1991 • 60 citations

Fetal fibronectin in vaginal specimens predicts preterm delivery and very-low-birth-weight infants

1996 • 59 citations

Progestational regulation of human endometrial stromal cell tissue factor expression during decidualization

1993 • 58 citations

Apoptosis and Fas Expression in Human Fetal Membranes

1998 • 58 citations

Trauma in Pregnancy

1984 • 57 citations

Cervical fetal fibronectin in patients at increased risk for preterm delivery

1996 • 57 citations

Evaluation of a risk scoring system as a predictor of preterm birth in an indigent population

1990 • 56 citations

Specificity of the Thrombin-Induced Release of Tissue Plasminogen Activator from Cultured Human Endothelial Cells

1986 • 55 citations

Increased expression of connexin-43 in the rat myometrium during labor is associated with an increase in the plasma estrogen:progesterone ratio

1993 • 51 citations

Mechanical Stretching Increases Prostaglandin E<sub>2</sub> in Cultured Human Amnion Cells

1989 • 50 citations

Expression of Connexin-43 and Connexin-26 in the Rat Myometrium during Pregnancy and Labor Is Differentially Regulated by Mechanical and Hormonal Signals

1997 • 50 citations

Hormone treatments and pregnancy alter myosin light chain kinase and calmodulin levels in rabbit myometrium

1983 • 48 citations

Fetal fibronectin in patients at increased risk for premature birth

1994 • 47 citations

Endothelin-1 gene expression and protein biosynthesis in human endometrium: potential modulator of endometrial blood flow

1992 • 44 citations

Human recombinant interleukin‐ 1α increases biosynthesis of collagenase and hyaluronic acid in cultured human chorionic cells

1989 • 43 citations

Calmodulin differentially modulates the interleukin 1-induced biosynthesis of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases and matrix metalloproteinases in human uterine cervical fibroblasts

1991 • 42 citations

Role of High-Affinity Thrombin Receptors in Postclotting Cellular Effects of Thrombin

1992 • 41 citations

Thrombin increases proliferation and decreases fibrinolytic activity of kidney glomerular epithelial cells

1991 • 41 citations

Psychological variables and premature labour: A possible solution for some methodological problems

1986 • 41 citations

Endothelin-1,2 levels are increased in the amniotic fluid of women with preterm labor and microbial invasion of the amniotic cavity

1992 • 39 citations

Cloning, Novel Promoter Sequence, and Estrogen Regulation of a Rat Oxytocin Receptor Gene

1997 • 39 citations

Hereditary Coagulopathies in Pregnancy

1985 • 37 citations

Involvement of Placental Neurohormones in Human Parturition^a

1991 • 37 citations

Fetal Fibronectin in the Cervicovaginal Fluid of Women with Threatened Preterm Labour as a Predictor of Delivery Before 34 Weeks' Gestation

1995 • 37 citations

Life stresses and premature labor: real connection or artifactual findings?

1986 • 36 citations

Value of fetal fibronectin as a predictor of preterm delivery for a low-risk population

1996 • 36 citations

Biosynthesis of interleukin-6 by cultured human chorion laeve cells: regulation by cytokines

1992 • 34 citations

A biological model for the regulation of peri-implantational hemostasis and menstruation

1996 • 34 citations

Estradiol modulation of ovine uterine activity

1983 • 33 citations

Endothelin production by amnion and its regulation by cytokines

1991 • 32 citations

Uterine contractions after antibiotic therapy for pyelonephritis in pregnancy

1993 • 32 citations

Gap Junctional Protein Connexin 43 in Bovine Corpora Lutea Throughout the Estrous Cycle1

1996 • 29 citations

Biological Mechanisms Underlying the Clinical Effects of RU 486: Modulation of Cultured Endometrial Stromal Cell Stromelysin-1 and Prolactin Expression

1997 • 28 citations

Connexin-26 and connexin-43 are differentially expressed and regulated in the rat myometrium throughout late pregnancy and with the onset of labor

1996 • 27 citations

Plasma levels of 13,14-dihydro-15-keto prostaglandin F2α, estrogens, and progesterone during stretch-induced labor at term

1985 • 27 citations

Placental progesterone, prostaglandins and mechanisms leading to initiation of parturition in the human

2009 • 26 citations

Resident research projects: Frequency of presentation and publication in a national forum

1994 • 25 citations

Uteroplacental pathology and maternal arterial mean blood pressure in spontaneous prematurity

1998 • 25 citations

Review article

1993 • 22 citations

Effects of thrombin on steroid-modulated cultured endometrial stromal cell fibrinolytic potential

1996 • 17 citations

Relationships Among Cytokines (IL-1, TNF, and IL-8) and Histologic Markers of Acute Ascending Intrauterine Infection

1992 • 16 citations

Prostaglandins E and F in Amniotic Fluid during Stretch-Induced Cervical Softening and Labor at Term

1983 • 14 citations

Influence of thrombin on proliferation and prostaglandin production in cultured bovine endometrial cells

1996 • 13 citations

Roster of Perinatal Societies

1991 • 3 citations