(Abstracted from Am J Obstet Gynecol . 2023;229:540.e1–540.e9 Clinical chorioamnionitis affects up to 13% of all term pregnancies and up to 70% of spontaneous preterm premature rupture of the membrane. It is a syndrome defined by the presence of intrapartum maternal fever ≥38°C accompanied by at least 2 of the following clinical signs: maternal tachycardia (>100 bpm), fetal tachycardia (>160 bpm), maternal leukocytosis >15,000/mm 2 , purulent cervical discharge, or uterine tenderness.
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