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Joyce Marie Koenig, MD
Professor, Pediatrics, Molec Microbiol & Immunol
Pediatrics
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis University
Saint Louis, Missouri, United States
Eleanor Molloy, MB BCh BAO PhD FRCPI
Professor
Paediatrics
Trinity College, the University of Dublin
Dublin, Ireland
Chorioamnionitis is a pregnancy inflammation that is diagnosed by histologic analysis of the placenta. In its most severe form, chorioamnionitis can induce a fetal inflammatory response. It typically presents with clinical symptoms in the mother or fetus (clinical chorioamnionitis), particularly in term gestations. Conversely, histologic chorioamnionitis (HCA) is often clinically ‘silent’ and closely linked to preterm birth. HCA may contribute to the pathogenesis of neonatal complications (sepsis, brain injury, chronic lung disease, necrotizing enterocolitis). Mounting evidence also suggests that fetal exposure to inflammation could contribute to health issues in later life, including cardiovascular disease, asthma, and cognitive dysfunction. The goal of this Scientific Session is to highlight cutting-edge research focused on the pathogenesis of HCA as well as on the mechanisms that contribute to adverse fetal and neonatal outcomes. The target audience includes clinicians and scientists interested in perinatal outcomes, developmental immunology and/or mechanisms of inflammation.
Presenter: Eleanor Molloy, MB BCh BAO PhD FRCPI – Trinity College, the University of Dublin
Presenter: Joyce Marie Koenig, MD – Saint Louis University
Presenter: Raymond Redline, MD – University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Presenter: Kjersti Aagaard, MD – Baylor College of Medicine
Presenter: Suhas Kallapur, Chief of Neonatology, UCLA Mattel Children's Hosp – UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Presenter: Claire Chougnet, PharmD PhD – CCHMC
Presenter: Joern-Hendrik Weitkamp, MD – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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