Table of Contents:
  • Factors in the mother/infant dyad that influence the development of infections before and after birth / Richard L. Naeye
  • Pathology of the placenta and cord in ascending and in haematogenous infection / William A. Blanc
  • The genesis of amniotic fluid infections / S.M. Ross, R.L. Naeye, J.P. Du Plessis, M.E. Visagie
  • Consequences of amniotic fluid infection : early neonatal septicaemia / Nebiat Tafari, Asa Ljungh-Wadstrom
  • Perinatal implications of the lower genital tract flora / Jean M. Ross
  • Neonatal group B streptococcal infection / Thomas M.S. Reid, David J. Lloyd
  • Escherichia coli and group B streptococcal infections in experimental animals / C.R. Coid
  • Natural history of perinatal cytomegaloviral infection / Charles A. Alford, Sergio Stagno, Robert F. Pass
  • Effects of parasitic infections in pregnant women / M.C. Reinhardt
  • Prevalence of maternal and neonatal infections in a developing country : possible low-cost preventive measures / Juan J. Urrutia, Roberto Sosa, John H. Kennell, Marshall Klaus
  • The secretory IgA system in the neonatal period / L.A. Hanson, B. Carlsson, U. Dahlgren, L. Mellander, C. Svanborg Eden
  • Perinatal infections : the obstetrician's viewpoint / John Malvern
  • Infections in neonatal units : prevention is better than cure / C.A. Hughes, M.J. Harran
  • Perinatal infections : prevention of long-term sequelae / James B. Hanshaw.