Roberto Romero

The International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (<scp>FIGO</scp>) initiative on pre‐eclampsia: A pragmatic guide for first‐trimester screening and prevention

Pre‐eclampsia (PE) is a multisystem disorder that typically affects 2%–5% of pregnant women and is one of the leading causes of maternal and perinatal morbidity and mortality, e...

Epidemiology and causes of preterm birth

The preterm parturition syndrome

The implicit paradigm that has governed the study and clinical management of preterm labour is that term and preterm parturition are the same processes, except for the gestation...

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

The relationship between asymptomatic bacteriuria and prematurity/low birth weight (LBW) is still a controversial issue, despite many studies. Meta-analysis, a research tool des...

Intraamniotic infection and the onset of labor in preterm premature rupture of the membranes