Discovery of bacteria caused premature births in pregnant women

According to American researchers, the findings can help screening and treatment for women at risk of premature labor .The findings, published in the journal PLOS ONE, have discovered a myriad of bacteria can do the thin lining that surrounds the baby, making torn amnion. Amniotic membrane rupture phenomenon is the main cause of 1/3 of the cases of premature birth.

"We think that some bacteria are related to early fracture of cell membrane and we can control the activity of bacteria this early during pregnancy "

If the mother's amniotic water breaks before the baby is already long enough, the medical term called premature birth due to rupture of amniotic membranes soon.

Researchers at Duke University School of medicine have found a large number of bacteria in the place where the membrane rupture, associated with thin film.

According to the scientists, then if the bacteria is the cause rather than the consequence of the premature rupture of amniotic membranes, it can develop new treatments or create protective for women at risk.

Associate Professor Amy Murtha specializes in the study of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Duke Medical University, said: "if we find some bacteria related to the early fault of the membrane, can we have this bacterium screening early in pregnancy.

"We can treat for women at risk of premature birth oral antibiotics and minimize the risk of premature birth in these women".

"Our research is just beginning but it is open for us the opportunity to intervene treatment aims to reduce the risk of premature birth that we're missing."

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The researchers tested samples of amnion of 48 women recently born children, including those born before January, the young people who were born premature because of other reasons, and of those born the baby enough,.

The researchers found the bacteria are present in all the membrane, but in the amnion of girl children, the number of more bacteria. Amnion as thin, the number of bacteria as much.

Dr. Patrick O'Brien, the University Royal Faculty of gynaecology said, bacteria is the primary cause of premature birth in some women.

"We've long suspected and known that bacteria is relevant to a large proportion of the cases women are born preterm. What we really need to know now is to understand the detailed mechanisms of how bacteria cause on amnion membrane to break "

Duncan Wilbur, head of communications of the Uk charity Bliss, said: "We welcome any research helps to better understand the causes of premature birth and identify women who are at high risk.

"The findings of this research is really interesting and many assumptions need to be made to find treatments that help prevent prematurity."=