Vaginal Infection in Pregnancy Is Associated with Amniotic Oxidative Stress: Insights from AOPP and MDA on Neonatal Outcomes
Meryem Kececi Oguzhanoglu, Icten Olgu Bafali, Kursat Oguzhanoglu, Senem Karacabey Cakmak, Busra Seker Atas, Muhammed Oguz Yildiz, Ali Cetin · 2026
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Meryem Kececi Oguzhanoglu and co-authors link, in a 2026 study, vaginal infection in pregnancy to chemical signs of stress in the fluid around the baby. Infections during pregnancy are common, but whether they stir oxidative stress in the womb itself was little studied. The team compared ninety women having planned cesarean births, half with confirmed vaginal infection and half without.
Two damage markers in the fluid ran clearly higher in the infection group. Their babies also had lower cord blood pH and were admitted to intensive care far more often, about twenty-seven percent against four. One marker tracked closely with those admissions. The authors are careful: the kits were built for blood, not womb fluid, some readings fell outside the reliable range, and the thresholds came from the same small sample. They call the findings exploratory, in need of outside confirmation.
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| CREATOR | Meryem Kececi Oguzhanoglu, Icten Olgu Bafali, Kursat Oguzhanoglu, Senem Karacabey Cakmak, Busra Seker Atas, Muhammed Oguz Yildiz, Ali Cetin |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 47 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |