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Fetal inflammatory response syndrome (FIRS) was associated with a higher severe neonatal morbidity than the absence of FIRS. FIRS was defined as a fetal plasma IL-6 >11 pg/mL. This was calculated using logistic regression to adjust for gestational age and other covariates. (Reproduced and modified with permission from Gomez R, Romero R, Ghezzi F et al.: The fetal inflammatory response syndrome. Am J Obstet Gynecol 179:194–202, 1998.).
