Diagnosis of maternal-fetal infection in pregnant women

The aim of the study was to improve the diagnosis of maternal-fetal infection in pregnant women. to achieve this goal, an in-depth clinical and laboratory examination was performed in 150 women with a complicated pregnancy course.
The function of the feto-placental complex was evaluated by ultrasound examination, cardiotocography (determination of the fetal biophysical profile), and the blood levels of placental lactogen, estrogen, and progesterone. To detect maternal-fetal infection we used microscopic method, serological method, enzyme immunoassay, direct immunofluorescence method.