Kyozuka H, Murata T, Fukuda T, et al. - Intrauterine inflammation affects short- and long-term neonatal outcomes. Histological chorioamnionitis and funisitis are acute inflammatory responses in the fetal membranes and umbilical cord, respectively. Researchers aimed at determining how labor dystocia, which includes a potential risk of intrauterine inflammation, associates with the risk of histological chorioamnionitis and funisitis (acute inflammatory responses in the fetal membranes and umbilical cord, respectively). They assessed a total of 317 women who underwent histopathological examinations of the placenta and umbilical cord at Fukushima Medical University Hospital, Japan, between 2015 and 2020; of these, 83 and 144 women had labor dystocia and spontaneous preterm birth, respectively, and 90 women were included as controls. Findings suggest that for severe histological chorioamnionitis and funisitis, labor dystocia is a risk factor.