PFM Question: IAI WITHOUT Fever?

PFM Question: IAI WITHOUT Fever?

Published: December 24, 2025

Duration: 19:29

Podcast Family, in our immediate past episode we tackled the discrepancy that is often found between a clinical diagnosis of intra-amniotic infection/chorioamnionitis and histological chorioamnionitis. From that episode, we received a fantastic question from one of our podcast family members: Can a patient have IAI without fever? That question is really deep and highlights a gap in the current diagnostic scheme/ criteria from the ACOG. Listen in for details!

1. ACOG CO 712

2. Sukumaran S, Pereira V, Mallur S, Chandraharan E. Cardiotocograph (CTG) Changes and Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Chorioamnionitis and/­or Funisitis Confirmed on H...

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