(a) AF MMP-8 concentrations and (b) umbilical cord plasma CRP concentrations at birth according to PTL or preterm-PROM in the context of placenta without inflammatory lesion (AF MMP-8: PTL, median, 9.5 ng/ml [range, 0.3–1454.5 ng/ml] vs. preterm-PROM, median, 9.1 ng/ml [range, 0.3–3222.9 ng/ml]; umbilical cord plasma CRP: PTL, median, 21.9 ng/ml [range, 0.2–2143.3 ng/ml] vs. preterm-PROM, median, 14.7 ng/ml [range, 0.3–522.7 ng/ml]; each for p = NS).

<p>(a) AF MMP-8 concentrations and (b) umbilical cord plasma CRP concentrations at birth according to PTL or preterm-PROM in the context of placenta without inflammatory lesion (AF MMP-8: PTL, median, 9.5 ng/ml [range, 0.3–1454.5 ng/ml] vs. preterm-PROM, median, 9.1 ng/ml [range, 0.3–3222.9 ng/ml]; umbilical cord plasma CRP: PTL, median, 21.9 ng/ml [range, 0.2–2143.3 ng/ml] vs. preterm-PROM, median, 14.7 ng/ml [range, 0.3–522.7 ng/ml]; each for p = NS).