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To evaluate the concentration of PTX3 in amniotic fluid (AF) during the final weeks of normal pregnancies and in pregnancies complicated by preterm delivery (PTD).A cross-sectional study was conducted with 95 pregnant women followed to term and 25 who presented with PTD. Samples of AF from all patients were obtained during cesarean section and the PTX3 concentration was determined by enzyme immunoassay...