“…Gonorrhea, a cause of PID, has also been associated with increased chances of having stillbirths, prematurity (low birth weight, hence increased morbidity), prolonged labor, and spontaneous abortion (Brunham, Holmes, & Embree, 1990;Corcoran & Ridgway, 1994;Weström, 1991). In addition, the infectious agents, for example, chlamydia and gonorrhea, that cause PID also create a whole range of other neonatal problems: opthalmia, conjunctivitis, pneumonia, and arthritis (Gutman & Wilfert, 1990).…”