Rapid and accurate profiling of infection-causing pathogens remains a significant challenge
in modern health care. Despite advances in molecular diagnostic techniques, blood culture …

Preterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Although the
underlying causes of pregnancy-associated complication are numerous, it is well …

Mucosal immunity develops in the human fetal intestine by 11–14 weeks of gestation, yet
whether viable microbes exist in utero and interact with the intestinal immune system is …

Reduction of preterm births (< 37 completed weeks of gestation) would substantially reduce
neonatal and infant mortality, and deleterious health effects in survivors. Maternal fine …

The developing human fetus generates both tolerogenic and protective immune responses
in response to the unique requirements of gestation. Thus, a successful human pregnancy …

BACKGROUND The use of antenatal steroid therapy is common in pregnancy. In early
pregnancy, steroids may be used in women for the treatment of recurrent miscarriage or fetal …

Preterm birth (PTB) is the leading cause of childhood mortality in children under 5 and
accounts for approximately 11% of births worldwide. Premature babies are at risk of a …

Evidence from family and twin-based studies provide strong support for a significant
contribution of maternal and fetal genetics to the timing of parturition and spontaneous …

Aim We performed a meta‐analysis of randomized controlled trials (RCT) and observational
studies to answer the two following questions:(i) whether low maternal circulating 25 …

Preterm birth accounts for nearly one million deaths among children under five years of age,
and although its etiopathogenesis is not fully elucidated, ascending intrauterine infection …