Infections are a major threat to human reproductive health, and infections in pregnancy can
cause prematurity or stillbirth, or can be vertically transmitted to the fetus leading to …

Viral infections during pregnancy are associated with significant adverse perinatal and fetal
outcomes. Pregnancy is a unique immunologic and physiologic state, which can influence …

Heavy metal cadmium (Cd), a classical environmental pollutant, causes placental apoptosis
and fetal growth restriction (FGR), whereby the mechanism remains unclear. Here, our …

Infections at the maternal-fetal interface can directly harm the fetus and induce complications
that adversely impact pregnancy outcomes. Innate immune signaling by both fetal-derived …

Influenza A virus infection during pregnancy can cause adverse maternal and fetal
outcomes but the mechanism responsible remains elusive. Infection of outbred mice with …

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is the most common congenital infection worldwide,
affecting between 0.7% and 1% of all live births. Approximately 11% of infected newborns …

In humans, the hemochorial placenta is a unique temporary organ that forms during
pregnancy to support fetal development, gaseous exchange, delivery of nutrition, removal of …

Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is widespread and can result in severe sequelae
in susceptible populations. Primary HCMV infection of naïve individuals results in life-long …

The infection of human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is strongly determined by the host–cell
interaction in a way that the efficiency of HCMV lytic replication is dependent on the …

Objective To assess fetal liver volume (FLV) by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in
cytomegalovirus (CMV)-infected fetuses compared to a group of healthy fetuses. Method …