Intrauterine infection and inflammation are known risk factors for brain damage in the
neonate irrespective of the gestational age. Infection‐induced maternal immune activation …

Background The role of environmental risk factors in the development of bipolar disorder
(BD) is not well characterized. We evaluate the prevalence, duration, and predictive value of …

Exposure to prenatal inflammation is a known risk factor for long term neurobehavioral
disorders including cerebral palsy, schizophrenia, and autism. Models of systemic …

It has been suggested that neurological problems more frequent in those born preterm are
expressed prior to birth, but owing to technical limitations, this has been difficult to test in …

Several different bodies of evidence support a link between infection and altered brain
development. Maternal infections, such as influenza and human immunodeficiency virus …

Preterm birth (PTB) is defined as delivery before 37 weeks of gestation. Globally, 15 million
infants are born prematurely, putting these children at an increased risk of mortality and …

Preterm birth is defined as delivery before 37 weeks' gestation. In 2010, the incidence of
preterm birth in the United States was 12.3% 1 and ranged from 8% to 12% in developed …

Adverse neurological outcome is a major cause of long‐term morbidity in ex‐preterm
children. To investigate the effect of parturition and inflammation on the fetal brain, we …

Problem Exposure to intrauterine inflammation, associated with preterm birth, has been
linked to a devastating spectrum of neurobehavioral disorders. Mechanisms of this injury are …

Intrauterine inflammation is recognized as a key mediator of both normal and preterm birth
but is also associated with neonatal neurological injury. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is often …