Growing evidence indicates that women with a history of common pregnancy complications,
including fetal growth restriction and preterm delivery (often combined as low birth weight) …

Pregnancy is a unique immunological state in which a balance of immune tolerance and
suppression is needed to protect the fetus without compromising the mother. It has long …

Interferon gamma (IFNG) is a proinflammatory cytokine secreted in the uterus during early
pregnancy. It is abundantly produced by uterine natural killer cells in maternal endometrium …

It is well-established that psychological stress promotes immune dysregulation in
nonpregnant humans and animals. Stress promotes inflammation, impairs antibody …

There is mounting evidence that stress during pregnancy can have detrimental effects on
gestation and birth. Existing studies indicate that prenatal stress may increase levels of …

Objectives: To evaluate whether obesity is associated with changes in pro-inflammatory and
immunomodulatory cytokines in pregnancy. Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study …

Introduction The ability to predict spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB) prior to labour onset is a
challenge, and it is currently unclear which biomarker (s), may be potentially predictive of …

Objective African Americans experience preterm birth at nearly twice the rate of whites.
Chronic stress associated with minority status is implicated in this disparity. Inflammation is a …

Some spontaneous preterm deliveries (PTD) are caused by occult infections of the fetal
membranes (histologic chorioamnionitis [HCA]). High levels of infection-related markers …

Preterm birth (PTB; spontaneous delivery prior to 37 weeks gestation) affects one out of
eight infants born in the United States and is the most common cause of neonatal morbidity …