Disruptions in the placental immune environment can impair the maternal-fetal interface, leading to immune tolerance breakdown and inflammation. Both circulating and niche-specific factors affect HSPC ...

a barrier that separates maternal and fetal circulation and whose functions include protecting the fetus from disease-causing microbes and toxic compounds. Syncytiotrophoblasts respond to the maternal ...

CONFRONTATION of mammals with tissues or cells of alien genetic constitution is not restricted to the professional activities of surgeons and experimental biologists. Every pregnancy in an outbred ...

Fetal medicine, or maternal-fetal medicine (MMF), is a branch of modern medicine dedicated to the health and well-being of the fetus and mother during pregnancy, focusing on the diagnosis and ...

Multivariate logistic regression analysis adjusted for maternal age, nulliparity and BMI demonstrates an odds ratio of 0.255, p=0.032, 95% CI 0.073-0.891 for the fetal, T-dominant genotype. Discussion ...

A special scenario is represented by the mammalian maternal–fetal interface. During pregnancy, the maternal–fetal interface is a critical site for oxidative stress. As a matter of fact, the placenta ...

Second-trimester screening of a pregnant woman's serum for markers of such congenital abnormalities as fetal trisomy 21 (Down syndrome) and neural tube defects has become an important part of ...

who specializes in maternal-fetal medicine. "While we know nutrition is important throughout the entire pregnancy, these findings indicate the third trimester is a critical window for maternal ...