Recent revolutionary advances at the intersection of medicine, omics, data sciences,
computing, epidemiology, and related technologies inspire us to ponder their impact on …

Understanding, predicting, and preventing pregnancy disorders have been a major research
target. Nonetheless, the lack of progress is illustrated by research results related to …

TO THE EDITORS: We are at a critical junction in our journey toward improving women's
health, particularly during their reproductive years. However, the coronavirus disease 2019 …

Background Complex traits typically involve diverse biological pathways and are shaped by
numerous genetic and environmental factors. Pregnancy-associated traits and pathologies …

Enhancing pregnancy health is known to improve the mother's and offspring's life-long well-
being. The maternal environment, encompassing genetic factors, impacts of social …

Physiologic adaptations during pregnancy unmask a woman's predisposition to diseases.
Complications are increasingly predicted by first-trimester algorithms, amplify a pre-existing …

Common disorders of pregnancy, such as preeclampsia, preterm birth, and fetal growth
abnormalities, continue to challenge perinatal biologists seeking insights into disease …

As guest editors of BMC Medicine, we issued a call in 2022 for papers that shed critical
insights into factors during pregnancy that impact the health of the mother and her offspring …

The US has the highest rates of maternal mortality and morbidity among high-income
nations, with specific populations at increased risk, including pregnant people of American …

Based upon our recent insights into the determinants of preterm birth, which is the leading
cause of death in children under five years of age worldwide, we describe potential analytic …