For more than a century, substantial racial and ethnic inequities in perinatal health outcomes
have persisted despite technical clinical advances and changes in public health practice …

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 …

Background Obesity and neurodevelopmental delay are complex traits that often co-occur
and differ between boys and girls. Prenatal exposures are believed to influence children's …

Amino acids, fatty acids, and acylcarnitine metabolites play a pivotal role in maternal and
fetal health, but profiles of these metabolites over pregnancy are not completely established …

Obstetrical complications, often referred to as the “great obstetrical syndromes,” are among
the most common global causes of mortality and morbidity in young women and their infants …

Background DNA cytosine nucleotide methylation (epigenomics and epigenetics) is an
important mechanism for controlling gene expression in cardiac development. Combined …

The objective of this systematic review is to analyze the application of machine learning for
the prediction of pregnancy complications through an extensive review of published …

Context Adiponectin is a potent uterine tocolytic that decreases with gestational age,
suggesting it could be a maternal metabolic quiescence factor. Maternal stress can influence …

Neuroactive steroids are potent neuromodulators that play a critical role in both maternal
and fetal health during pregnancy. These stress-responsive compounds are reportedly low …

Context Chronic stress is a risk factor for preterm birth; however, objective measures of
stress in pregnancy are limited. Maternal stress biomarkers may fill this gap. Steroid …