Objective This sequential, prospective meta-analysis sought to identify risk factors among
pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19 for adverse outcomes related to disease …

Background Epidemiological and animal studies provide compelling indications that
environmental and engineered nanomaterials (NMs) pose a risk for pregnancy, fetal …

Background Pregnant women are at increased risk for severe outcomes from coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19), but the pathophysiology underlying this increased morbidity and …

Spontaneous preterm birth is a serious medical condition responsible for substantial
perinatal morbidity and mortality. Its phenotypic characteristics, preterm labor with intact …

This study examined the associations of fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) and its chemical
constituents with risks of small for gestational age (SGA) and large for gestational age (LGA) …

Glyphosate-based herbicides (GBHs) are the most widely used pesticide worldwide and can
provoke placental injury. However, whether and how GBHs damage angiogenesis in the …

The prenatal environment, and in particular, the maternal-fetal immune environment, has
emerged as a targeted area of research for central nervous system (CNS) diseases with …

Background Low birth weight (LBW), which is considered a birth weight of< 2500 g, poses
significant health problems for children. However, population attributable fraction (PAF) of …

Pathological placental inflammation increases the risk for several adult disorders, but these
mediators are also expressed under homeostatic conditions, where their contribution to …

Maternal cellular and humoral immune responses to the allogeneic fetoplacental unit are a
normal part of pregnancy adaptation. Overactive or dysregulated immune responses that …