Large epidemiological samples, including the National Collaborative Perinatal Project
(NCPP), in which blood/serum was collected during pregnancy and offspring followed …

Maternal serum cortisol has been suggested to be influenced by psychiatric morbidity, and
may also influence fetal growth. However, several studies found equal cortisol levels in …

Administration of antenatal corticosteroids (AC) is the standard of care during pregnancy for
women who are at risk of early delivery. Evidence indicates that AC improve survival and …

Context Antenatal synthetic glucocorticoid (sGC) therapy has been identified as a potent
programming factor of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. We previously …

Developmental programing is gaining considerable leverage as a conceptual framework for
understanding individual variability in human behavioral and somatic health. The current …

Antenatal glucocorticoids are given to 7–10% of women in Europe and North America at
threat of preterm labor. It is undisputed that this therapy significantly reduces neonatal …

BACKGROUND: Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) in maternal blood originates
primarily from gestational tissues and elevated levels in midpregnancy have been linked to …

Background Average profiles of salivary progesterone in women vary significantly at the
inter-and intrapopulation level as a function of age and acute energetic conditions related to …

Background Pregnancy and postpartum have been associated to several physiological
changes; however, empirical evidence was almost exclusively obtained in primiparous …

Overexposure to maternal cortisol in utero has been associated with lower birth weight of
offspring. In order to regulate fetal exposure to this hormone, placental expression of 11-β …