Purpose of the Review. To highlight the role of oxidative stress in hypertensive disorders of
pregnancy (HDP) and metabolic disorders of pregnancy (gestational diabetes mellitus) …

All mammalian species depend on the placenta, a transient organ, for exchange of gases,
nutrients, and waste between the mother and conceptus. Besides serving as a conduit for …

Appropriate in utero growth is essential for offspring development and is a critical contributor
to long-term health. Fetal growth is largely dictated by the availability of nutrients in maternal …

Adversity experienced during gestation is a predictor of lifetime neuropsychiatric disease
susceptibility. Specifically, maternal stress during pregnancy predisposes offspring to sex …

Normal human pregnancy is considered a state of enhanced oxidative stress. In pregnancy,
it plays important roles in embryo development, implantation, placental development and …

Objective: Studying the biology of the human placenta represents a major experimental
challenge. Although conventional cell culture techniques have been used to study different …

The placenta is the main determinant of fetal growth and development in utero. It supplies all
the nutrients and oxygen required for fetal growth and secretes hormones that facilitate …

Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) is a transitory metabolic condition caused by
dysregulation triggered by intolerance to carbohydrates, dysfunction of beta-pancreatic and …

Objective To determine oxidative stress markers in maternal obesity during pregnancy and
to evaluate feto-placental unit interaction, especially predictors of fetal metabolic alterations …

Maternal obesity is associated with increased morbidity and mortality for both mother and
offspring. The mechanisms underlying the increased risk associated with maternal obesity …