Research on maternal-fetal epigenetic programming argues that adverse exposures to the
intrauterine environment can have long-term effects on adult morbidity and mortality …

Reductionism encompasses a set of ontological, epistemological, and methodological
claims about the relations between different scientific domains. The basic question of …

(1) Background: Albeit the main focus remains largely on mothers, in recent years
Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) scientists, including epigeneticists …

Fetal programming is a core concept within the broader developmental origins of health and
disease framework, which acknowledges the contribution of the prenatal and early postnatal …

Rationale Maternal fetal surgery (MFS) has developed rapidly since the 1960s and centers
for fetal diagnosis and therapy (CFDT) have proliferated. As a result, CFDT clinicians have …

The US government response to the coronavirus pandemic has prompted renewed debate
about the size and structure of the welfare state. Particular attention has been paid to …

Neonatal microbiome initialization and maturation have been a major focus of recent
microbiome research. Perinatal influence factors, in particular the birth type by vaginal birth …

A key aspect of legitimising the use of forensic genetics in policing has been that standard
biomarkers on the genome used for investigative analysis can only help compare and match …

The history of pregnancy testing, and how it transformed from an esoteric laboratory tool to a
commonplace of everyday life. Pregnancy testing has never been easier. Waiting on one …

Developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) and epigenetics have expanded
understanding of how the environment affects the health of women before and during …