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Advances in Maternal-Fetal Biomedicine Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Pregnancy Pathologies
This edited volumeaims to describe physiological and pathophysiological mechanisms that underlie human maternal-fetal interactions. The book...
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Maternal Placental Interface Methods and Protocols
This volume details critical and valuable experimental protocols to facilitate researchers in this fascinating field. Written in the highly...
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Maternal Recognition of Pregnancy
Hormone-induced adaptations occur in many aspects of maternal physiology during gestation. Before these changes can be initiated, the newly formed...
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Neuroendocrine Control of Maternal Behavior
Maternal caregiving is an essential component of successful mammalian reproduction. Indeed, almost all mothers exhibit a species-typical repertoire...
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Heat exposure induced risks of preterm birth mediated by maternal hypertension
Heat exposure is associated with an increased risk of preterm birth (PTB), with previous work suggesting that maternal blood pressure may play a role...
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Maternal effects drive intestinal development beginning in the embryonic period on the basis of maternal immune and microbial transfer in chickens
BackgroundNutrition drives immunity and health in animals, and maternal immunity benefits offspring. In our previous study, a nutritional...
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Sound Effect on the Maternal Care Behavior of a Crab
Maternal care in marine decapods encompasses eggs caring until larvae hatching, ensuring healthy embryonic development. The effect of different sound...
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Basic Protocols for the Study of Maternal Behavior in Rabbits
Maternal behavior in rabbits is unusual among mammals. During pregnancy, the doe builds a nest and after parturition the only maternal behavior...
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Role of Maternal Immune Factors in Neuroimmunology of Brain Development
Inflammation during pregnancy may occur due to various factors. This condition, in which maternal immune system activation occurs, can affect fetal...
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Maternal immunoglobulin G affects brain development of mouse offspring
Maternal immunoglobulin (Ig)G is present in breast milk and has been shown to contribute to the development of the immune system in infants. In...
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Maternal microbiota communicates with the fetus through microbiota-derived extracellular vesicles
BackgroundReports regarding the presence of bacteria in the fetal environment remain limited and controversial. Recently, extracellular vesicles...
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Maternal nutrition and effects on offspring vascular function
Maternal nutrition during pregnancy may have profound effects on the developing fetus and impact risk for cardiovascular disease later in life. Here,...
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Isolation and Immunophenotyping of Leukocytes from the Human Maternal-Fetal Interface
During human pregnancy, leukocytes that infiltrate the maternal-fetal interface play a major role in establishing a delicate balance between immune...
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Increased peripartum mortality associated with maternal subclinical malaria in Mozambique
BackgroundPlasmodium falciparum infection in pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa is often asymptomatic. As these forms of malaria are often...
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Maternal physiological calming responses to infant suckling at the breast
The mother–infant relation is key to infant physical, cognitive and social development. Mutual regulation and cooperation are required to maintain...
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Maternal tamoxifen exposure leads to abnormal primordial follicle assembly
Tamoxifen (TAM) is an accredited drug used for treatment and prevention of breast cancer. Due to the long-term taking and the trend for women to...
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Feto-Maternal Interface Organ-on-Chip: A New Technology to Study Ascending Infection
Modeling human pregnancy is challenging as two subjects, the mother and fetus, must be evaluated in tandem. To understand pregnancy, parturition, and...
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Reproductive and Social Policies, Sociopolitical Stress, and Implications for Maternal and Child Health Equity
Purpose of ReviewAlthough many environmental exposures (e.g., air pollution) are geographically patterned and persist as a result of historic...
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Maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and DNA methylation of newborns in cord blood
BackgroundAdverse childhood experiences (ACEs) increase the risk of poor health outcomes later in life. Psychosocial stressors may also have...
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A simulation-based comparative effectiveness analysis of policies to improve global maternal health outcomes
The Sustainable Development Goals include a target to reduce the global maternal mortality ratio (MMR) to less than 70 maternal deaths per 100,000...
