Maternal immunity not all good for a fetus Peer-Reviewed Publication. JCI Journals. As a fetus does not mount an immune response to maternal proteins that cross the placenta, it has ...

Modulation of the maternal immune system before conception has a major role in determining subsequent pregnancy outcome. However, this has been a neglected area of investigation. There is a ...

When immunity goes awry, so can the pregnancy, with adverse outcomes such as preterm birth and stillbirth often resulting from aberrant immune activation. Diet or maternal vaccination are examples of ...

Maternal Covid-19 vaccination offers infants immunity for up to 6 months. By Deborah Balthazar Oct. 23, 2023. Reprints.

To evaluate the impact of maternal infection on offspring immunity, Ai Ing Lim and colleagues infected pregnant mice with a specific strain of the common food-borne pathogen Yersinia ...

Maternal immunity conditions and autism. Maternal immune conditions are caused by a dysfunction of the mother's immune system. They include allergies, asthma, autoimmune diseases, ...

Maternal obesity doesn't just affect the health of a pregnant woman. It can also have effects on her child, increasing their ...