Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia Jon Hyett and Liona C. Poon Introduction Preeclampsia is a relatively common disorder of pregnancy, affecting 2%–5% of women (1–3). It is potentially associated with severe and devastating complications…
Maternal health: Immediate, short-, and long-term complications following pregnancy
Maternal health Immediate, short-, and long-term complications following pregnancy Gil Gutvirtz, Omri Zamstein, and Eyal Sheiner Introduction Pregnancy is a period of extreme change, as maternal physiology needs to adapt rapidly to…
Sleep and pregnancy complications
Sleep and pregnancy complications Orna Sever and Riva Tauman Introduction Sleep is an essential biological function in humans. Sleep is governed by two major neural mechanisms: the sleep homeostatic process,…
Metabolomics and human breast milk: A unique and inimitable food for infants
Metabolomics and human breast milk A unique and inimitable food for infants Flamina Cesare Marincola, Sara Corbu, Roberta Pintus, Angelica Dessì, and Vassilios Fanos Human breast milk (HBM) is recognized to…
Metabolomics in amniotic fluid
Metabolomics in amniotic fluid Alexandra-Maria Michaelidou, Foteini Tsakoumaki, Maria Fotiou, Charikleia Kyrkou, and Apostolos P. Athanasiadis Introduction Amniotic fluid (AF) is a complex and dynamic milieu that surrounds the fetus…
Maternal genome and pregnancy outcomes
Maternal genome and pregnancy outcomes Nagendra K. Monangi, Ge Zhang, Mikko Hallman, Kari Teramo, Bo Jacobsson, and Louis J. Muglia Introduction A wide variety of maternal physical and physiological traits and…