220 Pages
70 B/W Illustrations
by
CRC Press
Nowhere is the complex relation between inflammation and disease more apparent than in pregnancy. From the immune adaptation necessary for a mother to tolerate a genetically different fetus through gestation, to the role of inflammatory mediators in abnormalities of pregnancy such as pre-eclampsia and premature delivery, it is clear that inflammation plays a vital role in determining pregnancy... Read more
Inflammatory Cells and Cytokine Production. Pregnancy Related Changes in Maternal Immunity. Implantation. Inflammation and Miscarriage. Premature Rupture of the Membranes. Premature Labour. Pre-eclampsia. Maternal Inflammatory Conditions and Pregnancy. The Fetal Inflammatory Response Syndrome. Amniotic Fluid Infection and Fetal Lung Development. Perinatal Brain Injury. Neonatal Development Bibliographies and Index
Biography
Donald M. Peebles, Leslie Myatt
