Maternal prenatal stress exposure and sex-specific risk of severe infection in offspring.

<h4>Background</h4>Maternal stressful life events during pregnancy have been associated with immune dysregulation and increased risk for asthma and atopy in offspring. Few studies have investigated whether prenatal stress is associated with increased overall or specific infectious diseas...

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Main Authors: Monique Robinson, Kim W Carter, Craig E Pennell, Peter Jacoby, Hannah C Moore, Stephen R Zubrick, David Burgner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0245747