Prenatal Maternal Stress and the Risk of Asthma in Children

• Main Authors: Konstantinos Douros (Author), Maria Moustaki (Author), Sophia Tsabouri (Author), Anna Papadopoulou (Author), Marios Papadopoulos (Author), Kostas N. Priftis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Emerging evidence indicate that maternal prenatal stress (MPS) can result in a range of long-term adverse effects in the offspring. The underlying mechanism of MPS is not fully understood. However, its complexity is emphasized by the number of purportedly involved pathways namely, placental deregula...