Circulating angiogenic factors and HIV among pregnant women in Zambia: a nested case-control study

• Main Authors: Megan E. Smithmyer (Author), Chileshe M. Mabula-Bwalya (Author), Humphrey Mwape (Author), Gabriel Chipili (Author), Bridget M. Spelke (Author), Margaret P. Kasaro (Author), Kristina De Paris (Author), Bellington Vwalika (Author), Yuri V. Sebastião (Author), Jeffrey S.A. Stringer (Author), Joan T. Price (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Maternal HIV increases the risk of adverse birth outcomes including preterm birth, fetal growth restriction, and stillbirth, but the biological mechanism(s) underlying this increased risk are not well understood. We hypothesized that maternal HIV may lead to adverse birth outcome...