The connection between prenatal infection and damage to the fetus has long been known. (discovermagazine.com)
Now, research in mice provides support for a long - held hypothesis: that the syndrome, and other neurological disorders, can emerge when multiple environmental insults such as prenatal infection and adolescent trauma combine. (sciencemag.org)
Many moms - to - be — especially those with darker skin or who live in northern latitudes — don't get enough vitamin D, and deficiency is associated with higher rates of prenatal infections, preeclampsia, preterm birth and Cesarean section. (fitpregnancy.com)