Fetal sex and maternal postpartum depressive symptoms: findings from two prospective pregnancy cohorts
Abstract Background Fetal sex is known to modify the course and complications of pregnancy, with recent evidence of sex-differential fetal influences on the maternal immune and endocrine systems. In turn, heightened inflammation and surges in reproductive hormone levels associated with pregnancy and...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Biology of Sex Differences |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13293-020-00348-x |