GlyFn, pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A2 (PAPPA2), placental growth factor (PlGF), and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 ... The accurate and timely diagnosis of preeclampsia is critical in management of affected pregnancies to reduce maternal and ... Preeclampsia is a major pregnancy complication that results in significant maternal and infant mortality, most of which occurs ... GlyFn, pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A2 (PAPPA2), placental growth factor (PlGF), and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 ...

Our objective was to determine whether maternal salivary cortisol during pregnancy was associated with pregnancy duration and ... Mean pregnancy duration was 39.4 ± 1.8 wk. and 6.6% had a preterm delivery. Mean maternal cortisol increased throughout ... Pregnancy duration was determined primarily by ultrasound. We used adjusted linear regression models to examine the association ... β = − 0.23, p = .084) were associated with a shorter pregnancy duration. Women with high cortisol at baseline (> 6.3 nmol/L ...

Hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and cardiovascular disease may develop by common pathophysiologic pathways initiated by ... 10% to 15% of all pregnancies are complicated by hypertensive disorders, the vast majority of which develop only after 36 weeks ... or is already present before pregnancy. At present clinicians do not systematically aim at the possible cardiovascular ... evidence on the potential health gains of a modifiable cardiovascular risk factor screening program for women whose pregnancy ...