Birth, Distress and Disease

Placental-Brain Interactions

By: Jay Schulkin (Editor), Michael L. Power (Editor)

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Paperback | 2 December 2010

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Originally published in 2005, this volume examines the role of steroids and peptides in the regulation of pregnancy and pregnancy outcome, and their long-term effects including possible influences on adult-onset diseases. During pregnancy the placenta acts as a central regulator and coordinator of maternal and fetal physiology, and the onset of labor, through its production and regulation of steroids and peptides. Perturbations to this regulatory system can result in poor pregnancy outcome, such as preterm birth and low birth weight. These in turn are linked to diseases in later life. Intriguingly, many of these regulatory actions of steroids and peptides also occur in the brain. The induction and suppression of peptides by steroids appears to be key to regulatory function in both brain and placenta. These interweaving strands, linking basic science with obstetrics, are all reviewed in depth here producing a fascinating account of an important area of materno-fetal medicine.

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Non-Fiction Medicine Pre-Clinical Medicine & Basic Sciences Human Reproduction, Growth & Development Reproductive Medicine Embryology Science Biology, Life Sciences Biochemistry Family & Health Parenting: Advice & Issues Pregnancy, Birth & Baby Care

Chemistry Organic Chemistry Clinical & Internal Medicine Gynaecology & Obstetrics Materno-Fetal Medicine

Introduction: Brain and Placenta: Birth and Behavior: Health and Disease
Placental expression of neurohormones and other neuroactive molecules in human pregnancy
The regulation of human parturition
Maternal nutrition and metabolic control of pregnancy
Fetal HPA activation, preterm birth and postnatal programming
Prenatal glucocorticoids and the programming of adult disease
Prenatal stress and stress physiology influences human fetal and infant development
Glucocorticoid regulation of neuropeptide gene expression in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus
Glucocorticoid facilitation of corticotropin-releasing hormone in the placenta and the brain: functional impact on birth and behavior
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