Mathiesen L

ORCID: 0000-0002-3210-159X · 1 paper in corpus · active 2018
2018
Maternal stress and placental function, a study using questionnaires and biomarkers at birth.
PloS one ·doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0207184

BackgroundPrenatal stress affects the health of the pregnant woman and the fetus. Cortisol blood levels are elevated in pregnancy, and fetal exposure to cortisol is regulated by the placenta enzyme 11β-HSD2. A decrease in enzyme activity al…