title: Abnormal fetal-maternal interactions: an evolutionary value?
abstract: There is clinical and ultrasonographic evidence that "abnormal fetal-maternal interactions" or "fetal-maternal conflicts" may be central to the mechanisms of injury in pregnancy complications such as fetal growth restriction, preeclampsia, fetal death, gestational diabetes, and a subset of patients with preterm parturition. This conceptual framework integrates abnormalities in the placental bed, placental vasculature, and other areas of fetal-maternal interactions with pregnancy complications in light of their possible evolutionary value.
authors: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, William Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, Michigan 48073, USA. jimmy.espinoza@beaumont.edu
authors: Jimmy
authors: J
authors: Espinoza
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000209:etiology* / Q000503:physiopathology