Biological changes found in pregnant women with chronic stress

Chris Engel 8/14/137:32 PM

"Researchers at Emory's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing have identified underlying biological changes among minority and low-income pregnant women that occur in response to chronic stress. These changes lead to a reduced ability to control the production of pro-inflammatory proteins (called cytokines) from immune cells and cortisol, a major stress hormone...."

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-biological-pregnant-women-chronic-stress.html

Corwin, et al. (2013). "Immune dysregulation and glucocorticoid resistance in minority and low income pregnant women." Psychoneuroendocrinology. Abstract.

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