Immune activation in a pregnant woman can occur in response to metabolic diseases like obesity, infections in pregnancy, exposure to pollution and environmental toxins, or even stress and can have negative effects on fetal brain immune cells (microglia). It s not possible to monitor microglia within the fetal brain, but new research indicates that macrophages in the placenta can act as an indicator of these cells health.
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Most pregnant or postpartum patients who screened positive for cardiovascular disease ended up with the diagnosis when providers used a risk screening tool.