Maternal Balancing Act (IMAGE)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Maternal Balancing Act

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This illustration outlines the delicate physiological balancing act a mother's immune system must pull off to prevent a fetus from being rejected by the body. A new study in Cell Reports from Cincinnati Children's researchers indicates the processes work differently in first and second pregnancies.

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