Mode of delivery by an ulcerative colitis mother in a case of twins: Immunological differences in cord blood and placenta.

CONCLUSION: Mode of delivery impacted immune cells profile in cord blood/placenta. In particular frequency of immunosuppressive CD71+ erythroid cells was reduced in C-section delivered newborn.
PMID: 30479465 [PubMed - in process]

Source: World Journal of Gastroenterology : WJG - November 14, 2018 Category: Gastroenterology Authors: Dunsmore G, Koleva P, Sutton RT, Ambrosio L, Huang V, Elahi S Tags: World J Gastroenterol Source Type: research