Immunology of Pregnancy: Medical Intelligence Unit

by Gil Mor, M.D., associate professor of obstetrics, gynecology and reproductive sciences (Springer) This book gives a complete review of current knowledge of the role of the immune system during pregnancy and the interactions between the placenta and the maternal immune system. It also covers in detail a range of hypotheses and studies related to the immunology of implantation and provides a practical approach to the application of basic reproductive immunology research to such complications of pregnancy as pre-eclampsia, preterm labor and intrauterine growth restriction.