Preterm births—births before 37 weeks of pregnancy—are medically labelled ‘idiopathic,’ when they arise from unexplained, spontaneous labor. Preterm births are linked to an array of illnesses and ...
Labor is a mild proinflammatory state that is associated with fetal leukocytosis. Elective cesarean section has been linked with increased neonatal morbidity, which may be partially immune mediated.