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STAT Wunderkind Kristine Chua studies microchimerism, which occurs when cells are exchanged between mother and fetus during pregnancy.

There is no denying that pregnancy is an incredible time in a woman's life.  It's also a time of significant changes for her body. As her baby grows, her body makes many adjustments, both externally and internally.  And while many of the changes are ones that we can see a new study looks at cellular ways our body 'remembers' the experience.

Scientists have known for decades that pregnancy requires a mother's body to adjust so that her immune system does not attack the growing fetus as if it were a hostile foreign invader.

Research suggests rare cells that remember prior children remain in the mother's body, perhaps forever

/PRNewswire/ -- Scientists have known for decades that pregnancy requires a mothers body to adjust so that her immune system does not attack the growing fetus...

A subtle molecular change allows immunoglobulin to take on an expanded protective role during pregnancy, according to a study by the Cincinnati Children Hospi

Study reveals how the early days of mother-provided immunity work, and what this could mean for preventing death and disability for a wide range of infectious diseases. The findings could allow for the development of new therapies and improved vaccines that mimic the elevated maternal antibodies.

Understanding how pregnant women create super antibodies – which provide broad immune protection to newborn babies against various pathogens – could help scientists develop better vaccines and treatments for various infectious diseases, researchers at Cincinnati Children's Hospital say.

/PRNewswire/ -- Scientists discovered years ago that newborn infants depend upon immune components transferred from their mothers to survive the onslaught of...