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A little-known organ in the chest called the thymus may be crucial in protecting pregnant women and their unborn children, a study shows.  The organ is found in the centre of the chest and scientists now believe it plays a key role in regulating the immune system during pregnancy. Growing a foetus for nine months poses a huge immunological challenge, and experts have never fully understood how the female body copes. Researchers now say that protecting the thymus and ensuring it functions properly during pregnancy could prevent miscarriages and diabetes in pregnant women. Scroll down for video     A little-known organ in the chest called the thymus may be crucial in protecting pregnant women and their unborn children, a study shows (stock)

United kingdomKarolinska institutetJosef penningerMagdalena paolinoAlexandra kautzky willerAustrian academy of sciencesUniversity of viennaAustrian academyMedical universityஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம்ம்யாக்டேலீந ப்ோலினோஆஸ்திரேலிய கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் அறிவியல்பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் வியன்னாஆஸ்திரேலிய கலைக்கழகம்மருத்துவ பல்கலைக்கழகம்