Chorioamnionitis in utero, schizophrenia in adulthood: limited current evidence-future research focus?

• Published in: The journal of maternal-fetal & neonatal medicine p. 1
• Main Authors: Briana, Despina D, Malamitsi-Puchner, Ariadne
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 11.12.2022
• Subjects: developmental origins of health and disease; neuropsychiatric disorders; Chorioamnionitis; schizophrenia; fetal/early life programming; intrauterine infection/inflammation

Developmental adaptive processes during gestation that are known to be involved in permanent changes in physiology and metabolism or "early life programming" can adversely affect fetal brain development, impacting both brain structure and function. Emerging evidence strongly supports the d...