Bacterial infections during pregnancy can cause fetal death. The identification of a cell-signalling pathway induced during infection that recruits dangerous immune cells to the placenta may open up avenues to prevent this.
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Bakardjiev, A. Stillbirth prevented by signal blockade. Nature 520, 627–628 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/520627a
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