The Influence of Oxidative Stress-Related Factors on Pregnancy and Neonatal Outcomes

Abstract

Background: Pregnancy is a physiological process associated with an excessive oxidative stress for both the mother and the neonate. Oxidative stress was extensively studied and is still in focus as a factor of maternal pathologies during pregnancy, with consequences on the outcome of the neonate.

Keywords

• pregnancy
• smoking
• apgar score
• oxidative stress
• neonate