Diagnosis and Factors Associated with Perinatal Health, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues, 

The perinatal period is an extremely sensitive time for both the mother and the fetus. During pregnancy, birth, and postpartum, a wide number of variables can impact maternal and neonatal health and disease state. Adverse variables during the perinatal period can be assessed from a medical and/or psychological perspective.

In this respect, the use of technology, apps, electronic devices, and psychological measures can contribute to the screening, assessment, and/or diagnosis of a range of issues for both the mother and the fetus, as well as the partner.

This Special Issue will disseminate studies regarding the perinatal period and the use of tools that support the assessment and diagnosis of women, partners, and neonates at this crucial time. During pregnancy, environmental circumstances (including exposure to a war, intimate partner violence, or a pandemic) can affect maternal and neonatal health. The environment pregnant women are exposed to can permanently affect fetal physiology for the child’s entire life. In this respect, the developmental origin of health and disease (DOHaD) theory (also known as fetal programming hypothesis) that occurs during perinatal development will determine the health and disease of that individual throughout their extrauterine life through epigenetics.

Dr. Luciano Rodríguez Díaz
Dr. Rafael A. Caparros-Gonzalez
Guest Editors

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