The womb is a war zone: Is the immune system the enemy or the ally?

In this talk, Lauren St-Germain discusses reproductive immunology and how immune imbalance can make pregnancy less healthy and cause complications.
In pregnancy, the mother’s womb is commonly thought to be a safe and nurturing environment; but in reality, it’s a warzone.
TedTalk, Lauren St-Germain, PhD researcher at University of British Columbia – Vancouver, Faculty of Medicine, April 2021