Table VI.

Allergen-stimulated cytokine production comparing PBMCs of mothers prepartum, mothers postpartum, and fathers

Allergen	Cytokine	Mothers Prepartum	Mothers 3 mo Postpartum	Fathers
Alternaria	IFN-γ
	% detectable	20.0	29.7	29.5
	n	250	269	244
	IL-4
	% detectable	32.8	24.2	31.1
	n	250	277	244
	IL-13
	% detectable	46.8	52.0	56.8
	n	250	277	243
Bermuda	IFN-γ
	% detectable	5.4	7.7	7.0
	n	205	235	201
	IL-4
	% detectable	36.9a	22.1b	32.2
	n	206	244	202
	IL-13
	% detectable	13.1	21.1	19.3
	n	206	242	202

^ap < 0.01 for comparison of prepartum to postpartum mothers.

^bp < 0.001 for comparison of postpartum mothers to fathers.