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The HPA axis regulation in the maternal-placental-fetal unit. During pregnancy, the placenta releases corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) into the fetal and maternal bloodstream. Both maternal and fetal cortisol increases production of placental CRH, which rises across the course of gestation, and leads to increases in maternal and fetal cortisol.
