Pregnancy is associated with impairment in several immunologic functions that effect the
outcome of certain infectious and autoimmune diseases. Previous studies have indicated
that pregnant women have decreased neutrophil motility, but results are discordant. We
performed a longitudinal study of polymorphonuclear leukocyte chemotaxis using a
micropore filter assay and polymorphonuclear leukocyte adherence using a nylon wool
column assay in 58 women during pregnancy, delivery, and the postpartum period …