“…6,7 To support maternal cardiometabolic adaptations to pregnancy, the placenta secretes large quantities of hormones into the maternal circulation, a process that requires considerable ATP input. For example, human placental lactogen (hPL) production by the term placenta reaches 1 to 4 g/d, 8 which requires approximately 366 mg of ATP for hPL protein synthesis. 9 Therefore, high ATPconsuming processes such as protein synthesis 10 and nutrient transport 11,12 are impaired in placentas with preeclampsia with ensuing FGR.…”