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Medicine, General & Internal
Andrew W. Manigault, Stephen J. Sheinkopf, Brian S. Carter, Jennifer Check, Jennifer Helderman, Julie A. Hofheimer, Elisabeth C. McGowan, Charles R. Neal, Michael O'Shea, Steven Pastyrnak, Lynne M. Smith, Todd M. Everson, Carmen J. Marsit, Lynne M. Dansereau, Sheri A. DellaGrotta, Barry M. Lester
Summary: This study examined the association between acoustic cry characteristics at neonatal intensive care unit discharge and behavioral and developmental outcomes at age 2 years in very preterm infants. The findings suggest that acoustic cry characteristics are associated with developmental and behavioral outcomes at age 2 years. Therefore, acoustic cry characteristics may be used for early identification of risk for long-term developmental and behavioral deficits in children.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Alice Hoffsten, Laszlo Markasz, Katharina Ericson, Leif D. Nelin, Richard Sindelar
Summary: Autopsy determined the final cause of death in one-third of cases, and necrotizing enterocolitis as a cause of death increased significantly during the study period. The autopsy rate did not change significantly between the two study periods.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Pediatrics
Nienke M. Halbmeijer, Martine Jeukens-Visser, Wes Onland, Monique Flierman, Anton H. van Kaam, Aleid Leemhuis, SToP BPD TOP Program Study Grp
Summary: This study aimed to compare neurodevelopmental outcomes between very preterm infants who did or did not receive a postdischarge parenting intervention. The results showed that infants who received the intervention had better cognitive function, but no significant differences were found in motor development and behavior.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2023)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Nansi S. Boghossian, Marco Geraci, Ciaran S. Phibbs, Scott A. Lorch, Erika M. Edwards, Jeffrey D. Horbar
Summary: This study examined the distribution of extremely preterm births between 2009 and 2020 based on neonatal intensive care resources at the delivery hospital. The findings revealed concerning trends of deregionalization in the level of care for infants born at 22 to 29 weeks' gestation.
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Environmental Sciences
Jiawen Liao, Yang Liu, Kyle Steenland, Ajay Pillarisetti, Lisa M. Thompson, Sagnik Dey, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Thomas Clasen
Summary: A study conducted in India shows an association between exposure to PM2.5 during the in utero and post-delivery periods and child survival. This study highlights the need for measures to reduce ambient air pollution levels, especially during pregnancy and early life stages, in India and other countries where guideline values are exceeded.
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES
(2022)
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Pediatrics
Dustin D. Flannery, Erika M. Edwards, Karen M. Puopolo, Jeffrey D. Horbar
Summary: This study investigated the epidemiology and microbiology of early-onset sepsis (EOS) among very preterm infants from 2018 to 2019. The findings revealed an incidence rate of 13.5 per 1000 very preterm births, with Escherichia coli and group B Streptococcus being the most common pathogens. Infected infants had longer hospital stays and lower survival rates, emphasizing the need for novel preventive strategies.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Yulika Yoshida-Montezuma, Branavan Sivapathasundaram, Hilary K. Brown, Charles Keown-Stoneman, Russell J. de Souza, Teresa To, Cornelia M. Borkhoff, Catherine S. Birken, Jonathon L. Maguire, Laura N. Anderson
Summary: Children born late preterm and moderately preterm have higher cardiometabolic risk, suggesting that screening and early-life interventions for these children may prevent cardiometabolic outcomes.
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Pediatrics
Katelin P. Kramer, Kacy Minot, Colleen Butler, Kathryn Haynes, Amber Mason, Lan Nguyen, Samantha Wynn, Melissa Liebowitz, Elizabeth E. Rogers
Summary: A multipronged quality improvement approach including evidence-based practice guidelines, consistent receipt of rescue betamethasone and indomethacin prophylaxis, and decreasing early intubation successfully achieved a sustained reduction in sIVH in extremely preterm infants.
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Andrea G. Buchwald, Sarah Boudova, Ingrid Peterson, Titus Divala, Randy Mungwira, Patricia Mawindo, Melissa Gladstone, Cristiana Cairo, Miriam K. Laufer
Summary: Malaria in pregnancy does not have a significant impact on neurocognitive development, but preterm birth, low birthweight, maternal education level, and interleukin 6 levels are associated with developmental delay. There is a need for broad access to early childhood support in this setting.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE AND HYGIENE
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mona Duer, Anna Roeschel, Christiane Oberleitner-Leeb, Verena Herrmanns, Elisabeth Pichler-Stachl, Barbara Mattner, Silvia-Desiree Pernter, Martin Wald, Berndt Urlesberger, Herbert Kurz, Thomas Frischer, Karl Zwiauer, Angelika Berger
Summary: This study developed a self-reported questionnaire on occupational balance in informal caregivers (OBI-Care) based on qualitative research methods and analyzed its measurement properties using a mixed-method multicenter study design. The OBI-Care demonstrated good construct validity and internal consistency, making it a suitable measurement instrument to assess occupational balance of parents of preterm infants in neonatal care.
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Pediatrics
Sushil Gupta, B. Adhisivam, B. Vishnu Bhat, Nishad Plakkal, R. Amala
Summary: This study assessed the short-term outcome and predictors of mortality among very low birth weight (VLBW) neonates, finding that birth weight, severe intraventricular hemorrhage, hyperglycemia, and respiratory distress syndrome requiring surfactant therapy were significant predictors of mortality. Both logistic regression models developed showed good prediction of mortality in the VLBW neonates population.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Hui He, Huazhang Miao, Zhijiang Liang, Ye Zhang, Wei Jiang, Zhi Deng, Jie Tang, Guocheng Liu, Xianqiong Luo
Summary: This study investigated the prevalence of small for gestational age (SGA) infants in Guangdong Province and its association with socioeconomic factors. The results showed that the prevalence of SGA in full term infants was significantly higher than in premature infants, and there was a negative correlation between the prevalence of SGA and per-capita GDP.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Health Care Sciences & Services
Gary L. Darmstadt, Nafisa Hamoud Al Jaifi, Shabina Ariff, Rajiv Bahl, Mats Blennow, Vanessa Cavallera, Doris Chou, Roger Chou, Liz Comrie-Thomson, Karen Edmond, Qi Feng, Patricia Fernandez Riera, Laurence Grummer-Strawn, Shuchita Gupta, Zelee Hill, Ayede Adejumoke Idowu, Carole Kenner, Victoria Nakibuuka Kirabira, Reinhard Klinkott, Socorro De Leon-Mendoza, Silke Mader, Karim Manji, Rhonda Marriott, Monica Morgues, Sushma Nangia, Suman Rao, Mohammod Shahidullah, Hoang Thi Tran, Andrew D. Weeks, Bogale Worku, Khalid Yunis
Summary: This study presents research priorities for the care of preterm or low birth weight infants, including aspects of intervention effectiveness and implementation. These priority research questions are critical for optimizing the World Health Organization's guidelines for the care of preterm or low birth weight infants.
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Pediatrics
Pakaphan Kiatchoosakun, Junya Jirapradittha, Pongsatorn Paopongsawan, Leelawadee Techasatian, Pagakrong Lumbiganon, Kaewjai Thepsuthammarat, Sumitr Sutra
Summary: This nationwide study in Thailand evaluated the in-hospital mortality and comorbidities of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants between 2015-2020. The study found an incidence rate of 1.75 per 1000 live births for ELBW Thai infants, with a survival rate of 63%. The most frequent comorbidities included respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal jaundice, and sepsis.
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Critical Care Medicine
Daniela Anderson, Davi Casale Aragon, Walusa A. Goncalves-Ferri, Paulo H. Manso, Gabriela Leal, Vera L. J. Krebs, Jamil P. S. Caldas, Joao H. C. L. Almeida, Manoel A. S. Ribeiro, Rita C. Silveira, Jose L. M. B. Duarte, Marcia G. Penido, Daniela M. L. M. Ferreira, Jose M. S. Alves Jr, Karen M. K. Sakano, Juliana P. F. Santos, Carolina B. Gimenes, Nathalia M. M. Silva, Fernanda P. G. Melo, Paulyne S. Venzon, Jucille Meneses, Patricia F. Marques, Ligia M. S. S. Rugolo, Daniela Testoni, Fabio Carmona
Summary: The prevalence of congenital heart disease in very low birth weight preterm infants in Brazil was higher with higher mortality compared to the general population. Risk factors associated with congenital heart disease included maternal diabetes and age, while protective factors included maternal hypertension and congenital infection. Factors independently associated with death were major congenital anomaly, gestational age, and Score for Neonatal Acute Physiology and Perinatal Extension II.
PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
(2021)
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Ethnic Studies
Amal R. Khanolkar, Gillian E. Hanley, Ilona Koupil, Patricia A. Janssen
ETHNICITY & HEALTH
(2020)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Menghan Gao, Kirk Scott, Ilona Koupil
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2020)
Correction
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Menghan Gao, Kirk Scott, Ilona Koupil
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2020)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Menghan Gao, Ilona Koupil, Hugo Sjoqvist, Hakan Karlsson, Sujata Lalitkumar, Christina Dalman, Kyriaki Kosidou
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2020)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Muhammad Zakir Hossin, Jonas Bjork, Ilona Koupil
JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY AND COMMUNITY HEALTH
(2020)
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Clinical Neurology
Davide Guido, Matilde Leonardi, Blanca Mellor-Marsa, Maria Moneta, Albert Sanchez-Niubo, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Iago Gine-Vazquez, Josep M. Haro, Somnath Chatterji, Martin Bobak, Jose L. Ayuso-Mateos, Holger Arndt, Ilona Koupil, Jerome Bickenbach, Seppo Koskinen, Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Alberto Raggi
JOURNAL OF HEADACHE AND PAIN
(2020)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Stefanos Tyrovolas, Dimitris Panaretos, Christina Daskalopoulou, Iago Gine-Vazquez, Albert Sanchez Niubo, Beatriz Olaya, Martin Bobak, Martin Prince, Matthew Prina, Jose Luis Ayuso-Mateos, Francisco Felix Caballero, Esther Garcia-Esquinas, Arndt Holger, Sergei Scherbov, Warren Sanderson, Ilenia Gheno, Ilona Koupil, Jerome Bickenbach, Somnath Chatterji, Seppo Koskinen, Alberto Raggi, Andrzej Pajak, Beata Tobiasz-Adamczyk, Josep Maria Haro, Demosthenes Panagiotakos
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Albert Sanchez-Niubo, Carlos G. Forero, Yu-Tzu Wu, Iago Gine-Vazquez, Matthew Prina, Javier De la Fuente, Christina Daskalopoulou, Elena Critselis, Alejandro De la Torre-Luque, Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Holger Arndt, Jose Luis Ayuso-Mateos, Ivet Bayes-Marin, Jerome Bickenbach, Martin Bobak, Francisco Felix Caballero, Somnath Chatterji, Laia Egea-Cortes, Esther Garcia-Esquinas, Matilde Leonardi, Seppo Koskinen, Ilona Koupil, Blanca Mellor-Marsa, Beatriz Olaya, Andrzej Pajak, Martin Prince, Alberto Raggi, Fernando Rodriguez-Artalejo, Warren Sanderson, Sergei Scherbov, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Beata Tobias-Adamczyk, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Josep Maria Haro
Summary: A new measurement scale for healthy aging was developed using worldwide cohorts, creating a common scale for 343,915 individuals above 18 years of age from 16 studies. The scale showed evidence of validity and potential predictive value for mortality.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Muhammad Zakir Hossin, Daniel Falkstedt, Peter Allebeck, Gita Mishra, Ilona Koupil
Summary: The study found that the effects of early life disadvantages on IHD were present in both generations without evidence of generational modification. Education and income did not mediate the association between standardized birthweight and IHD. Factors such as disadvantaged grandparental SEP, younger and older childbearing ages of grandmothers, and paternal preterm birth were found to affect offspring's IHD independently.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Correction
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Muhammad Zakir Hossin, Daniel Falkstedt, Peter Allebeck, Gita Mishra, Ilona Koupil
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
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Medical Informatics
Petros Barmpas, Sotiris Tasoulis, Aristidis G. Vrahatis, Spiros Georgakopoulos, Panagiotis Anagnostou, Matthew Prina, Jose Luis Ayuso-Mateos, Jerome Bickenbach, Ivet Bayes, Martin Bobak, Francisco Felix Caballero, Somnath Chatterji, Laia Egea-Cortes, Esther Garcia-Esquinas, Matilde Leonardi, Seppo Koskinen, Ilona Koupil, Andrzej Pajak, Martin Prince, Warren Sanderson, Sergei Scherbov, Abdonas Tamosiunas, Aleksander Galas, Josep Maria Haro, Albert Sanchez-Niubo, Vassilis P. Plagianakos, Demosthenes Panagiotakos
Summary: The ATHLOS cohort consists of harmonized datasets from international groups focusing on health and aging. The Healthy Aging index is constructed based on selected variables from 16 individual studies. This paper explores additional variables in ATHLOS and investigates their use in predicting the Healthy Aging index. By utilizing data clustering and unsupervised learning, the study demonstrates the predictive utility of exploiting hidden data structures.
HEALTH INFORMATION SCIENCE AND SYSTEMS
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Muhammad Zakir Hossin, Amy Heshmati, Ilona Koupil, Anna Goodman, Gita D. Mishra
Summary: The study examines the effects of long-term socioeconomic position (SEP) changes on late-life mortality. Through latent class analysis, it is found that upward mobility in SEP is associated with a reduced risk of mortality from various causes, highlighting the importance of early interventions in preventing deaths.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Dawid Gondek, George B. Ploubidis, Muhammad Zakir Hossin, Menghan Gao, David Bann, Ilona Koupil
Summary: The study found that younger cohorts had higher hospitalization prevalence than older cohorts at the same age, with the differences becoming more apparent as age increased. Individuals with low and medium socioeconomic position had higher odds of hospitalization during the observation period, and socioeconomic inequalities in hospitalization did not decrease across different birth cohorts.
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(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yu-Tzu Wu, Christina Daskalopoulou, Graciela Muniz Terrera, Albert Sanchez Niubo, Fernando Rodriguez-Artalejo, Jose Luis Ayuso-Mateos, Martin Bobak, Francisco Felix Caballero, Javier de la Fuente, Alejandro de la Torre-Luque, Esther Garcia-Esquinas, Jose Maria Haro, Seppo Koskinen, Ilona Koupil, Matilde Leonardi, Andrzej Pajak, Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Denes Stefler, Beata Tobias-Adamczyk, Martin Prince, A. Matthew Prina
LANCET PUBLIC HEALTH
(2020)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Amy Heshmati, Gita D. Mishra, Anna Goodman, Ilona Koupil
LONGITUDINAL AND LIFE COURSE STUDIES
(2020)