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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Yaa Adoma Kwapong, Ellen Boakye, Guoying Wang, Xiumei Hong, Jennifer Lewey, Mamas Andreas Mamas, Pensee Wu, Michael Joseph Blaha, Khurram Nasir, Allison Gamboa Hays, Roger Scott Blumenthal, Xiaobin Wang, Garima Sharma
Summary: The study found that moderate maternal glycemia without pregestational or gestational diabetes is associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. This association is more pronounced in certain racial and ethnic groups, suggesting a need for reevaluation of current guidelines for glucose screening and risk stratification during pregnancy.
JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR DEVELOPMENT AND DISEASE
(2022)
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Sport Sciences
Samantha M. McDonald, Linda E. May, Stefanie N. Hinkle, Katherine L. Grantz, Cuilin Zhang
Summary: The study found that women who engaged in higher levels of MVPA in the early-to-mid second trimester had lower glucose concentrations, while maintaining recommended levels of MVPA from preconception through the second trimester was associated with lower glucose levels. Sufficient activity throughout the second trimester also led to improved maternal glucose metabolism.
MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Jiao-Jiao Zou, Qian Wei, Yu-Yang Shi, Ke Wang, Yun-Hui Zhang, Hui-Jing Shi
Summary: This study analyzed data from 4574 pregnant women and their offspring, finding an association between maternal glucose levels during pregnancy and fetal intrauterine growth. Gestational diabetes or hyperglycemia were related to altered fetal growth patterns, highlighting the importance of monitoring and managing maternal glucose levels during pregnancy for optimal birth outcomes.
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Psychiatry
Melania Severo, Antonio Ventriglio, Antonello Bellomo, Salvatore Iuso, Annamaria Petito
Summary: Pregnancy is often associated with emotional conditions such as anxiety and depression. Recent research has focused on the effects of pre- and postpartum psychopathology on infant neurocognitive development. However, the scientific literature reports mixed results on this topic.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Michelle Sarah Livings
Summary: The study found that the relationship between maternal depression and adolescent internalizing symptoms is influenced by adolescent gender, with daughters being more affected. The gender differences in internalizing symptoms between mothers and daughters emphasize the importance of considering gender in family risk processes.
SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Heng Zhang, Shumin Wang, Lingjin Tuo, Qixiao Zhai, Jingjing Cui, Daozhen Chen, Dexiang Xu
Summary: Vitamin D plays an important role in pregnancy, with low levels being associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes. This review summarizes the potential mechanisms of how vitamin D regulates these outcomes and aims to provide a basis for public health intervention strategies.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Merve Golcuk, Sibel Kazak Berument
Summary: The study examined the relationship between negative parenting and maternal and child temperamental characteristics based on Belsky's model. Results showed that child temperamental characteristics, maternal negative affect, and effortful control were related to coercive parenting, while maternal SES and negative affect were related to abusive parenting. Maternal extraversion interacted with child's persistence to predict coercive parenting.
CURRENT PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Amir Naeh, Mordechai Hallak, Rinat Gabbay-Benziv
Summary: In advanced maternal age (AMA) parturients, the number of pregnancies and interpregnancy interval (IPI) are factors that can influence perinatal outcomes. Multiparity with an IPI <= 5 years appears to have a significant protective effect against adverse neonatal outcomes, while multiparity with an IPI > 5 years is no longer protective.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2021)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Victoria Garfield, Aliki-Eleni Farmaki, Ghazaleh Fatemifar, Sophie V. Eastwood, Rohini Mathur, Christopher T. Rentsch, Spiros Denaxas, Krishnan Bhaskaran, Liam Smeeth, Nish Chaturvedi
Summary: The study found little evidence of causal association between genetic instruments for type 2 diabetes or peripheral glycemia and some measures of cognition and brain structure in midlife.
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Microbiology
Cheryl Jenkins, Martina Jelocnik, Emily Onizawa, Justine McNally, Ronald Coilparampil, Pedro Pinczowski, Daniel Bogema, Thomas Westermann
Summary: This study revealed novel infection parameters in a sheep flock experiencing C. pecorum-associated perinatal mortality, provided the first genomic data from an abortigenic C. pecorum strain, and raised questions about possible links between unique genetic features of this strain and C. pecorum abortion.
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Shannon E. Beermann, Virginia Y. Watkins, Antonina I. Frolova, Nandini Raghuraman, Alison G. Cahill
Summary: This study found that patients with anemia were less likely to have high-risk electronic fetal monitoring features associated with fetal hypoxia, which may be due to the increased umbilical cord oxygen content caused by maternal anemia.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2023)
Review
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Koustav Pal, Deepthy Melepurakkal Sadanandan, Avantika Gupta, Deepthi Nayak, Manita Pyakurel, Arun Keepanasseril, Dilip Kumar Maurya, N. Sreekumaran Nair, Anish Keepanasseril
Summary: One in ten pregnancies with portal hypertension is diagnosed during pregnancy, with thrombocytopenia being the most common complication. Maternal deaths are most often due to variceal bleeding or hepatic decompensation, with reduced rates of bleeding and complications following endoscopic procedures during pregnancy. Risk of postpartum hemorrhage is higher in CPH compared to NCPH, while variceal bleeding is lower. Risk of various outcomes is comparable between NCPF and EHPVO.
HEPATOLOGY INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Jun S. Lai, Keith M. Godfrey, Choon Nam Ong, Kok Hian Tan, Fabian Yap, Yap Seng Chong, Jerry K. Y. Chan, Shiao-Yng Chan, Mary F. -F. Chong
Summary: This study examined the associations between perinatal plasma carotenoids and E vitamers concentrations and glycemia, insulin resistance, and gestational and type 2 diabetes mellitus in GUSTO women. The findings suggest that higher concentrations of alpha- and beta-carotene and lutein may be beneficial for gestational fasting glycemia, while higher concentrations of vitamin E may increase gestational and post-pregnancy glycemia.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Hang Liu, Yuning Zhu, Xiaoqi Cai, Zhengmei Ma, Lu Wang
Summary: This study examined the relationship between maternal empathy and infant empathy, as well as the mediating role of responsive parenting. The results showed a significant positive correlation between maternal empathy, responsive parenting, and infant empathy. Responsive parenting fully mediated the effect of maternal empathy on infant empathy.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Lydia Gabriela Speyer, Hildigunnur Anna Hall, Anastasia Ushakova, Aja Louise Murray, Michelle Luciano, Bonnie Auyeung
Summary: The study found that lower levels of happiness about the pregnancy, smoking during pregnancy, infection during pregnancy, hyperemesis gravidarum, baby in special care, not being white, being from a more deprived area, lower income, and history of depression or anxiety were associated with increased postnatal psychological distress. These results suggest that a holistic approach is important in assessing the risk of developing postnatal psychological distress.
ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
(2021)