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Environmental Sciences
Kaitlin R. Taibl, Donghai Liang, Anne L. Dunlop, Dana Boyd Barr, M. Ryan Smith, Kyle Steenland, Youran Tan, P. Barry Ryan, Parinya Panuwet, Todd Everson, Carmen J. Marsit, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Dean P. Jones, Stephanie M. Eick
Summary: The fate of environmental chemicals in maternal and fetal tissues may be influenced by pregnancy-related hemodynamic changes. We analyzed creatinine and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) as potential confounders in the relationship between maternal serum PFAS concentrations and adverse birth outcomes. Results showed that renal function and hemodilution did not strongly confound the associations between prenatal PFAS exposure and adverse birth outcomes, but there were trimester-specific effects.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yoshihiro Miyake, Keiko Tanaka, Hitomi Okubo, Satoshi Sasaki, Masashi Arakawa
Summary: Limited and inconsistent evidence exists regarding the relationship between maternal calcium intake during pregnancy and childhood blood pressure. This prebirth cohort study in Japanese children aged 6 years found that higher maternal calcium intake may be associated with a decrease in diastolic blood pressure, but not systolic blood pressure.
ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
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Surgery
Kshipra Hemal, Wendy Chen, Debra A. Bourne
Summary: This study aimed to report the current status of fertility and childbearing outcomes of female plastic surgeons. The survey results showed that plastic surgeons have a higher risk of infertility, miscarriage, congenital malformations, and obstetric complications compared to the general population. Maternity leave and breastfeeding duration were also found to impact the satisfaction of female plastic surgeons.
PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY
(2023)
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Medical Laboratory Technology
Xiaoxue Wang, Yudong Pu, Shiwei Ai, Haixia Liu, Shuzhen He, Zhilan Li, Yuhui Dang
Summary: This study found that mercury exposure is associated with preeclampsia and adverse birth outcomes. Pregnant women with higher levels of mercury in their blood are more likely to develop mild and severe preeclampsia, as well as have low birth weight and preterm birth.
CLINICA CHIMICA ACTA
(2022)
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Ying Wang, Tianqu Xie, Yinyin Wu, Yanqun Liu, Zhijie Zou, Jinbing Bai
Summary: This study found that maternal alcohol consumption during pregnancy can affect the gut microbiota of both mothers and newborns, while diet does not seem to have a significant association. Further research is needed to explore these relationships in a larger birth cohort and to understand the long-term effects of alcohol consumption on maternal and newborns' gut microbiota.
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Mai Quynh Nguyen, Yoshihiro Miyake, Keiko Tanaka, Shizuka Hasuo, Keiji Takahashi, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Hitomi Okubo, Satoshi Sasaki, Masashi Arakawa
Summary: This study found a negative association between maternal dairy product intake during pregnancy and the risk of childhood emotional problems in 5-year-old children. In particular, increased consumption of cow's milk during pregnancy was independently related to a reduced risk of emotional problems in children.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Hein Odendaal, Kimberly A. Dukes, Amy J. Elliott, Marian Willinger, Lisa M. Sullivan, Tara Tripp, Coen Groenewald, Michael M. Myers, William P. Fifer, Jyoti Angal, Theonia K. Boyd, Larry Burd, Jacob B. Cotton, Rebecca D. Folkerth, Gary Hankins, Robin L. Haynes, Howard J. Hoffman, Perri K. Jacobs, Julie Petersen, Nicolo Pini, Bradley B. Randall, Drucilla J. Roberts, Fay Robinson, Mary A. Sens, Peter Van Eerden, Colleen Wright, Ingrid A. Holm, Hannah C. Kinney
Summary: This cohort study found that dual exposure to drinking and smoking after the first trimester of pregnancy was associated with nearly 3 times the risk of late stillbirth compared with no exposure or quitting before the end of the first trimester, suggesting a significantly increased risk.
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Food Science & Technology
Yoshihiro Miyake, Keiko Tanaka, Hitomi Okubo, Satoshi Sasaki, Akiko Tokinobu, Masashi Arakawa
Summary: Maternal consumption of soy products and isoflavones during pregnancy may be protective against hyperactivity and peer problems in Japanese children.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCES AND NUTRITION
(2021)
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Biology
Akiko Tokinobu, Keiko Tanaka, Masashi Arakawa, Yoshihiro Miyake
Summary: The study found that the use of IH cookers during pregnancy is independently associated with a reduced risk of preterm birth, but not with low birth weight, small-for-gestational-age infants, or birth weight.
BIOELECTROMAGNETICS
(2021)
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Clinical Neurology
Gabrielle R. Rinne, Elysia Poggi Davis, Nicole E. Mahrer, Christine M. Guardino, Julia M. Charalel, Madeleine U. Shalowitz, Sharon L. Ramey, Christine Dunkel Schetter
Summary: This study examines the predictive power of maternal depressive symptoms on early childhood outcomes using two empirical studies. The results suggest that changes in maternal depressive symptoms are associated with lower effortful control and poorer performance on inhibitory control tasks in children. These findings are aligned with the match-mismatch model. Assessing preconception depressive symptoms and changes in symptoms may benefit early intervention for women and children.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Xi Chen, Li Huang, Chunrong Zhong, Qian Li, Renjuan Chen, Guoqiang Sun, Zhichun Jin, Xuefeng Yang, Liping Hao, Hongying Yang, Nianhong Yang
Summary: In a Chinese birth cohort study, exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) during pregnancy was associated with a higher risk of preterm birth (PTB), but not low birth weight (LBW) or small for gestational age (SGA) births.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2021)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Svetlana Popova, Danijela Dozet, Graham O'Hanlon, Valerie Temple, Juergen Rehm
Summary: The study estimated the prevalence of alcohol use during pregnancy as a risk factor in live births in British Columbia, Canada. It found that prenatal alcohol exposure was associated with younger maternal age, fewer antenatal visits, being primiparous, a history of mental illness, substance use, and smoking. Babies exposed to alcohol during pregnancy had higher odds of adverse neonatal outcomes like low birth weight, respiratory distress, breastfeeding difficulties, and feeding problems. More consistent screening and prevention efforts targeting alcohol use during pregnancy are urgently needed in Canada.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2021)
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Psychiatry
Simone N. Vigod, Joel G. Ray, Eyal Cohen, Andrew S. Wilton, Natasha R. Saunders, Lucy C. Barker, Anick Berard, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Alison C. Holloway, Katherine Morrison, Tim F. Oberlander, Gillian Hanley, Karen Tu, Hilary K. Brown
Summary: Children born to mothers with schizophrenia have an increased risk of developing chronic health conditions during childhood, including mental and physical health issues. Further research is needed to understand the reasons behind the increased risk for physical health conditions and to identify preventive and treatment measures for these children.
SCHIZOPHRENIA BULLETIN
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Angelica Carreira dos Santos, Alexandra Brentani, Guenther Fink
Summary: The study revealed that high exposure to violent crimes in the vicinity of pregnant women's residence is associated with adverse birth outcomes, including low birth weight, preterm delivery, and being born small-for-gestational-age. Even after adjusting for other factors, this association persists.
Review
Food Science & Technology
Guiling Ma, Yanting Chen, Xiangdong Liu, Yao Gao, Jeanene M. Deavila, Mei-Jun Zhu, Min Du
Summary: Vitamin A supplementation during pregnancy can significantly reduce the risks of preterm birth and low birth weight, and improve the health of newborns.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2022)
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Neurosciences
Yoshihiro Miyake, Keiko Tanaka, Hitomi Okubo, Satoshi Sasaki, Akiko Tokinobu, Masashi Arakawa
Summary: The study suggests that higher maternal magnesium intake during pregnancy is inversely associated with hyperactivity problems in Japanese children, while there were no evident associations observed between maternal intake of other metal elements and childhood behavioral problems.
NUTRITIONAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Maoka Yamada, Keiko Tanaka, Masashi Arakawa, Yoshihiro Miyake
Summary: Our study found an association between maternal depression during pregnancy and postpartum and childhood behavioral problems. Specifically, maternal depressive symptoms during these periods were linked to emotional symptoms, conduct problems, hyperactivity, and peer problems in children, highlighting the impact of perinatal maternal depression on childhood development.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Minami Sugimoto, Elisabeth H. M. Temme, Sander Biesbroek, Argyris Kanellopoulos, Hitomi Okubo, Aya Fujiwara, Keiko Asakura, Shizuko Masayasu, Satoshi Sasaki, Pieter Van't Veer
Summary: This study used a data envelopment analysis diet model to explore more sustainable dietary patterns for Japanese. The results showed that improvements can be made in terms of nutritional quality, economic cost, and greenhouse gas emissions, but there are trade-offs and limitations between different indicators.
BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Yoshihiro Miyake, Keiko Tanaka, Hitomi Okubo, Satoshi Sasaki, Masashi Arakawa
Summary: This study in Japan explored the association between tryptophan intake and depressive symptoms during pregnancy. The results indicated that higher tryptophan intake was independently associated with a lower prevalence of depressive symptoms during pregnancy.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yoshihiro Miyake, Keiko Tanaka, Hitomi Okubo, Satoshi Sasaki, Masashi Arakawa
Summary: Limited and inconsistent evidence exists regarding the relationship between maternal calcium intake during pregnancy and childhood blood pressure. This prebirth cohort study in Japanese children aged 6 years found that higher maternal calcium intake may be associated with a decrease in diastolic blood pressure, but not systolic blood pressure.
ANNALS OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Allergy
Maoka Yamada, Keiko Tanaka, Chisato Nagata, Masashi Arakawa, Yoshihiro Miyake
Summary: Prenatal and postnatal smoking exposure is associated with an increased prevalence of wheeze and asthma among 3-year-old Japanese girls, but not boys. Girls exposed to both prenatal maternal smoking and postnatal household smoking have a significantly higher prevalence of wheeze and physician-diagnosed asthma. Significant interactions between sex and smoking exposure affecting wheeze and asthma were found.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Mai Quynh Nguyen, Yoshihiro Miyake, Keiko Tanaka, Shizuka Hasuo, Keiji Takahashi, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Hitomi Okubo, Satoshi Sasaki, Masashi Arakawa
Summary: This study found a negative association between maternal dairy product intake during pregnancy and the risk of childhood emotional problems in 5-year-old children. In particular, increased consumption of cow's milk during pregnancy was independently related to a reduced risk of emotional problems in children.
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hitomi Okubo, Shoji F. Nakayama, Japan Environm Children's Study Grp
Summary: This study examined the relationship between maternal blood concentrations of heavy metals and foetal growth. It found that a high-quality maternal diet before conception can reduce heavy metal exposure and mitigate the elevated risk of low birth weight associated with prenatal lead exposure.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2023)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hitomi Okubo, Shoji F. Nakayama
Summary: This study examined the associations between maternal diet quality before pregnancy and circulating concentrations of heavy metals during pregnancy. The results showed that a high-quality diet may reduce the risk of exposure to lead and cadmium, but not mercury. Further research is needed to determine the optimal balance between mercury exposure risk and nutritional benefits of high-quality diets before pregnancy.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Allergy
Hitomi Okubo, Shoji F. Nakayama, Yukihiro Ohya
Summary: This study found that improving maternal diet quality prior to conception may help reduce certain wheezing phenotypes in early childhood. The translated title for the study's findings is "Association between maternal diet quality and wheezing in early childhood".
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Yoshihiro Miyake, Keiko Tanaka, Chisato Nagata, Hidenori Senba, Yasuko Hasebe, Toyohisa Miyata, Takashi Higaki, Eizen Kimura, Bunzo Matsuura, Ryuichi Kawamoto
Summary: In women, higher intake of fish and n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids may be associated with a lower prevalence of carotid wall thickening and a decrease in maximum carotid intima-media thickness. However, no significant associations were found between intake of fish and other fatty acids and carotid wall thickening or maximum carotid intima-media thickness in men.
JOURNAL OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND THROMBOSIS
(2023)
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Keiko Tanaka, Hitomi Okubo, Yoshihiro Miyake, Chisato Nagata, Shinya Furukawa, Akira Andoh, Tetsuji Yokoyama, Naoki Yoshimura, Kenichiro Mori, Tomoyuki Ninomiya, Yasunori Yamamoto, Eiji Takeshita, Yoshio Ikeda, Mitsuru Saito, Katsuhisa Ohashi, Hirotsugu Imaeda, Kazuki Kakimoto, Kazuhide Higuchi, Hiroaki Nunoi, Yuji Mizukami, Seiyuu Suzuki, Sakiko Hiraoka, Hiroyuki Okada, Keitarou Kawasaki, Masaaki Higashiyama, Ryota Hokari, Hiromasa Miura, Teruki Miyake, Teru Kumagi, Hiromasa Kato, Naohito Hato, Koji Sayama, Yoichi Hiasa
Summary: This Japanese case-control study found that consumption of coffee and caffeine is associated with a reduced risk of ulcerative colitis (UC), while consumption of chocolate snacks is associated with an increased risk of UC.
JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
(2023)
