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Biology
Tazeen Shah, Muhammad Saleh Khaskheli, Shafaq Ansari, Hazooran Lakhan, Farheen Shaikh, Asad Ali Zardari, Jamshed Warsi, Nadir Ali Rind, Khalid Hussain Rind, Akhtar Hussain Shar
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of gestational anemia on perinatal outcomes in the population of Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. The results indicated that anemia during pregnancy significantly increases risks of low Apgar, low birth weight, term small for gestational age, preterm birth, and an increased incidence of caesarian section.
SAUDI JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
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Medicine, General & Internal
Ethan K. Gough, Thaddeus J. Edens, Hyun Min Geum, Iman Baharmand, Sandeep K. Gill, Ruairi C. Robertson, Kuda Mutasa, Robert Ntozini, Laura E. Smith, Bernard Chasekwa, Florence D. Majo, Naume Tavengwa, Batsirai Mutasa, Freddy Francis, Lynnea Carr, Joice Tome, Rebecca J. Stoltzfus, Lawrence H. Moulton, Andrew J. Prendergast, Jean H. Humphrey, Amee R. Manges
Summary: The study in rural Zimbabwe found that the maternal intestinal microbiome composition and functions during pregnancy are closely related to infant birth weight and growth outcomes, with resistant starch-degrading bacteria playing a key role in predicting birth outcomes.
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Pediatrics
Anjum Shakya, Nisha Keshary Bhatta, Rupa Rajbhandari Singh, Shankar Prasad Yadav, Jitendra Thakur
Summary: This study aimed to develop gestational age specific percentile charts of birth weight, length, and head circumference for neonates. The percentile charts can be used as a reference for the local population and potentially establish a national reference curve for healthy neonates across different regions.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Dewi Anggraini, Mali Abdollahian, Aprida Siska Lestia, Ferry Armanza, Yeni Rahkmawati, Nurul Hayah, Winda Adya Mehta
Summary: This study developed a local birth weight percentile reference for babies in South Kalimantan Province, Indonesia based on gestational age and sex. By utilizing local data, this reference can provide more accurate measurements for newborns and strengthen the establishment of national references in Indonesia.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GENERAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Lan Gao, Cun-Ren Chen, Fei Wang, Qun Ji, Kai-Ning Chen, Yang Yang, Hai-Wei Liu
Summary: The age of pregnant women with GDM is associated with the mode of delivery and neonatal Apgar score, with older age increasing the risk of adverse outcomes for mothers and infants.
WORLD JOURNAL OF DIABETES
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Martina A. Steurer, Kurt Schuhmacher, Jill J. Savla, Mousumi Banerjee, Nikhil K. Chanani, Aaron Eckhauser, Justin Elhoff, Jeffrey P. Jacobs, Katherine Mikesell, Shabnam Peyvandi, Jennifer Romano, Wenying Zhang, J. William Gaynor, Sarah Tabbutt
Summary: This study developed a Neonatal Risk Adjustment Model for congenital heart surgery that incorporated more granular data on gestational age and birth weight, and compared its performance with traditional models, finding that it improved the accuracy of mortality prediction.
JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Albertine Enjema Njie, Winstone Mokaya Nyandiko, Phinehas Ademi Ahoya, Jude Suh Moutchia
Summary: This study compared the effectiveness of APGAR scores in diagnosing birth asphyxia with the gold standard, and identified healthcare provider factors that affect the ineffective use of APGAR scores. The results showed that APGAR scores had low sensitivity and positive predictive values. Healthcare provider factors associated with ineffective use of APGAR scores included instrumental delivery, lack of access to APGAR scoring charts, and neonatal resuscitation.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Francesco D'Ambrosi, Marta Ruggiero, Nicola Cesano, Matteo Di Maso, Giulia Emily Cetera, Beatrice Tassis, Ilma Floriana Carbone, Enrico Ferrazzi
Summary: A study found that in a large population, the rate of stillbirth in singleton pregnancies at term was 0.48 per 1000, with the highest incidence at 38 weeks of gestation. The majority of stillbirths occurred before 39 weeks of gestation, and 6 out of 28 cases were small for gestational age (SGA) fetuses, with the remaining case at the 35th percentile.
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Pediatrics
Madeleine Ernst, Simon Rogers, Ulrik Lausten-Thomsen, Anders Bjorkbom, Susan Svane Laursen, Julie Courraud, Anders Borglum, Merete Nordentoft, Thomas Werge, Preben Bo Mortensen, David M. Hougaard, Arieh S. Cohen
Summary: This study utilized metabolomics tools to measure over 9000 metabolites in 298 neonatal blood samples, identifying approximately 16% of metabolites significantly correlated with gestational age. Eighty-three metabolites explained 48% of the variance in gestational age, revealing the age-dependent development of the neonatal blood metabolome.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Pediatrics
Victoria Brioso Tavares, Josiel de Souza e Souza, Marcio Vinicius de Gouveia Affonso, Emerson Souza Da Rocha, Lucio Flavio Garcia Rodrigues, Luciana de Fatima da Costa Moraes, Gabrielly Cristiny dos Santos Coelho, Sabrina Souza Araujo, Pablo Fabiano Moura das Neves, Fabiana de Campos Gomes, Joao Simao de Melo-Neto
Summary: This study found that low APGAR scores were associated with vaginal delivery and birth injury. Newborns delivered via cesarean section had lower survival rates in the neonatal intensive care unit.
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Environmental Sciences
Weili Yang, Joseph M. Braun, Ann M. Vuong, Zana Percy, Yingying Xu, Changchun Xie, Ranjan Deka, Antonia M. Calafat, Maria Ospina, Heather H. Burris, Kimberly Yolton, Kim M. Cecil, Bruce P. Lanphear, Aimin Chen
Summary: Organophosphate esters (OPEs) have been found to be developmental toxicants in animal studies, but limited evidence is available in humans. This study investigated the association between gestational exposure to OPEs and gestational age, preterm birth, and newborn anthropometric measures. The findings suggest that certain OPEs may be associated with these outcomes, with some associations being specific to certain time windows and infant sex.
ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION
(2023)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sanna Mustaniemi, Hilkka Nikkinen, Aini Bloigu, Anneli Pouta, Risto Kaaja, Johan G. Eriksson, Hannele Laivuori, Mika Gissler, Eero Kajantie, Marja Vaarasmaki
Summary: The study showed that normal gestational weight gain is associated with a lower risk of large-for-gestational-age infants and lower birth weight standard deviation scores in the presence of gestational diabetes and maternal obesity.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Anna Cantarutti, Federico Rea, Matteo Franchi, Benedetta Beccalli, Anna Locatelli, Giovanni Corrao
Summary: The study found that infants born to mothers who underwent antibiotic therapy during pregnancy, whether in early or late exposure, had increased risk of preterm birth, low birth weight, and low Apgar score. Close monitoring is recommended for pregnant women prescribed antibiotics to reduce the risk of adverse neonatal outcomes.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
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Environmental Sciences
Liangmin Wei, Xin Chen, Hui Huang, Ruyang Zhang, Sipeng Shen, Weiwei Duan, Li Su, Hao Yu, Yongyue Wei, Feng Chen, David C. Christiani
Summary: Prenatal exposure to elements may be associated with birth weight via shortening of gestation. This study aimed to determine if prenatal exposure is associated with birth weight, and to explore the potential mediating role of gestational age in the association.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
Article
Food Science & Technology
Sahar Ghorbani-Kafteroodi, Maryam Ghiasvand, Maryam Saghafi-Asl, Soudabeh Kazemi Aski
Summary: This study investigated the association between dietary patterns and pregnancy outcomes in Rasht. The results showed that high adherence to the Western dietary pattern was related to increased gestational weight gain, but this association became non-significant after adjusting for covariates. There was no significant association between healthy eating patterns and pregnancy outcomes, as well as traditional dietary patterns and pregnancy outcomes.
FOOD SCIENCE & NUTRITION
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Rong Huang, Yu Dong, Emile Levy, Pierre Julien, Isabelle Marc, Hua He, Ya-Jie Xu, Shu-Qin Wei, William D. Fraser, Zhong-Cheng Luo
Summary: The study found that in infancy, LGA was not associated with circulating leptin and adiponectin levels, but weight gain and current BMI may be related to adiponectin levels. Female sex was associated with lower total and HMW adiponectin concentrations.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Evelyn Xiu Ling Loo, Yuqing Zhang, Qai Ven Yap, Guoqi Yu, Shu E. Soh, See Ling Loy, Hui Xing Lau, Shiao-Yng Chan, Lynette Pei-Chi Shek, Zhong-Cheng Luo, Fabian Kok Peng Yap, Kok Hian Tan, Yap Seng Chong, Jun Zhang, Johan Gunnar Eriksson
Summary: There are differences in the prevalence and risk factors of GDM among two Asian cohorts in Shanghai and Singapore. These findings may be due to the heterogeneity in diagnostic criteria, as well as genetic, lifestyle, and environmental factors that were not measured.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2021)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Neal Mahutte, Michael Hartman, Lynn Meng, Andrea Lanes, Zhong-Cheng Luo, Kimberly E. Liu
Summary: The thickness of the endometrium has a significant impact on live birth rates in fresh and frozen-thaw embryo transfer cycles. In fresh cycles, increasing endometrial thickness can improve live birth rates until it reaches 10-12 mm, while in frozen cycles, live birth rates plateau after the endometrium measures 7-10 mm. Endometrial thickness below 6 mm is clearly associated with a dramatic reduction in live birth rates.
FERTILITY AND STERILITY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lise Dubois, Cindy Feng, Brigitte Bedard, Yamei Yu, Zhong-Cheng Luo, Isabelle Marc, William D. Fraser
Summary: This study assessed the relationships between breastfeeding, rapid growth in the first year of life, and overweight/obesity status at the age of 2 years. The results showed that rapid weight gain in the first year was the main predictor of excess weight at the age of 2 years. Interventions promoting breastfeeding are relevant for preventing obesity early in life.
PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Meng-Nan Yang, Rong Huang, Xin Liu, Ya-Jie Xu, Wen-Juan Wang, Hua He, Guang-Hui Zhang, Tao Zheng, Fang Fang, Jian-Gao Fan, Fei Li, Jun Zhang, Jiong Li, Fengxiu Ouyang, Zhong-Cheng Luo
Summary: This study found that FGF19 is not associated with glucose homeostasis in newborns of GDM mothers. However, cord plasma FGF19 concentrations were positively correlated with birth weight and length in females, suggesting a sex-dimorphic role of FGF19 in fetal growth. Further studies are needed to validate these findings and explore the underlying mechanisms.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Keyu Jia, Shuchen Wang, Qi Dai, Yao Feng, Qiuyi Zhang, Qianyu Zhao, Fuxue Chen, Zi Li, Ying Xiao, Yan Zhong, Zhenni Zhu, Hongwei Wang, Junbo Wang, Zhong-Cheng Luo, Hong Zhou, Ying Gao
Summary: This study found associations between breast-milk rubidium (Rb), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and strontium (Sr) and neurodevelopment in breastfed infants. However, further studies are needed to validate these findings.
JOURNAL OF NUTRITION
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Wen-Juan Wang, Rong Huang, Tao Zheng, Qinwen Du, Meng-Nan Yang, Ya-Jie Xu, Xin Liu, Min-Yi Tao, Hua He, Fang Fang, Fei Li, Jian-Gao Fan, Jun Zhang, Laurent Briollais, Fengxiu Ouyang, Zhong-Cheng Luo
Summary: This study found that gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with DNA methylation changes in placental genes, but these changes are not correlated with metabolic health biomarkers in cord blood. Eleven differentially methylated genes were identified to be relevant to fetal growth.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Crystal Chan, E. Shirin Dason, Rhonda Zwingerman, TianTian Li, David Gurau, Heather Shapiro, Meivys Garcia, Marta Wais, Ruth Ronn, Rong Huang, Zong Cheng Luo, Paul Chang
Summary: This study comprehensively describes current practices of preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy (PGT-A) and management of non-euploid embryos in Canada. The results highlight significant practice variations and the need for consensus in PGT-A usage and management of non-euploid embryos in Canada.
JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY CANADA
(2022)
Article
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Shengyi Gu, Jindan Pei, Chenchen Zhou, Xiaobo Zhao, Sheng Wan, Jun Zhang, Adewumi Adanlawo, Zhongcheng Luo, Guizhu Wu, Xiaolin Hua
Summary: This study evaluated the effects of selective versus routine episiotomy on mother and baby in Shanghai. The findings suggest that selective episiotomy is a safe alternative to routine episiotomy in obstetric and tertiary hospital settings.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2022)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Yuanzhi Chen, Zhong Cheng Luo, Ting Zhang, Pianpian Fan, Rui Ma, Jun Zhang, Fengxiu Ouyang
Summary: Maternal thyroid dysfunction during pregnancy has negative effects on offspring's neuropsychological development, and these effects may be sex-specific.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2023)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Ting Zhang, Zhong-Cheng Luo, Yuelong Ji, Yuanzhi Chen, Rui Ma, Pianpian Fan, Ning Tang, Jiong Li, Ying Tian, Jun Zhang, Fengxiu Ouyang
Summary: Prenatal maternal depression, anxiety, and stress were negatively associated with infant early neurodevelopment, which were not observed for postpartum depression.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Fang Fang, Yan Chen, Qian Chen, Jiong Li, Zhong-Cheng Luo, Fei Li, Yongjun Zhang, Fan Jiang, Jun Zhang
Summary: This study aimed to explore the health outcomes of term small-for-gestational-age (SGA) children with different etiologies. The results showed that SGA children due to fetal factors had the highest risk of low IQ, while SGA infants due to physiological factors had the highest risk of growth restriction. Term SGA babies should be managed differently based on their etiology and the number of risk factors.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
Article
Oncology
Meng-Nan Yang, Rong Huang, Tao Zheng, Yu Dong, Wen-Juan Wang, Ya-Jie Xu, Vrati Mehra, Guang-Di Zhou, Xin Liu, Hua He, Fang Fang, Fei Li, Jian-Gao Fan, Jun Zhang, Fengxiu Ouyang, Laurent Briollais, Jiong Li, Zhong-Cheng Luo, Shanghai Birth Cohort
Summary: This study found that fetal overgrowth may be associated with a large number of altered placental gene methylations. The placental genes VSX1 and CDH13 were found to be hypermethylated in cases of fetal overgrowth. Methylation of the placental ADIPOQ gene was correlated with adiponectin levels in cord blood, suggesting the contribution of placenta-originated adiponectin to fetal adiponectin.
CLINICAL EPIGENETICS
(2022)
Article
Pediatrics
Rong Huang, Hua He, Anne Monique Nuyt, Pierre Julien, Isabelle Marc, Emile Levy, William D. Fraser, Zhong-Cheng Luo
Summary: This study aimed to explore whether small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants would have differences in metabolic health biomarkers compared to optimal-for-gestational-age (OGA) infants at age 2 years. The results showed that SGA infants had similar insulin resistance and secretion, circulating leptin and adiponectin levels compared to OGA infants. However, in SGA infants, current BMI was positively associated with circulating adiponectin. This suggests the development of dysfunctional adiposity-adiponectin negative feedback loop in SGA infants during infancy.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Ya-Jie Xu, Wen-Juan Wang, Qiu-Yi Zhang, Meng-Nan Yang, Lin Zhang, Hua He, Yu Dong, Fengxiu Ouyang, Ying Gao, Jun Zhang, Tao Zheng, Zhong-Cheng Luo
Summary: This study aimed to assess whether docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) supplementation in gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) affects neonatal metabolic health biomarkers, especially leptin and adiponectin. The results showed that DHA supplementation at 500 mg/day did not have a significant impact on neonatal metabolic biomarkers including leptin, adiponectin, and IGF-1. This outcome is reassuring and suggests potential benefits to fetal growth and development.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2023)