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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Rabi Joel Gansaonre, Lynne Moore, Jean-Francois Kobiane, Ali Sie, Slim Haddad
Summary: This study analyzed the association of birthweight and gestational age with school entry, grade repetition, and school dropout. The results showed that low birthweight is negatively associated with school entry and age at school entry. Efforts to avoid low birthweights should be part of maternal and prenatal health care because the associated difficulties may be difficult to overcome later in the child's life.
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Abdul Shour, Emma Garacci, Anna Palatnik, Aprill Z. Dawson, Ronald Anguzu, Rebekah J. Walker, Leonard Egede
Summary: This study found that pregestational diabetes significantly increased the mortality rate of term infants with appropriate birthweight for gestational age, highlighting the importance of antepartum surveillance and glycemic control.
JOURNAL OF MATERNAL-FETAL & NEONATAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Lucas Calais-Ferreira, Marcos E. Barreto, Everton Mendonca, Gillian S. Dite, Martha Hickey, Paulo H. Ferreira, Katrina J. Scurrah, John L. Hopper
Summary: This study found that even after matching for gestational age and familial factors and controlling for birthweight and birth order, males still face a higher risk of infant death compared to females. The role of birthweight as a confounding variable can be partially explained by familial factors.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Joan L. Luby, Sarah K. England, Deanna M. Barch, Barbara B. Warner, Cynthia Rogers, Christopher D. Smyser, Regina Triplett, Jyoti Arora, Tara A. Smyser, George M. Slavich, Peinan Zhao, Molly Stout, Erik Herzog, J. Philip Miller
Summary: This study aims to investigate the impact of psychosocial adversity during pregnancy on fetal health outcomes, and it finds that social disadvantage significantly affects gestational age and birthweight of infants.
JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY
(2023)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Sunnva Hanusardottir Olsen, Diana Reynstind, Hlynur Hallgrimsson, Ulrik Schioler Kesmodel
Summary: This study examined the birthweight and gestational age of Faroese infants from 2010 to 2019, and compared these findings with other Nordic countries. Risk factors for high birthweight among Faroese infants were also investigated.
ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA
(2023)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ioannis Papastefanou, Ghalia Ashoor, Argyro Syngelaki, Ranjit Akolekar, Kypros H. Nicolaides
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the association between antepartum stillbirth and the distribution of neonatal/fetal weight for different gestational ages. The study found a continuous association between fetal weight and the weight of antepartum stillbirth, which was influenced by gestational age. The highest risk of stillbirth occurred in fetuses with weights below the 1st percentile between 24 and 28 weeks' gestation.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2023)
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Pediatrics
Lex W. Doyle, Julie Chen, Rosemarie Anne Boland, Stefan Charles Kane, Rheanna Mainzer, Gehan Roberts, Elisha K. Josev, Marissa Clark, Peter J. Anderson, Jeanie Ling Yoong Cheong
Summary: This study aimed to determine the diagnostic accuracy of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) status for infant mortality and adverse school-age outcomes in extremely preterm infants. The results showed that the diagnostic accuracy of SGA status was low and varied with the growth reference used.
ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD-FETAL AND NEONATAL EDITION
(2023)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Beth Ellen Brown, Prakesh S. Shah, Jehier K. Afifi, Rebecca L. Sherlock, Mohammad A. Adie, Luis A. Monterrosa, Joan M. Crane, Xiang Y. Ye, Walid El-Naggar
Summary: This study compared the short-term neonatal outcomes of delayed cord clamping and early cord clamping in small for gestational age preterm infants, finding that delayed cord clamping was associated with reduced odds of mortality or major morbidity. Many benefits of delayed cord clamping in small for gestational age preterm infants were similar to those in non-small for gestational age preterm infants.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Tarun Shankar Choudhary, Mohan Kumar, Bireshwar Sinha, Saijuddin Shaikh, Sarmila Mazumder, Sunita Taneja, Nita Bhandari
Summary: This study compared different anthropometric measures at 28 days of age in low birthweight Indian infants for predicting mortality between 28 days and 180 days of age. The results showed that severe underweight (WAZ < -3) better discriminated deaths among low birthweight infants under 6 months of age.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Bireshwar Sinha, Tarun Shankar Choudhary, Nitika Nitika, Mohan Kumar, Sarmila Mazumder, Sunita Taneja, Nita Bhandari
Summary: This study aims to describe the linear growth trajectories of low birthweight small-for-gestational-age (SGA-LBW) infants during the first 6 months of life compared with appropriate-for-gestational-age LBW (AGA-LBW) infants. The results showed that SGA-LBW infants had slower linear growth, lower attained length, and lower LAZ score compared to AGA-LBW infants. Factors associated with poor catch-up growth in SGA-LBW infants included lower wealth quintiles, high birth order, home birth, male child, term delivery, non-exclusive breastfeeding, and pneumonia.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2022)
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Anthropology
Hugo Azcorra, Federico Dickinson, Nina Mendez-Dominguez, Rebekka Mumm, Graciela Valentin
Summary: This study developed sex- and gestational age specific reference percentiles and curves for birth weight and length for Yucatec neonates using data from birth registers of infants born during 2015-2019. The results are useful for health practitioners to assess the biological status of infants born in Yucatan.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN BIOLOGY
(2022)
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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Peter Kokkinos, Charles Faselis, Immanuel Babu Henry Samuel, Andreas Pittaras, Michael Doumas, Rayelynn Murphy, Michael S. Heimall, Xuemei Sui, Jiajia Zhang, Jonathan Myers
Summary: This study evaluated the association of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) with mortality risk across different age, race, and sex groups. The results showed an inverse association between CRF and mortality risk, which was consistent across various populations. Individuals with poor CRF had a four-fold higher risk of mortality compared to those with the highest levels of fitness.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY
(2022)
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Lorena Suarez-Idueta, Eric O. Ohuma, Chia-Jung Chang, Elizabeth A. Hazel, Judith Yargawa, Yemisrach B. Okwaraji, Ellen Bradley, Adrienne Gordon, Jessica Sexton, Harriet L. S. Lawford, Enny S. Paixao, Ila R. Falcao, Sarka Lisonkova, Qi Wen, Petr Velebil, Jitka Jirova, Erzsebet Horvath-Puho, Henrik T. Sorensen, Luule Sakkeus, Lili Abuladze, Khalid A. Yunis, Ayah Al Bizri, Sonia Lopez Alvarez, Lisa Broeders, Aimee E. van Dijk, Fawziya Alyafei, Mai Alqubaisi, Neda Razaz, Jonas Soederling, Lucy K. Smith, Ruth J. Matthews, Estelle Lowry, Neil Rowland, Rachael Wood, Kirsten Monteath, Isabel Pereyra, Gabriella Pravia, Joy E. Lawn, Hannah Blencowe
Summary: In this study, the prevalence and neonatal mortality of large for gestational age (LGA) and macrosomia were compared among live births in 15 countries. The results showed that LGA babies had a lower risk of neonatal mortality compared to babies that were appropriate for gestational age (AGA), while macrosomia babies weighing over 4500 grams had a higher risk of mortality.
BJOG-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS AND GYNAECOLOGY
(2023)
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Pediatrics
David J. Askenazi, Patrick J. Heagerty, Robert H. Schmicker, Patrick Brophy, Sandra E. Juul, Sangeeta Hingorani, Stuart L. Goldstein
Summary: Our understanding of normative concentrations of urine biomarkers in premature neonates is limited. Gestational age and sex have an impact on urine biomarker concentrations. Some biomarkers increase over time, while others decrease. Most biomarkers differ by gestational age at 27 weeks PMA, but are similar by 34 weeks PMA. Epo treatment does not affect urine biomarkers.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2022)
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Pediatrics
Carlos Zozaya, Khalid Aziz, Nalini Singhal, Xiang Y. Ye, Christine Drolet, Julie Emberley, Kyong-Soon Lee, Vibhuti S. Shah
Summary: This study aimed to determine the relationship between weight loss in preterm infants within 3 days after birth and the risk of mortality/short-term morbidity. The results showed a "U"-shaped relationship between weight change and mortality and/or severe neurological injury. Further interventional studies are needed to confirm these findings.