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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
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Giulia Vizzari, Daniela Morniroli, Valentina Tiraferri, Marta Macchi, Silvana Gangi, Alessandra Consales, Federica Ceroni, Jacopo Cerasani, Fabio Mosca, Maria Lorella Gianni
Summary: This study examined the growth outcomes of late preterm infants and identified factors associated with failure to recover growth. The results showed that 34% of children did not regain weight at 36 months. Infants who did not regain weight at 12 months were at a higher risk of not regaining weight at 36 months. The same risk factor was also associated with length catch-up growth. Additionally, infants fed any human milk at discharge were protected from failure to achieve weight and length catch-up growth at 36 months.
PEDIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
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Endocrinology & Metabolism
Arash Derakhshan, Tuija Mannisto, Liangmiao Chen, Joris A. J. Osinga, Ghalia Ashoor, Xuemian Lu, Sofie Bliddal, Fang-Biao Tao, Suzanne J. Brown, Bijay Vaidya, Andrew T. Hattersley, Sachiko Itoh, Polina Popova, Ashraf Aminorroaya, Reiko Kishi, Maryam Kianpour, Elena A. Vasukova, Abel Lopez-Bermejo, Emily Oken, Leda Chatzi, Marina Vafeiadi, Wichor M. Bramer, Judit Bassols, Aitana Lertxundi, Ana Fernandez-Somoano, Paula Carrasco, Juha Auvinen, Kun Huang, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Elena N. Grineva, Erik K. Alexander, Elizabeth N. Pearce, Layal Chaker, John P. Walsh, Robin P. Peeters, Monica Guxens, Eila Suvanto, Kypros H. Nicolaides, Tim I. M. Korevaar
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(2023)
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Lan-Wan Wang, Hung-Chih Lin, Ming-Luen Tsai, Yu-Tzu Chang, Yu-Chia Chang
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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2023)
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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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Environmental Sciences
Zhijun Zou, Wei Liu, Chen Huang, Jiao Cai, Qingyan Fu, Chanjuan Sun, Jialing Zhang
Summary: Research on the impact of outdoor air pollutants on birth outcomes remains controversial. A study in Shanghai found that exposure to outdoor NO2 may increase the risk of low birth weight and term low birth weight, with a stronger association in the early months of gestation. Adjusted odds ratios were generally larger in multi-pollutant models compared to single-pollutant models.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
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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)
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Julia DiLabio, Jill G. Zwicker, Rebecca Sherlock, Sibasis Daspal, Prakesh S. Shah, Vibhuti Shah
Summary: This study found no association between maternal age and ND/sNDI rates among Canadian preterm infants < 29 weeks GA. Although there were some differences in maternal characteristics across age groups, after controlling for confounders, no association between maternal age and death or NDI/sNDI was observed.
JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY
(2021)
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Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Kristen M. Van Buren, Carissa Rocheleau, I-Chen A. Chen, Tania T. Desrosiers, Wayne D. Sanderson, Maria C. Politis, Elizabeth Ailes, Natl Birth Defects Prevention Study
Summary: This study investigated the association between maternal occupational exposure to various solvents and preterm birth or small-for-gestational age (SGA) infants. The results showed that overall, maternal occupational exposure to organic solvents was not significantly associated with preterm birth or SGA.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
(2023)
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Laura E. Lach, Katherine E. Chetta, Amy L. Ruddy-Humphries, Myla D. Ebeling, Mathew J. Gregoski, Lakshmi D. Katikaneni
Summary: This study examined the growth and body composition of SGA and AGA VLBW infants, as well as their outpatient neurodevelopmental outcomes. The results showed significant differences in percentage of body fat, percentage of lean mass, and weight gain between SGA and AGA groups at the first ADP assessment. However, there was no difference in outpatient neurodevelopmental testing between the two groups. The study found that weight gain as catch-up body fat accrual is associated with normal neurodevelopment in SGA preterm infants compared to AGA preterm infants.
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Fen Yang, Imre Janszky, Mika Gissler, Sven Cnattingius, Nathalie Roos, Maohua Miao, Wei Yuan, Jiong Li, Krisztina D. Laszlo
Summary: Adverse birth outcomes such as preterm birth and large for gestational age (LGA) are associated with increased risks of atrial fibrillation (AF), while small for gestational age (SGA) births only have an increased risk of AF in childhood.
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Medicine, General & Internal
Julja Burchard, George R. Saade, Kim A. Boggess, Glenn R. Markenson, Jay D. Iams, Dean V. Coonrod, Leonardo M. Pereira, Matthew K. Hoffman, Ashoka D. Polpitiya, Ryan Treacy, Angela C. Fox, Todd L. Randolph, Tracey C. Fleischer, Max T. Dufford, Thomas J. Garite, Gregory C. Critchfield, J. Jay Boniface, Paul E. Kearney
Summary: This study evaluated the impact of gestational age dating uncertainty on the performance of a proteomic biomarker risk predictor and validated its effectiveness in a broader range of gestational age. The findings showed that excluding last menstrual period dating improved the sensitivity of the risk predictor and had important implications for predicting preterm birth.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2022)
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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
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Hui He, Huazhang Miao, Zhijiang Liang, Ye Zhang, Wei Jiang, Zhi Deng, Jie Tang, Guocheng Liu, Xianqiong Luo
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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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R. L. Deter, W. Lee, P. Dicker, E. C. Tully, F. Cody, F. D. Malone, K. M. Flood
Summary: This study found that there are seven growth restriction patterns in small fetuses with delayed growth in the third trimester. 37% of fetuses without evidence of growth restriction had vascular abnormalities. The distribution and types of normal growth and growth restriction patterns in the AGA cohort were different compared to the SGA cohort.
ULTRASOUND IN OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
(2021)