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Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Qiying Song, Dianjianyi Sun, Tao Zhou, Xiang Li, Hao Ma, Zhaoxia Liang, Haijun Wang, Marly Augusto Cardoso, Yoriko Heianza, Lu Qi
Summary: The study reveals that perinatal exposure to maternal smoking is linked to increased risks of cardiovascular disease events in offspring, and these associations are modified by adulthood smoking behaviors.
Article
Industrial Relations & Labor
Krystal Wilkinson
Summary: This article points out the lack of attention to the two-way relationship between maternal mental health during the perinatal period and employment. It suggests that researchers should consider the interaction of four elements - the body, socio-cultural context, individual agency, and time - to understand individual employee experiences and trends in workplace experience. By drawing on existing transdisciplinary literature and examples from the UK, the article identifies a series of issues for exploration at different levels of a bio-ecological systems framework and concludes with implications for HR management practice.
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT JOURNAL
(2023)
Review
Clinical Neurology
Alistair J. Souch, Ian R. Jones, Katherine H. M. Shelton, Cerith S. Waters
Summary: Maternal childhood maltreatment (MCM) is associated with difficulties in maternal and infant emotional regulation and disturbances in the mother-infant relationship. Emotional and sexual abuse, as subtypes of MCM, are consistently associated with adverse perinatal outcomes. Future research should explore the biological and psychosocial mechanisms underlying these associations.
JOURNAL OF AFFECTIVE DISORDERS
(2022)
Review
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Hilary K. Brown, Kathryn Barrett, Natalie Scime
Summary: This review examines the association between perinatal mental illness and maternal autoimmune disease, highlighting the shared characteristics and bidirectional relationship between the two. Further research is needed to determine the specific diagnosis, severity, and timing of perinatal mental illness and autoimmune disease, as well as the relative importance of perinatal versus non-perinatal mental illness. This research could have significant implications for the prevention, treatment, and follow-up of perinatal mental illness.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Julia L. Finkelstein, Amy Fothergill, Jesse T. Krisher, Tinku Thomas, Anura Kurpad, Pratibha Dwarkanath
Summary: This study conducted in Bangalore, India found a high prevalence of vitamin B-12 deficiency during early pregnancy, which was associated with neonatal vitamin B-12 status. Higher maternal vitamin B-12 levels were linked to increased neonatal vitamin B-12 levels, reducing the risk of deficiency in newborns.
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Clinical Neurology
Elisa Guma, Lenka Andryskova, Milan Brazdil, M. Mallar Chakravarty, Klara Mareckova
Summary: This study investigated the impact of early postnatal maternal anxiety/co-dependence, and prenatal and early-postnatal depression and dysregulated mood on amygdala volume and morphology in young adulthood using data from a neuroimaging follow-up of a prenatal birth-cohort. The study found that greater maternal anxiety/co-dependence after birth was significantly associated with lower volume and non-significantly associated with surface area of the amygdala in typically developing young adults, while prenatal maternal depression and mood dysregulation in the early postnatal period was not associated with any volumetric or morphological changes in the amygdala in young adulthood.
PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY
(2023)
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Behavioral Sciences
Tal Yatziv, Emily A. Vancor, Madison Bunderson, Helena J. Rutherford
Summary: The review explores the neural correlates of maternal processing of infant cues in the presence of perinatal anxiety, highlighting mixed results and suggesting future directions for research.
NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS
(2021)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Manjun Luo, Tingting Wang, Peng Huang, Senmao Zhang, Xinli Song, Mengting Sun, Yiping Liu, Jianhui Wei, Jing Shu, Taowei Zhong, Qian Chen, Ping Zhu, Jiabi Qin
Summary: This study explored the association between maternal BHMT gene polymorphisms, maternal dietary habits, and their interactions on the risk of ventricular septal defects (VSD) in offspring. The results showed that excessive intake of smoked, barbecued, fried, and pickled foods increased the risk of VSD, while regular intake of fresh fruits, fish and shrimp, fresh eggs, beans, and milk products decreased the risk. Maternal BHMT gene polymorphisms at rs1316753 and rs1915706 were also associated with an increased risk of VSD. Furthermore, an interaction between BHMT polymorphisms and maternal bean intake was identified.
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Chaw-Liang Chang, Ming-Chih Lin, Ching-Heng Lin, Tai-Ming Ko
Summary: This case-control study examines the link between perinatal factors, maternal autoimmune diseases, and the development of Kawasaki disease using the Taiwan Maternal and Child Health Database.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Dimitrios Papandreou, Maria Mantzorou, Stefanos Tyrovolas, Eleni Pavlidou, Georgios Antasouras, Evmorfia Psara, Efthymios Poulios, Georgios K. Vasios, Constantinos Giaginis
Summary: The rates of overweight and obesity are high among women of childbearing age in Greece, highlighting the urgent need for healthy lifestyle promotion and targeted obesity prevention and intervention schemes among this population.
Review
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Anjali Sharma, Nirnath Sah, Sujatha Kannan, M. Rangaramanujam Kannan
Summary: Complications during pregnancy can have harmful effects on maternal and fetal health, necessitating targeted treatment strategies. Emerging research demonstrates intricate signaling between maternal and fetal cells providing opportunities for interventions.
ADVANCED DRUG DELIVERY REVIEWS
(2021)
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Nutrition & Dietetics
Hanjun Liu, Jun Ou, Yige Chen, Qian Chen, Manjun Luo, Tingting Wang, Jiabi Qin
Summary: This study aimed to assess the association of maternal folic acid supplementation, genetic variations in offspring MTHFD1 and MTHFD2 genes, and their interactions with congenital heart defect (CHD) and its subtypes. The results showed that the absence of folic acid supplementation was significantly associated with increased risk of CHD and its subtypes. Timing of folic acid supplementation and genetic variations in MTHFD1 and MTHFD2 genes were significantly associated with CHD risk.
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Obstetrics & Gynecology
Izabela Marzec, Aleksandra Slowakiewicz, Jolanta Gozdowska, Olga Tronina, Marek Pacholczyk, Wojciech Lisik, Agata Fleming, Magdalena Durlik
Summary: Pregnancy after liver transplantation can achieve relatively favorable outcomes, with low rates of minor graft complications reported during pregnancy. A multidisciplinary team should be involved in contraceptive, fertility, and pregnancy counseling of female transplant recipients.
BMC PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH
(2021)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Rasha Shraim, Conor MacDonnchadha, Lauren Vrbanic, Ross McManus, Lina Zgaga
Summary: Vitamin D is crucial for good health and its production is influenced by environmental and personal factors, including genetics. Understanding gene-environment interactions (GxE) is important for determining vitamin D status. This review aimed to examine the methods used in GxE studies on vitamin D and report on the effect estimates. The review included 7 studies and provided recommendations for future GxE research in vitamin D.
Article
Acoustics
Joseph R. Wax, Angelina Cartin, Wendy Y. Craig, Michael G. Pinette
Summary: Transient idiopathic polyhydramnios does not affect maternal outcomes but is associated with increased odds of newborn birthweight >4500 g. Persistent polyhydramnios is associated with both adverse maternal and perinatal outcomes.
JOURNAL OF ULTRASOUND IN MEDICINE
(2022)