Review
Environmental Sciences
Cheng-Yang Hu, Xiao-Jing Yang, Si-Yu Gui, Kun Ding, Kai Huang, Yuan Fang, Zheng-Xuan Jiang, Xiu-Jun Zhang
Summary: The study found a potential positive association between residential greenness and several birth outcomes. However, further research is needed to replicate these findings and explore their implications in more detail, given the moderate to high between-study heterogeneity.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Marisa A. Patti, Noelle B. Henderson, Priya Gajjar, Melissa Eliot, Medina Jackson-Browne, Joseph M. Braun
Summary: The results of the study suggest a stronger inverse association between triclosan exposure and infant birth weight in populations with higher triclosan exposure, but no significant association with GA-standardized birth weight.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2021)
Review
Environmental Sciences
Shihao Jin, Shanshan Cui, Jinghan Xu, Xin Zhang
Summary: This meta-analysis examined the relationship between phthalate exposure and birth weight. The results showed that prenatal exposure to mono-n-butyl phthalate and mono-methyl phthalate was negatively associated with birth weight. Subgroup analysis also indicated a negative association between exposure to mono-n-butyl phthalate and birth weight in females.
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
(2023)
Review
Environmental Sciences
J. M. Wright, A. L. Lee, K. M. Rappazzo, H. Ru, E. G. Radke, T. F. Bateson
Summary: A systematic review of 34 studies found that each ln PFNA increase was associated with a mean decrease in birth weight (BWT) of 32.9 grams. The impact of PFNA on BWT varied depending on the timing of sample collection and study confidence. Studies that collected samples in earlier pregnancy periods showed smaller BWT deficits, while those with mid- to late-pregnancy or post-partum samples showed larger deficits.
ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
(2023)
Review
Pediatrics
Anna Lene Seidler, Gillian M. L. Gyte, Heike Rabe, Jose L. Diaz-Rossello, Lelia Duley, Khalid Aziz, Daniela Testoni Costa-Nobre, Peter G. Davis, Georg M. Schmoelzer, Colleen Ovelman, Lisa M. Askie, Roger Soll
Summary: From the comprehensive analysis of 42 randomized controlled trials, it was found that delayed cord clamping and intact-cord milking may slightly improve survival compared to early cord clamping. Both methods probably improve hematologic measures but may not affect major neonatal morbidities.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Junlan Yang, Ze Wang, Hairu Cao, Lu Liu, Qiaona Yuan, Haiyan Xu, Rong Tang
Summary: This study suggests that delayed blastocyst transfer on day 6 compared with day 5 may adversely affect the pregnancy rate, but it does not affect neonatal birth weight.
FRONTIERS IN ENDOCRINOLOGY
(2022)
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Dingfeng Zhang, Taniya S. Nagpal, Cristina Silva-Jose, Miguel Sanchez-Polan, Javier Gil-Ares, Ruben Barakat
Summary: This article summarizes the effects of physical activity during pregnancy on fetal development and newborn birth weight. The study found that physical activity during pregnancy can reduce the risk of macrosomia, but no other significant effects were found.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Xuerong Tan, Yunxia Zhou, Lan Xu, Li Zhang, Jiaying Wang, Wenqiong Yang
Summary: This retrospective cohort study investigates the influencing factors of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in low birth weight (LBW) newborns. The study finds that congenital heart disease, sepsis, and blood transfusion are independent risk factors for NEC, while breastfeeding and probiotics feeding are protective factors. The study also suggests that infants who undergo surgery for NEC have better prognosis. Comprehensive interventions targeting the risk and protective factors are recommended to improve the prognosis of LBW infants with NEC.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Tiechao Ruan, Yan Yue, Wenting Lu, Ruixi Zhou, Tao Xiong, Yin Jiang, Junjie Ying, Jun Tang, Jing Shi, Hua Wang, Guoguang Xiao, Jinhui Li, Yi Qu, Dezhi Mu
Summary: Exposure to low ambient temperature during pregnancy increases the risk of adverse birth outcomes, including preterm birth, low birth weight, and stillbirth. Pregnant women in late pregnancy and those exposed to extremely low temperatures are more likely to experience preterm births. Pregnant women living in medium or hot areas and Asians and Blacks are more susceptible to the effects of low ambient temperature than those in cold areas and Caucasians.
CHINESE MEDICAL JOURNAL
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Qinchuan Shi, Jingjing Zhang, Chong Fan, Aixia Zhang, Zhu Zhu, Yingying Tian
Summary: This study systematically evaluated the risk factors of hypothermia in very low/extremely low birth weight infants. Factors including body weight, failure to keep warm in time, neonatal resuscitation, gestational age, premature rupture of membranes, maternal combined complications, cesarean section, antenatal steroids, multiple birth, small for gestational age, 1 min Apgar score, and 5 min Apgar score were identified. These findings provide a theoretical basis for the prevention and intervention of hypothermia in VLBW/ELBW infants.
Article
Pediatrics
Scott M. Sutherland, Alexis S. Davis, Diana Powell, Jennifer Tanaka, Mayna Woo, Shellie Josephs, Cynthia J. Wong
Summary: Managing newborns with kidney failure is a complex task. This study presents a successful case series of 7 preterm, low birth weight neonates with end-stage kidney disease who were effectively managed using an innovative approach to kidney replacement therapy.
Review
Pediatrics
Hailuo Che, Dunmei Long, Qian Sun, Lina Wang, Yunbin Li
Summary: High birth weight (HBW) may be associated with an increased risk of leukemia compared to normal birth weight (NBW) population, while low birth weight (LBW) is related to a decreased risk of acute lymphoid leukemia (ALL) but not acute myeloid leukemia (AML) according to the pooled analysis of case-control studies. More prospective studies are needed to validate these findings.
FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS
(2021)
Article
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
Summary: This study explores the association between gestational FT3 and TT3 levels and adverse obstetric outcomes. The findings suggest that FT3 and TT3 levels have different associations with various adverse obstetric outcomes, with high TT3 associated with an increased risk of gestational hypertension and low TT3 associated with a higher risk of very preterm birth.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM
(2023)
Review
Food Science & Technology
Rui Zhao, Qin Gao, Shanshan Wang, Xuefeng Yang, Liping Hao
Summary: Increased seafood consumption during pregnancy, particularly by 45 g/day, was associated with a reduced risk of low birth weight and small for gestational age infants. However, there was a non-linear dose-response relationship between maternal seafood consumption and preterm birth risk, with no additional benefit observed above 45 g/day intake. Consumption of fatty fish at 30 g/day showed the lowest risk of preterm birth.
CRITICAL REVIEWS IN FOOD SCIENCE AND NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Wanrong Wang, Siqi Mu, Weizhen Yan, Naiyu Ke, Han Cheng, Rui Ding
Summary: Adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs), including preterm birth, low birth weight, small for gestational age, stillbirth, and change in birthweight, are significantly associated with maternal exposure to PM2.5 during pregnancy, according to this meta-analysis.
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH
(2023)