Review
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Jennifer Canvasser, Ravi Mangal Patel, Erin Pryor, Linseigh Green, Susan R. Hintz, Maureen Fagan, James D. Harrison
Summary: Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating intestinal disease that primarily affects pre-mature infants. Limited research has evaluated the impact of NEC on long-term complications and quality of life in children older than two years. This study provides insight into the lived experience of NEC survivors and parents of children affected by NEC, revealing the long-term physical, mental, and social impacts of the disease on their quality of life.
SEMINARS IN PERINATOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Desalyn L. Johnson, Waldemar A. Carlo, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Rachel Tindal, Sarah G. Trulove, Mykaela J. Watt, Colm P. Travers
Summary: This study found that in the US, mothers with private insurance had lower infant mortality rates compared to those with Medicaid insurance. Infants born to mothers with private insurance had lower risks in postneonatal mortality, low birth weight, preterm birth, and higher probability of receiving first trimester prenatal care compared to those with Medicaid insurance.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Zheng-he Wang, Zhi-yong Zou, Yan-hui Dong, Rong-bin Xu, Yi-de Yang, Jun Ma
Summary: High birth weight and unfavorable lifestyle are associated with a higher risk of childhood obesity, while low birth weight is linked to a lower risk. Adherence to a favorable lifestyle reduces the risk of childhood obesity, particularly among children with very high birth weight.
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Mary D. Willis, David Schrank, Chunxue Xu, Lena Harris, Beate R. Ritz, Elaine L. Hill, Perry Hystad
Summary: This study found a consistent negative association between traffic congestion and reduced term birth weight, even after controlling for other factors. It estimated that up to 1.2 million pregnancies may be exposed to traffic congestion annually, highlighting the potential benefits of improving traffic congestion for infant health.
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Mark A. Klebanoff
Summary: Clinical observations in the second half of the 20th century showed that African-American neonates had a higher chance of being born with low birth weight compared to White neonates. However, among low-birth-weight infants, African Americans had a higher survival rate than Whites. This phenomenon was explained by a conceptually flawed analysis that introduced confounding variables when controlling for birth weight.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Elliott Mark Weiss, Aleksandra E. Olszewski, Katherine F. Guttmann, Brooke E. Magnus, Sijia Li, Anita R. Shah, Sandra E. Juul, Yvonne W. Wu, Kaashif A. Ahmad, Ellen Bendel-Stenzel, Natalia A. Isaza, Andrea L. Lampland, Amit M. Mathur, Rakesh Rao, David Riley, David G. Russell, Zeynep N. I. Salih, Carrie B. Torr, Joern-Hendrik Weitkamp, Uchenna E. Anani, Taeun Chang, Juanita Dudley, John Flibotte, Erin M. Havrilla, Charmaine M. Kathen, Alexandra C. O'Kane, Krystle Perez, Brenda J. Stanley, Benjamin S. Wilfond, Seema K. Shah
Summary: This study identified that factors associated with neonatal clinical trial enrollment included demographic characteristics (such as race/ethnicity, Medicaid status, and reported income), perception of illness, and trust in medical researchers. Future research to confirm and explore these findings may lead to strategies for better engaging underrepresented groups in neonatal clinical research to reduce enrollment disparities.
Article
Substance Abuse
Laura R. Stroud, George D. Papandonatos, Nancy C. Jao, Raymond Niaura, Stephen Buka, Neal L. Benowitz
Summary: This study found that the association between prenatal cigarette smoking and birth weight is moderated by maternal nicotine metabolism phenotype, especially for women with slower nicotine metabolism. Additionally, race also plays a role in these associations.
DRUG AND ALCOHOL DEPENDENCE
(2022)
Article
Biochemical Research Methods
Raymond Neil Dalton, Timothy Scott Isbell, Ryan Ferguson, Louis Fiore, Andrei Malic, Jeffrey Anton DuBois
Summary: Early detection of CKD using point of care creatinine and eGFR testing improves patient management outcomes. A study was conducted to evaluate the use of a whole blood creatinine/eGFR device in a rural Nicaraguan population. Results showed a good correlation between all creatinine methods and the gold standard ID-LCMS method.
ANALYTICAL AND BIOANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
He Zhou, Xiaoli Sun, Yiding Wang, Yufeng Ye, Hanwei Chen, Qingsong Chen, Guanhao He, Jiaqi Wang, Xin Liu, Moran Dong, Dengzhou Chen, Guimin Chen, Lixia Yuan, Jianpeng Xiao, Jianxiong Hu, Weilin Zeng, Zuhua Rong, Qianqian Zhang, Mengya Zhou, Lingchuan Guo, Yanyun Lv, Jingjie Fan, Yudong Pu, Wenjun Ma, Bo Zhang, Tao Liu
Summary: The study found that prenatal exposure to thallium may lead to lower birth weight, and this association may be mediated by decreased placental weight.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2021)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Rachel Suss, Madison Mahoney, Kendall J. Arslanian, Kate Nyhan, Nicola L. Hawley
Summary: This scoping review examines the literature on pregnancy and perinatal outcomes among Pacific Islander women in the United States and U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands. The review highlights limitations of existing literature and calls for researchers to address these limitations to improve pregnancy and perinatal outcomes among Pacific Islanders.
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Mayara Silva dos Santos, Luciana da Cunha Bernardes Argenta, Leticia Barbosa Gabriel da Silva, Karina dos Santos, Lenita Zajdenverg, Erlaine de Souza Gomes, Mariana Campos de Moraes, Claudia Saunders
Summary: This study aimed to identify predictive factors of birth weight (BW) of newborns of women with pregestational diabetes mellitus (DM). A retrospective observational study was conducted with data from pregnant women who started prenatal nutritional monitoring up to 28 weeks, single pregnancy, and BW information. Two predictive factors were identified through multivariate linear regression: gestational weight gain (GWG) at the 3rd trimester (β = 60.42; p = 0.04), and gestational age at delivery (β = 194.03; p < 0.001); adjusted for time of DM diagnosis (p = 0.07) and 1st-trimester glycated hemoglobin (p = 0.71).
DIABETES RESEARCH AND CLINICAL PRACTICE
(2023)
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)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
C. Schneider, H. Schuele, C. F. Baum, P. J. Landrigan, S. S. Hawkins
Summary: Using birth certificate data from 50 states and DC, this study examines the associations between prenatal exposure to power plants and birth outcomes, specifically focusing on the effects on different racial/ethnic groups. The findings suggest that exposure to power plants during pregnancy has negative effects on infant health, particularly for infants born to White women.
Article
Immunology
Xuejie Zheng, Yuanzhi Li, Qiyuan Cheng, Lili Wang
Summary: This study found that ionized calcium (iCa) levels are associated with the severity and prognosis of sepsis in very low birth weight infants (VLBWI). Measuring iCa levels can be used as an independent predictor for prognosis and the occurrence of death in VLBWI with sepsis.
JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Ka'Derricka M. Davis, Kiana A. Jones, Lynn M. Yee, Joe Feinglass
Summary: This study presents a statistical model of the incidence of low birth weight (LBW) births in a large, Chicago-area hospital system. The study explores the independent significance of maternal sociodemographic characteristics on LBW incidence after controlling for clinical risk factors.
JOURNAL OF RACIAL AND ETHNIC HEALTH DISPARITIES
(2023)