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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Silje D Benum, Kristina A D Aakvik, Anna P M Jørgensen, Laura Jussinniemi, Maarit Kulmala, Maria Vollsaeter, Eero Kajantie, Kari Anne I Evensen
AIM: To compare overall, fine, and gross motor abilities in adults born preterm with very low birthweight (VLBW) and a control group of term-born individuals. METHOD: In a joint assessment of the Helsinki Study of Very Low Birth Weight Adults and NTNU Low Birth Weight in a Lifetime Perspective study, data were collected with harmonized methods for 118 adults born preterm (gestational age < 37 weeks) with VLBW (≤1500 g) and 147 control individuals...
February 18, 2024: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Alessandra Alteri, Gemma Arroyo, Giuliana Baccino, Laurentiu Craciunas, Christian De Geyter, Thomas Ebner, Martina Koleva, Klaudija Kordic, Saria Mcheik, Heidi Mertes, Dinka Pavicic Baldani, Kenny A Rodriguez-Wallberg, Ioana Rugescu, Samuel Santos-Ribeiro, Kelly Tilleman, Bryan Woodward, Nathalie Vermeulen, Zdravka Veleva
STUDY QUESTION: Which clinical and embryological factors should be considered to apply double embryo transfer (DET) instead of elective single embryo transfer (eSET)? SUMMARY ANSWER: No clinical or embryological factor per se justifies a recommendation of DET instead of eSET in IVF/ICSI. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: DET is correlated with a higher rate of multiple pregnancy, leading to a subsequent increase in complications for both mother and babies...
February 14, 2024: Human Reproduction
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Kristina Anna Djupvik Aakvik, Silje Dahl Benum, Marjaana Tikanmäki, Petteri Hovi, Katri Räikkönen, Sarah L Harris, Lianne J Woodward, Brian A Darlow, Marit S Indredavik, Stian Lydersen, Paul Jarle Mork, Eero Kajantie, Kari Anne I Evensen
OBJECTIVE: Individuals born very preterm (<32 weeks of gestation) or with very low birthweight (<1500g) have lower cognitive function compared with term-born peers. Furthermore, some studies suggest that they are less physically active as young adults than controls, but the relationship between physical activity and cognitive function remains unclear. We performed an individual participant data meta-analysis to examine whether being born preterm/with very low birth weight is associated with physical activity in adulthood and examined if cognitive function mediates this association...
2024: PloS One
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cristina Borra, Libertad González, David Patiño
We study the effects of women's school starting age on the infant health of their offspring. In Spain, children born in December start school a year earlier than those born the following January, despite being essentially the same age. We follow a regression discontinuity design to compare the health at birth of the children of women born in January versus the previous December, using administrative, population-level data. We find small and insignificant effects on average weight at birth, but, compared to the children of December-born mothers, the children of January-born mothers are more likely to have very low birthweight...
February 11, 2024: Health Economics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Itay Zamir, Elisabeth Stoltz Sjöström, Johannes van den Berg, Estelle Naumburg, Magnus Domellöf
OBJECTIVE: To explore the glucose-related hormone profile of very low birthweight (VLBW) infants and assess the association between neonatal hyperglycaemia and insulin resistance during the admission period. DESIGN: A prospective observational study-the Very Low Birth Weight Infants, Glucose and Hormonal Profiles over Time study. SETTING: A tertiary neonatal intensive care unit and four neonatal units in county hospitals in Sweden. PATIENTS: 48 infants born <1500 g (VLBW) during 2016-2019...
February 10, 2024: BMJ Paediatrics Open
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Miriam Wilms, Ekkehart Jenetzky, Stefanie Märzheuser, Reinhard Busse, Ulrike Nimptsch
BACKGROUND: Anorectal malformations (ARMs) are complex congenital anomalies. The corrective operation is demanding and schedulable. Based on complete national data, patterns of care have not been analyzed in Germany yet. METHODS: All cases with ARM were analyzed (1) at the time of birth and (2) during the hospital stay for the corrective operation, based on the national hospital discharge data (DRG statistics). Patient's comorbidities, treatment characteristics, hospital structures, and the outcome of corrective operations were analyzed with respect to the hospitals' caseload...
February 29, 2024: European Journal of Pediatric Surgery
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Emily M Nagel, Jennifer Super, Nicholas A Marka, Ellen W Demerath, Sara E Ramel
BACKGROUND: Very low birthweight (VLBW) infants are at risk for growth failure and poor neurodevelopment. Optimised parenteral nutrition may help promote optimal growth and development, but concerns that provision of enhanced nutrition may contribute to increased early adiposity and later metabolic disease remain. AIM: To determine associations between provision of an early enhanced parenteral nutrition protocol or standard parenteral nutrition protocol and growth and body composition for VLBW preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit...
February 2024: Annals of Human Biology
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Qianwen Lan, Allan Chak Lun Fu, Marnee J McKay, Milena Simic, Carlos Mesa Castrillon, Yuanye Wei, Paulo Ferreira
OBJECTIVE: To systematically investigate the association between musculoskeletal pain during pregnancy and birth outcomes including caesarean section, newborn birthweight, newborn birth length, and gestational age at birth. METHODS: Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Cinahl and Scopus were systematically searched to identify eligible studies. Odds ratios, mean differences, and confidence intervals were used to describe results. Risk of Bias was assessed using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for observational studies...
January 22, 2024: European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
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Lydia Goodyear, Rakesh Rao, Julia Huck, Marcy Buckles, Jordan Murphy, Zeyna Naufel, Angela Niesen, Zachary O'Connor, Abigail Winterbauer, Carly Wheeler, Colette Penaloza, Ashley Barthel, Gillian C Pet
OBJECTIVE: Use of non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in very low birthweight infants to decrease the incidence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia can also lead to pressure injuries (PI) caused by the respiratory device interface. We aimed to decrease our incidence of PIs related to the mask/prongs interface used for NIV (PI-NIV). STUDY DESIGN: We identified correct use of barriers and appropriate interface fit as key targets for intervention. Over several PDSA cycles, we developed custom 3D printed barrier templates to allow for barriers to be cut at the bedside and created concise educational documents to assist with interface fitting and troubleshooting...
January 24, 2024: Journal of Perinatology: Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Yuping Chen, Jing-Yang Huang, James Cheng-Chung Wei, Shih-Yu Lee, Ya-Fang Huang
AIM: To determine the significant risk factors of cerebral palsy (CP) in Taiwanese children and the associations between infant-related and parent-related factors. METHOD: Data from 1 459 093 infants and their parents in Taiwan's national databases collected between 2009 and 2016 were used. The cohort with CP included children diagnosed with CP between birth and age 3 years; a total of 3254 children with CP were included in the final analysis...
January 23, 2024: Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Elizabeth A Hazel, Daniel J Erchick, Joanne Katz, Anne C C Lee, Michael Diaz, Lee S F Wu, Keith P West, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Parul Christian, Hasmot Ali, Abdullah H Baqui, Samir K Saha, Salahuddin Ahmed, Arunangshu Dutta Roy, Mariângela F Silveira, Romina Buffarini, Roger Shapiro, Rebecca Zash, Patrick Kolsteren, Carl Lachat, Lieven Huybregts, Dominique Roberfroid, Zhonghai Zhu, Lingxia Zeng, Seifu H Gebreyesus, Kokeb Tesfamariam, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Kathryn G Dewey, Stephaney Gyaase, Kwaku Poku-Asante, Ellen Boamah Kaali, Darby Jack, Thulasiraj Ravilla, James Tielsch, Sunita Taneja, Ranadip Chowdhury, Per Ashorn, Kenneth Maleta, Ulla Ashorn, Charles Mangani, Luke C Mullany, Subarna K Khatry, Vundli Ramokolo, Wanga Zembe-Mkabile, Wafaie W Fawzi, Dongqing Wang, Christentze Schmiegelow, Daniel Minja, Omari Abdul Msemo, John P A Lusingu, Emily R Smith, Honorati Masanja, Aroonsri Mongkolchati, Paniya Keentupthai, Abel Kakuru, Richard Kajubi, Katherine Semrau, Davidson H Hamer, Albert Manasyan, Jake M Pry, Bernard Chasekwa, Jean Humphrey, Robert E Black
OBJECTIVE: To describe the mortality risks by fine strata of gestational age and birthweight among 230 679 live births in nine low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) from 2000 to 2017. DESIGN: Descriptive multi-country secondary data analysis. SETTING: Nine LMICs in sub-Saharan Africa, Southern and Eastern Asia, and Latin America. POPULATION: Liveborn infants from 15 population-based cohorts. METHODS: Subnational, population-based studies with high-quality birth outcome data were invited to join the Vulnerable Newborn Measurement Collaboration...
January 16, 2024: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Nem Yun Boo, Ee Lee Ang, Eric Boon-Kuang Ang
OBJECTIVES: To determine the screening rates and incidence of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), and risk factors associated with ROP in very low birthweight (VLBW, <1500 g) neonates of gestation <32 wk admitted to neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) in a middle-income country. METHODS: It was a retrospective cohort study of prospectively submitted data by 44 Malaysian NICUs participating in the Malaysian National Neonatal Registry. All VLBW neonates of gestation <32 wk born in 2015-2020 and survived to discharge were included...
January 11, 2024: Indian Journal of Pediatrics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Tiffany B Kindratt, Florence J Dallo, Kyrah K Brown
INTRODUCTION: Few studies have evaluated the health of Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) women and children in the United States. Objectives were to determine the odds of well-visits, preventive behaviors during pregnancy, and low birthweight among foreign-born non-Hispanic MENA women and children compared to their US- and foreign-born non-Hispanic White counterparts after adjusting for covariates (hereafter, reported as MENA and White). METHODS: We analyzed 2000-2018 National Health Interview Survey data (411,709 women, 311,961 children)...
January 9, 2024: Maternal and Child Health Journal
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Megan E Paulsen, Nicholas Marka, Emily M Nagel, Juan David Gonzalez Villamizar, Brandon M Nathan, Sara E Ramel
BACKGROUND: Despite advances in parenteral nutrition, postnatal growth failure in very low birthweight (VLBW) preterm infants is common and associated with chronic health problems. Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1) is positively associated with improved infant growth, but factors which promote IGF-1 levels in this population have not been clearly identified. The objective of this study was to explore early factors that influence IGF-1 in VLBW preterm infants. METHODS: VLBW infants were enrolled into a prospective, randomized controlled nutrition trial (N = 87)...
January 8, 2024: Pediatric Research
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
C E Schwarz, J M O'Toole, D B Healy, J Panaviene, V Livingstone, E M Dempsey
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association of Electrical Cardiometry (EC)-derived cardiac output indexed to weight (CO) and its changes during the first 48 h in relation to adverse short-term outcome in very preterm infants. In this prospective observational study of preterm infants < 32 weeks gestational age (GA), the combined adverse outcome was defined as mortality or abnormal cranial ultrasound (any grade intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) or periventricular leukomalacia) within the first 2 weeks postnatally...
January 8, 2024: European Journal of Pediatrics
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Julia L Finkelstein, Amy Fothergill, Sudha Venkatramanan, Alexander J Layden, Jennifer L Williams, Krista S Crider, Yan Ping Qi
BACKGROUND: Vitamin B12 deficiency is a major public health problem worldwide, with the highest burden in elderly people, pregnant women, and young children. Due to its role in DNA synthesis and methylation, folate metabolism, and erythropoiesis, vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy may confer longer-term benefits to maternal and child health outcomes. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the benefits and harms of oral vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy on maternal and child health outcomes...
January 8, 2024: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews
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Ali Ahmed Raba, John Coleman, Katie Cunningham
AIM: The aim of this study was to assess outcomes of peritoneal drainage and laparotomy in the management of intestinal perforation secondary to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) and spontaneous intestinal perforation. METHODS: A retrospective review of all preterm infants (birthweight ≤1500 g) who underwent surgical intervention (peritoneal drainage and/or laparotomy) for intestinal perforation between March 2010 and March 2020. RESULTS: A total of 43 infants who underwent surgical intervention for intestinal perforation were included [19 (44%) with NEC and 24 (56%) with spontaneous intestinal perforation]...
January 5, 2024: Acta Paediatrica
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Sarena Hayer, Evelyn Fuentes-Rivera, Raffaela Schiavon, Blair G Darney
OBJECTIVE: To describe utilization of prenatal care and outcomes of low birth weight and preterm birth among adolescent births in Mexico. METHODS: We used birth certificate data and included live births to individuals 10-24 years, 2008-2019. Our outcomes were binary measures of adequate prenatal care, low birth weight, and preterm birth. We compared adolescents (10-14 years, 15-16, and 17-19) to those 20-24 years. We included individual-, clinical-, and municipality-level variables, used multivariable logistic regression, and calculated adjusted predicted probabilities...
January 5, 2024: International Journal of Gynaecology and Obstetrics
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Christian Sewor, Akua A Obeng, Sebastian Eliason, Evans K Agbeno, A Kofi Amegah
BACKGROUND: Disorders of pregnancy such as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have been associated with adverse birth outcomes. However, the ameliorating role of maternal nutrition in the relationship between disorders of pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes has received very little attention. We investigated the relationship between HDP and GDM, and adverse birth outcomes in a Ghanaian population and evaluated the effect modifying role of fruits and vegetables consumption in the relationship...
January 2, 2024: BMC Nutrition
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Friederike Häfner, Caroline Johansson, Larissa Schwarzkopf, Kai Förster, Yvonne Kraus, Andreas W Flemmer, Georg Hansmann, Hannes Sallmon, Ursula Felderhoff-Müser, Sabine Witt, Lars Schwettmann, Anne Hilgendorff
Pulmonary hypertension (PH) is the most severe complication in preterm infants with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and associated with significant mortality. Diagnostic and treatment strategies, however, still lack standardization. By the use of a survey study (PH in BPD), we assessed clinical practice (diagnosis, treatment, follow-up) in preterm infants with early postnatal persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) as well as at risk for or with established BPD-associated PH between 06/2018 and 10/2020 in two-thirds of all German perinatal centers with >70 very low birthweight infants/year including their cardiology departments and outpatient units...
October 2023: Pulmonary Circulation
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