Premature birth changes wiring constraints in neonatal structural brain networks by Alexa Mousley, Danyal Akarca, Duncan E. Astle

“…These simulations suggest that preterm birth is associated with a renegotiation of the cost-value wiring trade-off that may drive the emergence of different network organization.…”
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Autologous Cord Blood Therapy for Infantile Cerebral Palsy: From Bench to Bedside by A. Jensen

“…About 17 million people worldwide live with cerebral palsy, the most common disability in childhood, with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, preterm birth, and low birth weight being the most important risk factors. …”
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Genetic and audiological determinants of hearing loss in high-risk neonates by Yanan Shi, Naiyao Zhang, Na Du, Tongxi Zheng, Ying Yu, Youjin Li

“…Logistic regression identified preterm birth, neonatal hyperbilirubinemia and advanced maternal age (≧35 yr) as significant risk factors for hearing loss. …”
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Investigating service delivery and perinatal outcomes during the low prevalence first year of COVID-19 in a multiethnic Australian population: a cohort study by Vincent W Lee, N Wah Cheung, Dharmintra Pasupathy, Sarah J Melov, James Elhindi, Therese M McGee, Seng Chai Chua, Justin McNab, Thushari I Alahakoon

“…During the COVID-19 period, we found no change in iatrogenic preterm births (aOR 0.94; 95% CI 0.80 to 1.09) but a 15% reduction in spontaneous preterm birth (aOR 0.85; 95% CI 0.75 to 0.97, p=0.02) and a 10% reduction in SGA infants at birth (aOR 0.90; 95% CI 0.82 to 0.99, p=0.02). …”
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The Role of miRNAs as Biomarkers for Pregnancy Outcomes: A Comprehensive Review by Martina Barchitta, Andrea Maugeri, Annalisa Quattrocchi, Ottavia Agrifoglio, Antonella Agodi

“…Several studies showed that altered expression of the miRNA-ome in maternal circulation or in placental tissue may reflect not only gestational disorders, such as preeclampsia, spontaneous abortion, preterm birth, low birth weight, or macrosomia, but also prenatal exposure to environmental pollutants. …”
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‘It is an emotional rollercoaster!!!’ Experiences of mothers of preterm newborns seeking care at a tertiary hospital in Ghana: a qualitative phenomenological study by Ruth Nimota Nukpezah, Gideon Awenabisa Atanuriba

“…Objective To describe, through the phenomenological lens, the experiences of mothers following preterm birth and admitted at a tertiary hospital.Methods Design Descriptive phenomenological study.Setting Neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of a tertiary hospital in Ghana.Population Mothers who delivered prematurely and were admitted.Main outcome measures Experiences of mothers who delivered prematurely and had their neonates admitted to the NICU.Results Four themes and three subthemes were realised: (1) maternal anxiety about unknown outcomes of the newborn condition, (2) the positive impact of family-centred care, (3) maternal roles for preterm care and (4) poor support for maternal involvement in care.Conclusions Mothers of preterm newborns sustained varying degrees of emotional trauma and faced challenges that deprived them of active involvement in their newborn care. …”
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Using Cell-Based Strategies to Break the Link between Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia and the Development of Chronic Lung Disease in Later Life by Megan O'Reilly, Bernard Thébaud

“…This paper summarizes the long-term pulmonary outcomes of preterm birth and BPD and discusses the recent advances of cell-based therapies for lung diseases, with a particular focus on BPD and COPD.…”
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Deep Endometriosis Induced Spontaneous Colon Rectal Perforation in Pregnancy: Laparoscopy Is Advanced Tool to Confirm Diagnosis by Aurelio Costa, Annalisa Sartini, Silvia Garibaldi, Marco Cencini

“…Endometriosis causes rare complications in pregnancy, such as obstetrical bleeding, preterm birth, spontaneous haemoperitoneum, and intestinal perforation. …”
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Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with adverse obstetric outcomes among pregnant women in Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Cristina Reverzani, Daniel Zaake, Faridah Nansubuga, Herman Ssempewo, Leonard Manirakiza, Anthony Kayiira, Gilbert Tumwine

“…Additionally, vitamin D deficiency was linked with adverse maternal and foetal outcomes such as hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, preterm birth and low birth weight.…”
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Bubble Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (bNCPAP): An Effective Low-Cost Intervention for Resource-Constrained Settings by Walufu Ivan Egesa, William Mugowa Waibi

“…Preterm birth complications are responsible for almost one-third of the global neonatal mortality burden, and respiratory distress syndrome remains the single most common cause of these preventable deaths. …”
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A Retrospective Study on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes of Adolescent Pregnancies at a Referral Hospital in Bengaluru by Ramegowda Chethana, Divyarajan Vinitha Kiruffi, K. S. Seema, Anwith Huluvadi Shivalingaiah

“…Adolescent pregnancy has shown association with preterm birth, low birth weight, perinatal death, miscarriage, puerperal sepsis, mental illness, and maternal death. …”
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Risk Factors for Hospital-Acquired Infection in a Neonatology Service by Hilda María Delgado Acosta, Sadis Suárez del Villar Seuret, Mabel Vega Galindo

“…<strong><br />Conclusions</strong>: Preterm birth, low birth weight, the use of instrumentation and vaginal sepsis in mothers were the main risk factors for the occurrence of hospital-acquired infections in neonates.…”
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Managing two cases of twin anemia–polycythemia sequence in monochorionic twin pregnancies by Yongke Zhang, Yiheng Liang, Ran Chen, Dirong Zhang, Jing Wu

“…The newborns reached their normal development milestones after spontaneous preterm birth.ConclusionOptimal management should be carefully selected for patients with different TAPS conditions.…”
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Benign Tumors in Pregnant Women: Comparative Study of Results by Julio Jesús Vargas Peña, Karla Stefani Solís Castillo, Deysi Viviana Bonilla Ledesma

“…The most prevalent complications included threatened abortion and preterm birth, the average size of the tumors showed a significant decrease during pregnancy, suggesting that gestational development may influence the reduction of these tumors, although their initial presence is associated with a higher risk of complications. …”
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Utilization of Institutional Maternal Delivery and Associated Factors among Rural Women: A Case Study of High Priority District of Himachal Pradesh by Mandeep Kaur

“…More than 80% of women who preferred institutional birth had high severity for medical complications and preterm birth threat. The women who attended more than 4 antenatal care (ANC) visits had 2.86 more chances to go for hospital birth (confidence interval [CI] = 0.41–4.23, P < 0.05). …”
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Comparison of the Screening Tests for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus between “One-Step” and “Two-Step” Methods among Thai Pregnant Women by Suchaya Luewan, Phenphan Bootchaingam, Theera Tongsong

“…The primary outcome was prevalence of GDM, and secondary outcomes included birthweight, gestational age, rates of preterm birth, small/large-for-gestational age, low Apgar scores, cesarean section, and pregnancy-induced hypertension. …”
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The effect of antenatal steroids on fetal lung maturation between 34 and 36 weeks of pregnancy by Eman Y. Ahmad, Abd El-Aziz G. El-Deen Al-Darwish, Mahmoud M. Fouad

“…Background and aim Preterm birth can happen as a consequence of unprompted preterm labor, involving the preterm premature ruptures of membranes, or medical treatments, like labor inductions or elective cesarean, which are initiated to decrease meager outcome accompanied with definite motherly or fetal condition. …”
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Metabolomic characteristics of cord blood from neonates with hyperkalemia after antenatal exposure to ritodrine and magnesium sulfate by Masanori Inoue, Kazuhito Sekiguchi, Haruka Tsushita, Naomi Inoue, Tomoki Maeda, Hiroki Itoh, Kenji Ihara

“…Abstract In the management of pregnancy, ritodrine has been used to prevent preterm birth, and magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) has been used to prevent preterm labor and preeclampsia. …”
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Pregnancy Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Immune Tolerance in Pregnancy and Its Deficiency in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus—An Immunological Dilemma by Cristina Gluhovschi, Gheorghe Gluhovschi, Ligia Petrica, Silvia Velciov, Adrian Gluhovschi

“…If the immune system of pregnant women with SLE is not able to maintain maternal immune tolerance to the fetus, pregnancy complications (miscarriage, fetal hypotrophy, and preterm birth) or maternal complications (preeclampsia or activation of SLE, especially in conditions of lupus nephritis) may occur. …”
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Insights into neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder and pregnancy from a single-center study in Thailand by Nuttakarn Budtarad, Tatchaporn Ongphichetmehta, Sasitorn Siritho

“…Maternal and fetal complications were prevalent, with six out of nine pregnancies experiencing adverse outcomes such as false labor, premature rupture of membranes, postpartum hemorrhage, intrauterine growth restriction, preterm birth, stillbirth, and low birth weight. Based on our findings, azathioprine and rituximab may be suitable treatment options for maintaining therapy throughout pregnancy, particularly in cases of high disease activity. …”
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