Glycerol Monolaurate Complex Improved Antioxidant, Anti-Inflammation, and Gut Microbiota Composition of Offspring in a Sow–Piglet Model by Dan Li, Min Yang, Zhao Ma, Lianqiang Che, Bin Feng, Zhengfeng Fang, Shengyu Xu, Yong Zhuo, Jian Li, JiHhua Wang, Zhengfan Zhang, Zehui Wu, Tao Lin, De Wu, Yan Lin

“…This study aimed to investigate the effects of maternal glycerol monolaurate complex (GML) and antibiotic (acetylisovaleryltylosin tartrate, ATLL) supplementation during late gestation and lactation on the reproductive performance of sows and the growth performance of piglets. …”
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Identifying psychosocial predictors and developing a risk score for preterm birth among Kenyan pregnant women by Anna Larsen, Jillian Pintye, Felix Abuna, Julia C. Dettinger, Laurén Gomez, Mary M. Marwa, Nancy Ngumbau, Ben Odhiambo, Barbra A. Richardson, Salphine Watoyi, Joshua Stern, John Kinuthia, Grace John-Stewart

“…Predictors of PTB (birth < 37 weeks gestation) were identified using multivariable Cox proportional hazards models, clustered by facility. …”
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The carbon cost of impaired welfare on sheep farms by L. Lanzoni, M.C. Reeves, K. Waxenberg, R. Ramsey, A.S. Atzori, J. Bell, R.M. Rees, G. Vignola, C.M. Dwyer

“…The selected poor-welfare scenarios included lameness, gastrointestinal nematodes, blowfly strike, liver fluke, inadequate shelter provision, inadequate feeding during lamb growth and late gestation, and high lamb mortality rate. GHG emissions were estimated “from-cradle-to-farm-gate” using Agrecalc ©, a Life Cycle Assessment tool for the agricultural sector. …”
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Dietary supplementation with compound microecological preparations: effects on the production performance and gut microbiota of lactating female rabbits and their litters by Chengcheng Zhao, Youhao Li, Hui Wang, Ahamba Ifeanyi Solomon, Shuhui Wang, Xianggui Dong, Bing Song, Zhanjun Ren

“…A total of 60 female rabbits were randomly assigned to four groups: CON, supplemented with probiotics at 3, 6, and 9 g/female rabbit/day from day 24 of gestation until weaning. We observed that probiotics supplementation significantly enhanced production performance (P < 0.05), immune and antioxidant function (P < 0.05), as well as intestinal flora composition in lactating rabbits and their offspring. …”
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Systemic and mammary inflammation and mammary gland development of Holstein dairy cows around dry-off and calving by J. Gao, T.N. Marins, J.O.S. Calix, Z. Qi, C.G. Savegnago, A.M. Roper, M.W. Woldemeskel, J.K. Bernard, S. Tao

“…Our data also suggested that the increased mammary growth during the late gestation and early dry periods was mediated by different mechanisms. …”
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Microbiome Understanding in Maternity Study (MUMS), an Australian prospective longitudinal cohort study of maternal and infant microbiota: study protocol by Amanda Henry, Emad M El-Omar, Lynne M Roberts, Georgina L Hold, Maria E Craig, Katie Harris, Daniella Susic, Gregory Davis, Anthony J O' Sullivan, Emily McGovern, George Mangos

“…Assessment occurs at &lt;13+0, 20+0–24+6 and 32+0–36+6 weeks gestation, birth and 6 weeks, 6 months and 12 months postpartum. …”
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Protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial assessing the effect of the Telehealth for Early Developmental Intervention in babies born very preterm (TEDI-Prem) programme o... by Alicia J Spittle, Peter J Anderson, Angela T Morgan, Rachel Schembri, Li Huang, Kim Dalziel, Rod W Hunt, Katherine Lee, Anne E Holland, Karli Treyvaud, Abbey L Eeles, Stacey Dusing, Shaaron Brown, Susan M Fehring, Gillian Henty, Elizabeth Kozaris

“…Introduction Infants born very preterm (VPT, &lt;32 weeks’ gestation) are at increased risk for neurodevelopmental impairments including motor, cognitive and behavioural delay. …”
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Clinical predictors for surfactant retreatment in preterm infants with respiratory distress syndrome: the results of a pooled analysis by Carlo Dani, Chiara Poggi, Massimo Agosti, Massimo Bellettato, Pasqua Betta, Paolo Biban, Luigi Corvaglia, Raffaele Falsaperla, Carlo Forcellini, Diego Gazzolo, Eloisa Gitto, Camilla Gizzi, Paola Lago, Gianluca Lista, Gianfranco Maffei, Fabio Mosca, Marcello Napolitano, Gianfranco Scarpelli, Fabrizio Sandri, Daniele Trevisanuto, Giovanni Vento, Iuri Corsini, Simone Pratesi, Luca Boni

“…Methods Data were analyzed from three previous studies on infants born between 25+ 0 and 31+ 6 weeks of gestation with RDS who were treated with surfactant. …”
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Single-nucleotide polymorphisms in dizygotic twin ovine fetuses are associated with discordant responses to antenatal steroid therapy by Erin L. Fee, Haruo Usuda, Sean W. D. Carter, Hideyuki Ikeda, Tsukasa Takahashi, Yuki Takahashi, Yusaku Kumagai, Michael W. Clarke, Demelza J. Ireland, John P. Newnham, Masatoshi Saito, Sebastian E. Illanes, Binny Priya Sesurajan, Liang Shen, Mahesh A. Choolani, Gokce Oguz, Adaikalavan Ramasamy, Sara Ritchie, Andrew Ritchie, Alan H. Jobe, Matthew W. Kemp

“…Methods Thirty-one date-mated ewes carrying twin fetuses at 123 ± 1 days’ gestation received maternal intramuscular injections of either (i) 1 × 0.25 mg/kg betamethasone phosphate and acetate (CS1, n = 11 twin pairs) or (ii) 2 × 0.25 mg/kg betamethasone phosphate and acetate, 24 h apart (CS2, n = 10 twin pairs) or (iii) 2 × saline, 24 h apart (negative control, n = 10 twin pairs). …”
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Comparing the emotional impact of the UK COVID-19 lockdown in very preterm and full-term born children: a longitudinal study by Zeyuan Sun, Zeyuan Sun, Laila Hadaya, Laila Hadaya, Marguerite Leoni, Marguerite Leoni, Paola Dazzan, Emily Simonoff, Serena J. Counsell, A. David Edwards, Chiara Nosarti, Chiara Nosarti, Lucy Vanes

“…This study aimed to understand the emotional impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on children who were born very preterm (VPT, &lt;32 weeks' gestation), as they are vulnerable to mental health difficulties and are at increased risk of developing psychiatric problems during childhood compared to their full-term-born counterparts.MethodsThe parents of 32 VPT children (mean age = 8.7) and 29 term-born controls (mean age = 8.8), who had previously taken part in a study of brain development and psychopathology following VPT birth, completed an online modified version of the Coronavirus Health and Impact Survey (CRISIS). …”
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Changing consumption of resources for respiratory support and short-term outcomes in four consecutive geographical cohorts of infants born extremely preterm over 25 years since the... by Alicia J Spittle, Lex W Doyle, Peter J Anderson, Li Huang, Jeanie L Y Cheong, Alice C Burnett, Anjali Haikerwal, Merilyn Bear, Margaret Charlton, Janet Courtot, Noni Davis, Julianne Duff, Rachel Ellis, Marie Hayes, Elisha Josev, Elaine Kelly, Marion Mcdonald, Emma Mcinnes, Bronwyn Novella, Gillian Opie, Gehan Roberts, Katherine Scott, Penelope Stevens, Anne-marie Turner, Kim M Dalziel, Katherine Lee, Marissa Clark, Joy E Olsen, Rosemarie A Boland, Alice E Stewart, Leah M Hickey

“…Objectives It is unclear how newer methods of respiratory support for infants born extremely preterm (EP; 22–27 weeks gestation) have affected in-hospital sequelae. We aimed to determine changes in respiratory support, survival and morbidity in EP infants since the early 1990s.Design Prospective longitudinal cohort study.Setting The State of Victoria, Australia.Participants All EP births offered intensive care in four discrete eras (1991–1992 (24 months): n=332, 1997 (12 months): n=190, 2005 (12 months): n=229, and April 2016–March 2017 (12 months): n=250).Outcome measures Consumption of respiratory support, survival and morbidity to discharge home. …”
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Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: protocol for a one-arm, open-label intervention study to estimate the optimal timing of tenofovir in pregnancy by François Nosten, Rose McGready, Verena Carrara, Stephan Ehrhardt, Chaisiri Angkurawaranon, Nan Guo, Yuanxi Jia, Marieke Bierhoff, Kenrad E Nelson, Podjanee Jittamala, Wanitda Watthanaworawit, Clare Ling, Fuanglada Tongprasert, Michele van Vugt, Marcus Rijken, Chloe Lynne Thio

“…This protocol describes the procedures following early initiation of maternal TDF prior to 20 weeks gestation to determine efficacy, safety and feasibility of this approach in a limited-resource setting.Methods and analyses One hundred and seventy pregnant women from the Thailand–Myanmar border between 12 and &lt;20 weeks gestational age will be enrolled into a one-arm, open-label, TDF treatment study with cessation of TDF 1 month after delivery. …”
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Effectiveness of the Modified WHO Labour Care Guide to Detect Prolonged and Obstructed Labour Among Women Admitted at Eight Publicly Funded, Midwife-Led Community Health Facilities... by Mugyenyi GR, Tumuhimbise W, Atukunda EC, Tibaijuka L, Ngonzi J, Kayondo M, Kanyesigye M, Musimenta A, Yarine FT, Byamugisha JK

“…The mean maternal and gestation ages were similar between the two groups, reported at 25.9 (SD=5.6) years, and 39.4 (SD=1.8) weeks, respectively. …”
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Systematic review and meta-analysis to examine intrapartum interventions, and maternal and neonatal outcomes following immersion in water during labour and waterbirth by Priscilla J Hall, Claire Feeley, Ethel Burns, Jennifer Vanderlaan

“…It is used particularly by healthy women who experience a straightforward pregnancy, labour spontaneously at term gestation and plan to give birth in a midwifery led care setting. …”
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Effects of a liquefied petroleum gas stove and fuel intervention on head circumference and length at birth: A multi-country household air pollution intervention network (HAPIN) tri... by Hina Raheel, Sheela Sinharoy, Anaité Diaz-Artiga, Sarada S. Garg, Ajay Pillarisetti, Kalpana Balakrishnan, Marilu Chiang, Amy Lovvorn, Miles Kirby, Usha Ramakrishnan, Shirin Jabbarzadeh, Alexie Mukeshimana, Michael Johnson, John P. McCracken, Luke P. Naeher, Ghislaine Rosa, Jiantong Wang, Joshua Rosenthal, William Checkley, Thomas F. Clasen, Jennifer L. Peel, Lisa M. Thompson

“…We conducted intention-to-treat and exposure–response analyses to determine the intervention effects and associations between household air pollution (HAP) exposure during pregnancy and head circumference, head circumference-for-gestational age Z-score, length, and length-for-gestational age Z-scores at birth. …”
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Prediction of neonatal survival among Pacific Islander preterm births in the US. by Bohao Wu, Sarah Taylor, Veronika Shabanova, Nicola L Hawley

“…Retaining neonatal sex, models with gestational age at birth or both birth weight and gestational age at birth performed better than the model with birth weight only.…”
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Risk factors for macrosomy in newborn children with pregnant diabetes mothers. by Cristóbal Torres González, Esteban Hernández Barrios, Joselin Moreno Torres, Angel Rodríguez Cabrera, Vivian Vázquez Martínez

“…Gustavo Aldereguía Lima¨ de Cienfuegos, in the years 2003-2004. there were evaluated the maternal age, the parity, hypertension, gestational diabetes and macro foetus antecedents, nutritional values before pregnancy, skin colour, gestational time to diagnosis, PTG values at two hours, gestational time at delivery. …”
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Generating evidence on screening, diagnosis and management of non-communicable diseases during pregnancy; a scoping review of current gap and practice in India with a comparison of... by Theophilus Lakiang, Sonali Abner Daniel, Kauma Kurian C, Minashree Horo, Shumayla Shumayla, Sunil Mehra

“…Criteria for diagnosis and management of gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, and gestational hypothyroidism varies but overall early screening for predicting risk, as reported from majority of the articles, were effective in minimizing maternal and foetal outcome.…”
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Composition, determinants, and risk factors of low birth weight in Sri Lanka. by Sachith Mettananda, Himali Herath, Ayesha Thewage, Kumudu Nanayakkara, Indeewari Liyanage, K S Udani, Rajika Savanadasa, Sampatha Goonewardena, Nimesha Gamhewage, Asiri Hewamalage, Dhammica Rowel, Abner Elkan Daniel, Chithramalee de Silva, Susie Perera

“…The prevalence of prematurity was 10.9% (n = 998), and 1819 (20.0%) neonates were born small for gestational age. Of the low birth weight neonates, 64% were small for gestational age, and 37% were preterm; 11% were both small for gestational age and preterm. …”
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Factors Indicating the Accuracy of Fetal Weight Estimation in Preterm Newborns with Normal Amniotic Fluid Volume by Onur Guralp, Nevin Tuten, Abdullah Tuten, Altay Gezer

“…Examination during labor was the most important factor for the prediction of the absolute percentage error, followed by gestational age at delivery, presence of small for gestational age, and body-mass-index. …”
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