Comparing Fetal Weight Estimates in the Third Trimester: Clinical Examination Findings, Ultrasonographic Estimation, and Actual Birth Weight by Ayesha Ghaffar, Sabeen Ashraf, Hafiza Alia Akbar Khan, Saba Yousaf, Tallat Farkhanda, Amartur Rabbal

“…A total of 1130 women between the ages of 18 and 40, gestational age of > 34 weeks, BMI of 18 to 25 kg/m2, single cephalic fetus and who gave consent were included. …”
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Development and validation of a risk assessment model for predicting the failure of early medical abortions: A clinical prediction model study based on a systematic review and meta... by An-Hao Liu, Bin Xu, Xiu-Wen Li, Yue-Wen Yu, Hui-Xin Guan, Xiao-Lu Sun, Yan-Zhen Lin, Li-Li Zhang, Xian-Di Zhuo, Jia Li, Wen-Qun Chen, Wen-Feng Hu, Ming-Zhu Ye, Xiu-Min Huang, Xun Chen

“…The final risk factors consisted of gestational age, maternal age, parity, previous termination of pregnancy, marital status, type of residence, and differences between gestational age calculated using the last menstrual period and that measured via ultrasound. …”
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Maternal and neonatal outcomes of congenital syphilis at a tertiary care center in Turkey; a retrospective observational study by Hasan Berkan Sayal, And Yavuz, Busra Tsakir, Erzat Toprak, Orkun Han, Hasan Ali Inal

“…Fifty percent of patients were in the latent stage, gestational hypertension and preeclampsia were present in four case each (6.25%), and gestational diabetes mellitus in eight (12.5%). …”
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The Impact of Prenatal Diagnosis and Treatment on Early Neonatal Problems by Selcan Sinaci, Gulsum Kadioglu Simsek, Bedri Sakcak, Izzet Ozgurluk, Fuat Emre Canpolat, Dilek Sahin

“…Backward: LR logistic regression analysis based on early neonatal sepsis risk revealed that birth week, preterm premature rupture of membranes, clinical chorioamnionitis, small-for-gestational-age, and urinary tract infection were significant parameters affecting the risk of early neonatal sepsis (p<0.05). …”
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Comparison of Perinatal, Newborn, and Audiometry Results of COVID-19 Pregnant Women by Mehmet Yilmaz, Şerif Aksin, Deniz Balsak, Fazil Avci, Osman Özdoğru, Bekir Helvacıoğlu, Mahmut Erdemoğlu, Yasemin Aboalhasan, Gülsüm Doğan

“…In the statistical comparison between the COVID-19 and normal pregnant groups in the cesarean section group, the gestational week, delivery week, and apgar1 scores of the pregnant women with COVID-19 were found to be significantly higher. …”
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Intelligent diagnosis and prediction of pregnancy induced hypertension in obstetrics and gynecology teaching by integrating GA by Xiaolan Li, Xiaolan Li, Xiaolan Li, Fen Kang, Fen Kang, Fen Kang, Xiaojing Li, Xiaojing Li, Xiaojing Li

“…The objective of this model is to maximize the utility of medical data and enhance treatment quality.ResultsThe refined intelligent feature selection approach identified several significant indicators of pregnancy-related hypertension, such as phosphor dehydrogenase deficiency, body mass index, gestational urinary proteins, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 1, placental growth factor, thalassemia, and a familial history of diabetes mellitus or hypertension. …”
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Associations of lamplight exposure during sleep and sleep duration with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among preschool children in China by Hui Jiang, Bin Yu, Yuanyang Liu, Hui Gao, Ruijuan Song, Siyue Tan, Shufen Han, Hui Zuo, Hui Zuo, Hui Zuo

“…The risk associations of lamplight exposure during sleep with ADHD were similar in subgroups stratified by sex, picky eating, gestational hyperglycemia, and gestational anemia. Moreover, compared to the children with sleep duration of 10-12 hours/day, adjusted OR for ADHD was 1.64 (95% CI: 1.14, 2.35) for those with sleep duration &lt;10 hours/day and 2.69 (95% CI: 1.12, 6.44) for those who slept&gt;12 hours/day.DiscussionLamplight exposure during sleep at night was positively associated with ADHD among preschool children. …”
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Association of Circulating Neprilysin with BMI, Cardiovascular Health, and Kidney Function in High-Risk Pregnancies: A Pilot Study by Kaltrina Kutllovci Hasani, Azra Kulovic-Sissawo, Adam Saloň, Christina Stern, Karoline Mayer-Pickel, Mila Cervar-Zivkovic, Nandu Goswami, Herbert Fluhr, Ursula Hiden

“…Background/Objectives: Inadequate cardiovascular adaptation during pregnancy impairs endothelial function and vascular resistance, contributing to complications such as pre-eclampsia (PE) and gestational hypertension (GH). Neprilysin (NEP), a protease involved in vascular regulation, has been linked to PE, but its role in endothelial function and vascular adaptation remains unclear. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Childhood Hypertension in Urban-Rural Areas of China: A Cross-Sectional Study by Xiaohua Liang, Lun Xiao, Yetao Luo, Jiapei Xu

“…Children with obesity, maternal gestational hypertension, >10 months of breastfeeding, or low family income had a significantly increased prevalence of hypertension (29.4%, 20.00%, 16.31%, and 16.25%, respectively). …”
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Research update on the effects of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy on pregnancy complications: a systematic literature review by Jing YANG, Xiaochuan WANG, Borui LIU, Xiaoyan ZHANG, Xiaoyu GAO, Jiajin HU

“…This review aims to summarize the potential effects of probiotic supplementation during pregnancy on common pregnancy complications, including gestational diabetes mellitus, preeclampsia, intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy, premature birth and spontaneous abortion, due to the current limitations in clinical research on probiotics and the heterogeneity of existing findings. …”
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Cord Entanglement in Monoamniotic Twin Pregnancy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Ayşe Figen Türkçapar, Berna Seçkin, Ayla Sargın Oruç

“… Monoamniotic twin gestations have been associated with increased perinatal mortality rates of up to 30-50%. …”
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Maternal and neonatal complications of pregnant women with bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Damien Etchecopar-Etchart, Masoud Rahmati, Dong Keon Yon, Lee Smith, Laurent Boyer, Guillaume Fond

“…During pregnancy, women with bipolar disorders seemed to exhibit an increased risk of gestational diabetes OR = 1.46, (95% Confidence Interval [1.06–2.03]; I2 = 87%), gestational hypertension OR = 1.19 (95% CI [1.02–1.40]; I2 = 41%), antepartum haemorrhage OR = 2.02 (95% CI [1.30–3.13]; I2 = 67%), and pre-eclampsia or eclampsia OR = 1.20 (95% CI [1.05–1.36]; I2 = 67%). …”
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How do socioeconomic inequalities and preterm birth interact to modify health and education outcomes? A narrative systematic review by Ben Barr, David Taylor-Robinson, Andy Pennington, Daniela K Schlüter, Philip McHale, Katie Fahy

“…Eighteen studies studied interaction between gestational age or preterm birth, and socioeconomic status. …”
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A cross-sectional study on posttraumatic growth and influencing factors among parents of premature infants by Wang Xingyanan, Lv Yuanhong, Liu Yang, Xiao Zhitian

“…In addition, older gestational age at birth (B = 2.396, P < 0.001) ,higher Apgar score at 5 min at birth (B = 2.117, P = 0.023), positive coping style (B = 0.850, P < 0.001), and higher social support score (B = 1.978, P < 0.001) were associated with higher PTG scores. …”
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The effect of an additional pre-extubational loading dose of caffeine citrate on mechanically ventilated preterm infants (NEOKOFF trial): Study protocol for a multicenter randomize... by Kinga Kovács, Rita Nagy, Lilla Andréka, Brigitta Teutsch, Miklós Szabó, Péter Varga, Péter Hegyi, Péter Hársfalvi, Nándor Ács, Ágnes Harmath, Csaba Nádor, Ákos Gasparics

“…Inclusion criteria will be infants born before the 32nd gestational week, before the first extubation attempt after at least 48 hours of mechanical ventilation, and a signed parental informed consent. …”
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Successful External Cephalic Version: Factors Predicting Vaginal Birth by Pei Shan Lim, Beng Kwang Ng, Anizah Ali, Mohamad Nasir Shafiee, Nirmala Chandralega Kampan, Nor Azlin Mohamed Ismail, Mohd Hashim Omar, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy

“…The control group comprised patients with cephalic singletons of matching parity who delivered following the index cases. Results. The mean gestational age at ECV was 263±6.52 days (37.5 weeks ± 6.52 days). …”
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Evaluation of Sialic Acid Levels in the Umbilical Cord Blood of Newborns of Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Mothers and the Relation with Poor Neonatal Outcome by Yuksel Kurban, İbrahim Uyar, Koza Murat, Murat Alan

“…The others, in decreasing order, were participants with Type II diabetes (33.00±4.1) and gestational diabetes (20.87±3.7) and the difference was statistically significant (p=0.001). …”
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Seeking abortion medications online: experiences from a mystery client study in Colombia by Daniel Arango Arango, Alice F Cartwright, Ava Braccia, Ann Moore, Maria M Vivas

“…Unique sellers were contacted with two profiles (first and second trimester pregnancy gestational ages). Mystery clients documented information received on physical effects, complications and how to take the pills from the sellers in a predesigned survey in SurveyCTO.Setting The study was conducted in Colombia from July to September 2023. …”
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Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Pregnancy: A Systematic Review of the Reported Cases by Dimitra Stathi, Florence Ning Lee, Mili Dhar, Stergios Bobotis, Elisavet Arsenaki, Taruna Agrawal, Konstantinos Katsikas Triantafyllidis, Konstantinos S Kechagias

“…The mean age at diagnosis was 28.8 years, and the average gestational age at diagnosis was 29.5 weeks. The majority of women had type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) (45.9%), followed by gestational diabetes (GDM) (40.5%). …”
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Vertebral level in pregnancy according to the posterior superior iliac spine: an observational study by Ping Li, Dong Luo, Haibo Qu, Xuesheng Li, Linli Luo

“…Methods We consecutively enrolled pregnant women with gestational ages ranging from 24 to 38 weeks scheduled for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examination. …”
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