Syphilis and Urogenital Diseases during Pregnancy and Developmental Defects of Enamel: A Brazilian Prenatal Cohort (BRISA) by Elisa Miranda Costa, Judith Rafaelle Oliveira Pinho, Maria da Conceição Pereira Saraiva, Cecília Cláudia Costa Ribeiro, Claudia Maria Coêlho Alves, Erika Barbara Abreu Fonseca Thomaz

“…Material and Methods: This study is a prospective cohort – the Brazilian Ribeirão Preto and São Luís Cohort Study (BRISA) – including 865 mother-child dyads, evaluated in three moments: prenatal care (22nd and 25th weeks of gestational age); baby birth; and between 12.3-36 months of age. …”
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APOPTOSIS MARKERS IN NEWBORN CHILDREN WITH MILD HYPOXIC DAMAGE OF CNS by D.H. Posternak

“…We have studied apoptosis markers in blood (level of the circulating fragmented DNA and DNA fragmentation in lymphocytes) in 36 full-term newborn patients with mild perinatal hypoxic damage of CNS whose gestational age was from 36 to 41 weeks. The control group included 20 healthy full-term children. …”
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Meningitis In Newborns With Late-Onset Sepsis; A Critical Insight by Sobia Naveed, Madiha Fayyaz, Somayya Siddiqa, Asvar Samaa, Rahat Rahman, Zartasha Sial

“…Cranial ultrasound was done in all neonates with meningitis to rule out any complication.Data was entered and analyzed using SPSS version 23.Data was stratified for age,weight,gestational age and gender to deal with effect modifiers.For post stratification,Chi-square test was applied to see the significance.A p-value ≤0.05 was considered as significant. …”
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The development of preterm infants from low socio-economic status families: The combined effects of melatonin, autonomic nervous system maturation and psychosocial factors (ProMote... by Theano Kokkinaki, Nicole Anagnostatou, Maria Markodimitraki, Theano Roumeliotaki, Manolis Tzatzarakis, Elena Vakonaki, Giorgos Giannakakis, Aristidis Tsatsakis, Eleftheria Hatzidaki

“…We will collect data from preterm neonates (<37 weeks gestational age) hospitalized in the Department of Neonatology/Neonatal Intensive Care Unit of the University General Hospital of Heraklion, Greece, and their mothers. …”
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Behavior of Newborns Weighing less than 1 800 g by Betsy Rodríguez González, Jorge Luis Felpeto Fuentes

“…<strong><br />Conclusion:</strong> the incidence of low weight and ventilation was poor, a predominance of males, the weight group of 1 402 to 1 800 g, gestational age from 32 to 36 weeks and within the main causes of death were sepsis and intraventricular hemorrhage, and survival was obtained properly.…”
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Enhancing Breastfeeding Self-Efficacy through Counselling: Focus on Early Initiation and Exclusive Practices by Putri Mulia Sakti, Hasnawati, Sumiaty

“…Inclusion criteria were as follows: gestational age of at least 34 weeks, primigravida status, singleton pregnancy, absence of breast abnormalities, and non-smoking or non-alcohol-consuming mothers. …”
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Abortion Laws in Indonesia and Islam: A Clash of Morality, Religion, and Rights by Salsabila Triandani, Windiahsari Windiahsari, Ali Masyhar, Aprila Niravita

“…From an Islamic legal perspective, abortion is largely prohibited but with nuanced interpretations depending on the gestational stage and underlying reasons. Classical Islamic jurisprudence generally forbids abortion after ensoulment (believed to occur at 120 days of pregnancy), though some scholars permit it under limited circumstances, such as to preserve the mother’s life or in cases of severe fetal abnormalities. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Ferric Carboxymaltose in Anemic Pregnant Women: A Retrospective Case Control Study by Anouk Pels, Wessel Ganzevoort

“…Median FCM dose was 1000 mg and median gestational age at the time of first treatment was 34 weeks and 6 days. …”
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Complex Laparoscopic Myomectomy with Severe Adhesions Performed with Proper Preventive Measures and Power Morcellation Provides a Safe Choice in Certain Infertility Cases by Jaime Alfaro-Alfaro, María de los Ángeles Flores-Manzur, Roberto Nevarez-Bernal, Rodrigo Ayala-Yáñez

“…We review a 30-year-old female, without previous gestations, hypermenorrhea, intermenstrual bleeding, and chronic pelvic pain. …”
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Maternal and Perinatal Outcomes in Teenage Versus Adult Pregnancies – A Prospective Comparative Study by Prathima S, Sarojini -, Ashakiran T R, Manasa K, Bhanu BT

“…Neonatal parameters compared included gestational age at birth birth weight need for resuscitation neonatal intensive care unit NICU admission and perinatal death.Results The percentage of teenage pregnancies was 8.05. …”
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NOVEL MULTI-MODAL OBSTRUCTION MODULE FOR DIABETES MELLITUS CLASSIFICATION USING EXPLAINABLE MACHINE LEARNING by Reehana SHAIK, Ibrahim SIDDIQUE

“…Moreover, there are different types of DM depending on the physiological process, and the types include Type1 DM, Type2 DM and Gestational DM. Electrocardiography (ECG) waves are used to detect the abnormal heartbeats and cannot directly detect DM, but the wave abnormality can indicate the possibility and presence of DM. …”
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Body Weight Comparison Before and After Pregnancy in Patients Treated at an Ecuadorian Hospital by Patricio Jaramillo Guerrero, María de Lourdes Llerena Cepeda, Manuel Conrado Ezcurdia Bárzaga

“…Low-weight pregnant women are also exposed to a greater risk of premature birth and having small-for-gestational-age neonates. <strong><br />Objective:</strong> to compare body weight before and after pregnancy in patients treated at an Ecuadorian hospital. …”
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An AI-based approach to predict delivery outcome based on measurable factors of pregnant mothers. by Michael Owusu-Adjei, James Ben Hayfron-Acquah, Twum Frimpong, Abdul-Salaam Gaddafi

“…Correlation statistic for variable independence among input variables showed that delivery outcome type as an output is associated with fetal gestational age and the progress of maternal cervix dilatation during labor onset.…”
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Prevalence of Anemia and Iron Deficiency among Palestinian Pregnant Women and Its Association with Pregnancy Outcome by Mahmoud A. Srour, Samah S. Aqel, Khaled M. Srour, Khalid R. Younis, Fekri Samarah

“…When pregnant women were grouped into three hemoglobin (Hb) tertile groups, a significant difference was observed between maternal Hb and newborns’ birth weight (P= 0.009), height (P= 0.022), head circumference (P= 0.017), and gestational age (P= 0.012). There was a significant association between maternal serum ferritin and frequency of low birth weight (P= 0.001) and frequency of preterm delivery (P= 0.003). …”
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Metformin Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy: An Active Controlled, Parallel-Group, Randomized, Open Label Study in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy by Jahan Ara Ainuddin, Nasim Karim, Sidra Zaheer, Syed Sanwer Ali, Anjum Ara Hasan

“…Maternal characteristics were comparable in metformin and insulin treated group. 84.9% patients in metformin group required add-on insulin therapy at mean gestational age of 26.58 ± 3.85 weeks. Less maternal weight gain (P<0.001) and pregnancy induced hypertension (P=0.029) were observed in metformin treated group. …”
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Bowel Perforation in Premature Infants with Necrotizing Enterocolitis: Risk Factors and Outcomes by Lingling Yu, Jianmei Tian, Xingli Zhao, Ping Cheng, Xiaoqian Chen, Yun Yu, Xiaochun Ding, Xueping Zhu, Zhihui Xiao

“…The perforated NEC group, compared to the nonperforated NEC group, had significantly lesser gestational age, lower birth weight, higher prevalence of apnea, mechanical ventilation, sepsis and shock, lower blood pH, higher levels of blood glucose, abnormal WBC count and thrombocytopenia, and elevated CRP (all P<0.05). …”
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The Effects of Thyroid Hormone Levels on Patent Ductus Arteriosus Closure in Newborns by Basak KAYA, Hasan AKDUMAN, Dilek DILLI, Semra CETINKAYA, Ahmet OKTEM, Utku Arman ORUN, Mehmet TASAR, Aysegul ZENCIROGLU

“…Results: Thirty-three (51%) of all 65 patients had PDA and responded to medical treatment. Gestational week, birth weight, and mode of delivery were similar between the medical and surgical treatment groups (p&gt;0.05). …”
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Disrupted Balance of Angiogenic and Antiangiogenic Signalings in Preeclampsia by Mitsuko Furuya, Kentaro Kurasawa, Kiyotaka Nagahama, Kae Kawachi, Akinori Nozawa, Tsuneo Takahashi, Ichiro Aoki

“…The placenta plays a central role in governing local circulatory system that mediates maternal condition and fetal growth. In early gestational phases, the placenta exerts properties of invasion and neovascularization for successful placentation. …”
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Effect of pre-conception serum vitamin D level on pregnancy outcomes in women undergoing in vitro fertilization with fresh embryo transfer: a retrospective analysis by Aaron H. Y. Chan, Jennifer K. Y. Ko, Raymond H. W. Li, Tat On Chan, Ernest H. Y. Ng

“…Results A total of 16/306 (5.3%) patients had hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (gestational hypertension and/or pre-eclampsia). The adjusted odds ratio for hypertensive disorders of pregnancy using vitamin D deficiency as a reference was 0.190 (95% CI 0.042–0.852) (p = 0.030). …”
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A Prospective Study of the Incidence of Retinopathy of Prematurity in China: Evaluation of Different Screening Criteria by Qiuping Li, Zonghua Wang, Ruijuan Wang, Hongyi Tang, Haihua Chen, Zhichun Feng

“…A total of 2997 premature infants with birth weight (BW) ≤ 2000 g and/or gestational age (GA) ≤ 34 weeks had completed ROP screening. …”
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