Screening Retinopathy of Prematurity in Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants in China and the Need for Earlier Screening Times by Jianxun Wang, Feng Chen, Shiping He, Daoman Xiang

“…Data collected included gender, gestational age (GA), BW, postmenstrual age (PMA), age of onset of ROP, and age at which treatment was carried out, if required. …”
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Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Intravitreal Bevacizumab Monotherapy in Zone I Stage 3+ and Aggressive Posterior Retinopathy of Prematurity by Simona Delia Nicoară, Constanța Nascutzy, Cristina Cristian, Iulian Irimescu, Anne Claudia Ștefănuț, Gabriela Zaharie, Tudor Drugan

“…We recorded ROP classification, regression, gender, gestational age, birth weight, postnatal age and postmenstrual age at treatment, and pregnancy type. …”
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Prevalence, risk factors, and adverse perinatal outcomes in Chinese women with preeclampsia: a large retrospective cohort study by Lin Chai, Shuai Li, Binbin Yin, Xiaojun Zhu, Bo Zhu, Kaiqi Wu

“…Results Multivariate logistic regression models showed that maternal age > 35 years, pp-BMI overweight/obesity, excessive gestational weight gain, multiparity, twin pregnancy, IVF, cesarean section history, times of abortion history ≥ 2, GDM, and ICP were significantly associated with the risk of PE (all P < 0.05). …”
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The correlation between blood lipids and intrahepatic cholestasis syndrome during pregnancy by Huibin Huang, Juan Li, Tianhua Chen, Meidan Lu, Gunsang Zhuoma, Lijin Chen, Yuebin Gan, Huiming Ye

“…Background To analyse changes in lipid levels during the development of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) and identify new biomarkers for predicting ICP.Methods A retrospective case-control study was conducted to analyse 473 pregnant women who underwent regular prenatal examinations and delivered at the Women and Children’s Hospital, School of Medicine, Xiamen University, between June 2020 and June 2023, including 269 normal pregnancy controls and 204 pregnant women with cholestasis.Results Patients with ICP with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have lower high-density lipoprotein (HDL) levels than in those without GDM. …”
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Oxytocin Versus Dinoprostone For Labor Induction in Multiparous Women with Unfavorable Cervix by Gul Nihal Buyuk, Umit Yasemin Sert, Zeynep Asli Oskovi Kaplan, Serkan Kahyaoglu

“…The following data were recorded: age, gestational age, body mass index, the time from the drug administration to the vaginal labor, delivery mode, indications of induction, cesarean indication, birth weight, Apgar score, and need of neonatal intensive care unit. …”
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Clinical Features of iatrogenic Pharyngo-esophageal perforation in very low birth weight infants by Shu Eguchi, Yoshiya Hisaeda, Toshiko Ukawa, Mayu Koto, Miku Hosokawa, Chisa Tsurisawa, Tomohiro Takeda, Shusuke Amagata, Atsushi Nakao

“…Results: A total of 6 patients (0.27% of very low birth weight infants) with the diagnosis of IPEP were included. The median gestational age was 27 + 1 weeks (range 23+5–28 + 6 weeks), and the median birth weight was 823 g (range 630–1232 g). …”
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Complete Atrioventricular Septal Defect: Perinatal and Neonatal Outcomes by Gokhan Yıldırım, Kemal Gungorduk, Fehmi Yazıcıoğlu, Ahmet Gul, Fatma Çakar, Özgü Çelikkol, Yavuz Ceylan

“…Mean maternal age was 28.79±4.78 years (range 20–38). Mean gestational age was 23.69±5.48 weeks (range 12–38). …”
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Usage of Surfactant and Evaluation of Lung Problems in Late Preterm Infants by Ozlem Yilman, Senem Alkan Ozdemir, Sebnem Calkavur, Tulin Gokmen Yildirim

“…RESULTS: It was observed that surfactant was not administered to 105 infants and surfactant was administered to 106 infants. The median gestational week of the infants included in the study was 35 (34/36) weeks and the birth weight was 2185 (1780/2590) grams. …”
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‘‘Near Miss’’ Obstetric Cases: 4 Years Experience of a Tertiary Center by Hüseyin Cengiz, Cihan Kaya, Ramazan Ateş, Yusuf Ziya Yener, Murat Ekin, Levent Yaşar

“…For each case of near miss morbidity and maternal death, data on demographic characteristics were collected, including the patient’s age, parity, previous deliveries, and gestational age at delivery. Data on the nature of obstetric complications, the location where they developed (home, private doctor’s office, maternity center, or hospital), type of delivery, fetal outcomes, and length of stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) were collected. …”
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Increasing Number and Proportion of Adverse Obstetrical Outcomes among Women Living with HIV in the Ottawa Area: A 20-Year Clinical Case Series by Sarah Buchan, Katherine A. Muldoon, Johanna N. Spaans, Louise Balfour, Lindy Samson, Mark Walker, D. William Cameron

“…At TOH, there were 127 deliveries among 94 women (1990–2010): 22 preterm births, 9 births with low birth weight, 12 births small for gestational age, and 4 stillbirths. Per year, the odds of adverse obstetrical outcomes increased by 15% (OR: 1.15, 95% CI: 1.03–1.30). …”
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Maternal Hyperglycemia Directly and Rapidly Induces Cardiac Septal Overgrowth in Fetal Rats by Erin E. Gordon, Benjamin E. Reinking, Shanming Hu, Jianrong Yao, Kok L. Kua, Areej K. Younes, Chunlin Wang, Jeffrey L. Segar, Andrew W. Norris

“…To isolate the effects of hyperglycemia, we infused glucose into the blood supply of the left but not right uterine horn in nondiabetic pregnant rats starting on gestational day 19. After 24 h infusion, right-sided fetuses and dams remained euglycemic while left-sided fetuses were moderately hyperglycemic. …”
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Screening for retinopathy of prematurity in China: a five-year cohort study in seven screening centers by Yusheng Zhong, Xiacheng Lin, Yating Yang, Liying He, Na Li, Jun Lu, Yu Zhou, Rong Zhang, Yacong Wang, Zhongyu Zhang, Mochi Yang, Hong Yin, Mingwei Zhao, Xiaoxin Li, Jianhong Liang, Yong Cheng

“…Examinations were carried out in accordance with the ROP guidelines in 2014: infants with a gestational age (GA)<32 weeks and/or birth weight (BW)<2000 g, or infants who were suspected to be at risk of ROP. …”
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Maternal prediabetes as a risk factor of preeclampsia and placental dysfunction in pregnant female Sprague-Dawley rats by Aneliswe Siboto, Asiphaphola Ludidi, Ntethelelo Sibiya, Andile Khathi, Phikelelani Ngubane

“…Blood glucose and blood pressure were measured on gestational day (GND) 0, 9 and 18. Placental vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), placenta growth factor (PlGF) and soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 (sFlt-1) mRNA expression were measured terminally. …”
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Developing a taxonomy to describe offspring outcomes in studies involving pregnant mammals' exposure to non-tobacco nicotine: A systematic scoping review. by Lucy Phillips, Ross Thomson, Tom Coleman-Haynes, Sue Cooper, Felix Naughton, Lisa Mcdaid, Joanne Emery, Tim Coleman

“…Systematic reviews of studies investigating outcomes involving animal brains, respiratory system, or 'whole animal' outcomes may have greatest potential for further advancing knowledge regarding impacts of gestational nicotine exposure on offspring.<h4>Protocol and registration</h4>Protocol for this review can be found on Open Science Framework (https://osf.io/ptmzc/).…”
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Perceptions on Diet and Dietary Modifications during Postpartum Period Aiming at Attenuating Progression of GDM to DM: A Qualitative Study of Mothers and Health Care Workers by Thamudi D. Sundarapperuma, Champa J. Wijesinghe, Priyadarshika Hettiarachchi, Sudharshani Wasalathanthri

“…Background. Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a global concern. …”
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Effects of exercise on vascular remodelling and fetal growth in uncomplicated and abortion-prone mouse pregnancies by Evangeline A. K. Lovell, Shanna L. Hosking, Holly M. Groome, Lachlan M. Moldenhauer, Sarah A. Robertson, Kathryn L. Gatford, Alison S. Care

“…Placental insufficiency was indicated by reduced fetal: placental weight ratio and increased glycogen cell content in the junctional zone of placentas of exercised BALB/c-mated mice on gestational day (GD)18.5. In abortion-prone pregnancy, exercise increased placental efficiency, but the number of late-pregnancy resorptions were elevated. …”
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Magnesium Lithospermate B Downregulates the Levels of Blood Pressure, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress in Pregnant Rats with Hypertension by Kaixiang Xu, Xiaohong Zang, Mian Peng, Qian Zhao, Binbin Lin

“…This study demonstrated that pretreatment with MLB decreased MAP, inflammation, and oxidative stress in rats with gestational hypertension.…”
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Perinatal results of restricted intrauterine growth. Cienfuegos, 2022 by Cristóbal Jorge Torres González, Vivian Rosa Vázquez Martínez, Ana Beatriz Abreus Castro, Yaneris Vega Romero, Greter Torres Vázquez

“…The studied variables were: type of delayed intrauterine growth, results of Doppler ultrasound in maternal and fetal vessels, diseases that complicated the pregnancy, type of delivery, weight and gestational time to delivery, adverse perinatal outcomes. …”
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Family-centered Health Education Intervention for Improving Iron−folic Acid Adherence and Anemia Reduction among Antenatal Mothers in Rural Jodhpur: A Quasi-experimental Study by Gyanendra Singh, R. Ranjitha, Pritish Baskaran, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Manoj Kumar Gupta, S. Dileepan, Yachana Choudhary, V. R. Rehana, Pankaja Ravi Raghav

“…All pregnant women of gestational age 14–16 weeks with mild and moderate anemia were included and interviewed along with hemoglobin and ferritin estimation. …”
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Efficacy and safety of an Albuvirtide-based regimen for preventing mother-to-child transmission of multidrug-resistant HIV: a case report by Na Li, Shifei Wen, Fangfang Zhu, Guirong Liu, Daqing Zhu

“…Case presentation A 25-year-old female HIV patient with an estimated gestational age of 14 weeks who received the TDF + 3TC + EFV regimen. …”
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