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Birth weight and cognitive function in the British 1946 birth cohort: longitudinal population based study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
Objective To examine the association between birth weight and cognitive function in the normal population.Design A longitudinal, population based, birth cohort study.Participants 3900 males and females born in 1946.Main outcome measures Cognitive ...
Richards, M   +3 more
core  

Correlation of periodontitis during pregnancy and incidence of low birth weight babies

open access: yesJournal of Indian Academy of Oral Medicine and Radiology, 2012
Objective: To verify a possible association between periodontitis and low birth weight babies. Materials and methods: Two hundred and eighty antepartum women were examined aged between 18 and 37 years.
Prashanthi Reddy   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

To Compare the Effects of Maternal Occupational Activities on Birth Weight: A Cross Sectional Study [PDF]

open access: yesWomen’s Health Bulletin, 2018
Background: Work related factors have been suggested to adversely impact outcomes of pregnancy. The aims of this study were to compare neonatal birth weight in employed and non-employed women and to investigate the relation of 5 common occupational ...
Shiva Rafatie   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Survival After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation in Diamond–Blackfan Anemia Syndrome: The Role of Iron Overload—A Systematic Review

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We assessed the effect of iron overload (IO) on mortality and complications following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) in patients with Diamond–Blackfan anemia syndrome (DBAS) in a systematic review of individual participant data and cohort data from observational studies.
Geoffrey Z. L. Kuppens   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Type 2 Diabetes Risk Alleles Are Associated With Reduced Size at Birth [PDF]

open access: yes, 2009
OBJECTIVE: Low birth weight is associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes. The mechanisms underlying this association are unknown and may represent intrauterine programming or two phenotypes of one genotype.
Timpson, NJ   +49 more
core   +1 more source

COVID-19 lockdown related to decrease in premature birth rate and increase in birth weight in metropolitan France

open access: yesFrontiers in Pediatrics, 2023
IntroductionThe worldwide rate of preterm birth (PTB) has been increasing over the last two decades. COVID-19 lockdowns provide a unique opportunity to assess the effects of socioenvironmental and lifestyle factors on premature birth and birth weight. We
Benoit Tessier   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Therapeutic Apheresis in Nigeria: A Multi‐Center Summary of Abstracts From the Inaugural Nigerian Society for Apheresis Scientific Meeting

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Therapeutic apheresis (TA) is an established treatment modality for hematologic, neurologic, and immunologic disorders, yet access remains severely limited in sub‐Saharan Africa. Donor apheresis, including platelet apheresis collection from healthy donors, represents an important complementary modality supporting blood product ...
Nosa Bazuaye   +33 more
wiley   +1 more source

A cohort study of psychological sequalae in low birth weight children from the Bishop Lavis Community Health Centre [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 77-90).The relationship between low birth weight, behavioural inhibition and psychopathology was investigated in 65 seven to nine year-olds and their caregivers who were attendees of a community clinic in a low-
Micklewood, Neil Ryan
core   +1 more source

Establishing an Apheresis Medicine Program in a Resource‐Constrained Setting: A 5‐Year Experience From Lagos, Nigeria

open access: yesTherapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Establishing a comprehensive apheresis medicine program in a resource‐constrained setting presents significant structural, financial, and logistical challenges. Despite the growing clinical importance of apheresis services globally, published experience from sub‐Saharan Africa remains sparse.
Folasade Adelekan‐Popoola   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genetic variation in the 15q25 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene cluster (CHRNA5-CHRNA3-CHRNB4) interacts with maternal self-reported smoking status during pregnancy to influence birth weight [PDF]

open access: yes, 2012
Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with low birth weight. Common variation at rs1051730 is robustly associated with smoking quantity and was recently shown to influence smoking cessation during pregnancy, but its influence on birth weight is
Paternoster, Lavinia   +225 more
core   +2 more sources

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