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Environmental Health Perspectives, 2015 Background Previous studies have reported decreased birth weight associated with increased air pollutant concentrations during pregnancy. However, it is not clear when during pregnancy increases in air pollution are associated with the largest ...
D. Rich +12 more
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Inbreeding depression in red deer calves [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND Understanding the fitness consequences of inbreeding is of major importance for evolutionary and conservation biology. However, there are few studies using pedigree-based estimates of inbreeding or investigating the influence of environment ...
Clutton-Brock, Tim H +5 more
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Teen Smoking and Birth Outcomes [PDF]
In the U.S. teen mothers are more likely to give birth to low birth weight babies than non-teen mothers. There is also substantial evidence that smoking is a risk factor correlated with low birth weight.
Erdal Tekin +2 more
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Ambient Air Toxic Releases and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania [PDF]
, 2009 Previous studies have shown that women exposed to certain air pollutants are at an increased risk for preterm delivery and/or delivering a low birth weight newborn. Preterm delivery and low birth weight are associated with an increased risk for morbidity
Carman, April E
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Genetic and Phenotypic Parameters of Body Weight in Ettawa Grade Goats [PDF]
, 2014 The aim of this study was to estimate genetic and phenotypic parameters of growth traits consisting of birth weight (BW), weaning weight (WW), 6 mo body weight (6WM), 12 mo body weight (12WM), and 18 mo body weight (18WM) of Ettawa Grade goats.
Gunawan, A. (A) +2 more
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RECOVERY OF NORMAL WEIGHT IN THE VARIOUS ORGANS OF ALBINO RATS ON REFEEDING AFTER UNDERFEEDING FROM BIRTH FOR VARIOUS PERIODS [PDF]
, 1919 C. M. Jackson
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Effect of Insurance on Infant Health: A Case Study of Low-Income Women in New Jersey [PDF]
There have been relatively few evaluations of the effect of private insurance and Medicaid on infant health, and results from previous studies are inconclusive.
Nancy Reichman +2 more
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PLoS ONE, 2013 Background Overweight/obesity in women of childbearing age is a serious public-health problem. In China, the incidence of maternal overweight/obesity has been increasing. However, there is not a meta-analysis to determine if pre-pregnancy body mass index
Zhang-bin Yu +5 more
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Additive drug-specific and sex-specific risks associated with co-use of marijuana and tobacco during pregnancy: Evidence from 3 recent developmental cohorts (2003-2015). [PDF]
, 2018 BACKGROUND: Methodologic challenges related to the concomitant use (co-use) of substances and changes in policy and potency of marijuana contribute to ongoing uncertainty about risks to fetal neurodevelopment associated with prenatal marijuana use.
Eiden, Rina D +14 more
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Environmental Health Perspectives, 2014 Background: Inhaling fine particles (particulate matter with diameter ≤ 2.5 μm; PM2.5) can induce oxidative stress and inflammation, and may contribute to onset of preterm labor and other adverse perinatal outcomes.
N. Fleischer +6 more
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