Korean reference for full-term birth length by sex: data from the 4th Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES-IV; 2007–2009) [PDF]
Purpose The purpose of this study was to construct reference data for birth length of full-term and preterm Korean infants by sex and to define a sex-specific birth length cut-off to identify small for gestational age (SGA).
Ji Hyun Kim +3 more
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Introduction: Zinc deficiency is very much prevalent among pregnant women in developing countries. Zinc is required to maintain normal structure and function of multiple enzymes including those that are involved in foetal growth.
Nishu Gupta +3 more
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Attitudes towards gestational diabetes among a multiethnic cohort in Australia [PDF]
Variant title: Attitudes towards gestational diabetes among a multi-ethnic cohort in ...
Heather Margetts +5 more
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Screening for gestational diabetes: evaluation of prevalence in age-stratified subgroups at Central hospital Warri Nigeria [PDF]
Background: The prevalence of gestational diabetes depends on the method of diagnosis as well as ethnic background. Maternal age has also been identified as a factor, but has not been given much attention.
Orru, M. I. +3 more
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Prediction of small-for-gestational age by fetal growth rate according to gestational age.
BackgroundSmall-for-gestational age (SGA) infants should be identified before birth because of an increased risk of adverse perinatal outcomes. The objective of this study was to assess the impact of fetal growth rate by gestational age on the prediction
Min-A Kim, Gwan Hee Han, Young-Han Kim
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Blood pressure change in normotensive, gestational hypertensive, preeclamptic, and essential hypertensive pregnancies [PDF]
We compared patterns of blood pressure (BP) change among normotensive women, women who developed gestational hypertension or preeclampsia, and women who had essential hypertension to examine how distinct these conditions are and whether rates of BP ...
Lawlor, D. +13 more
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QUESTIONS UNDER STUDY: Optimal oxygen saturation (SpO2) targets for extremely low gestational age neonates (ELGANs, gestational age [GA]
Anja Hergenhan +2 more
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Uterine Gangrene and Mechanical Intestinal Obstruction in a Teenager Following Unsafe Abortion [PDF]
Unsafe abortion often leads to complications since it is carried out by untrained persons in an unsafe environment. The most common complications are anaemia, bowel injury, bladder injury, uterine perforation, and sepsis.
Anthony Jude Edeh +4 more
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Preterm birth and small for gestational age in relation to alcohol consumption during pregnancy: stronger associations among vulnerable women? Results from two large Western-European studies [PDF]
Pfinder M, Kunst AE, Feldmann R, van Eijsden M, Vrijkotte TGM. Preterm birth and small for gestational age in relation to alcohol consumption during pregnancy: stronger associations among vulnerable women? Results from two large Western-European studies.
van Eijsden, M. +14 more
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DNA methylation (DNAm), capturing chronological gestational age (GA) and epigenetic gestational age acceleration (EGAA), can be modified by environmental exposures. The Asthma&Allergy array is a new DNAm array developed with content focused on asthma and
Amy A. Eapen +14 more
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