Probiotics to prevent necrotising enterocolitis in very preterm or very low birth weight infants.
BACKGROUND Intestinal dysbiosis may contribute to the pathogenesis of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) in very preterm or very low birth weight infants. Dietary supplementation with probiotics to modulate the intestinal microbiome has been proposed as a ...
S. Sharif +4 more
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Impact of Changes in Maternal Age and Parity Distribution on the Increasing Trends in the Low Birth Weight and Very Low Birth Weight Rates in South Korea, 2005-2015 [PDF]
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of shifts in maternal age and parity on the increasing trends in the low birth weight (LBW) and very low birth weight (VLBW) rates from 2005 to 2015 in South Korea.
Yujin Oh, Jisuk Bae
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Relationship between socioeconomic status and weight gain during infancy: The BeeBOFT study. [PDF]
BACKGROUND:Increased weight gain during infancy is a risk factor for obesity and related diseases in later life. The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between socioeconomic status (SES) and weight gain during infancy, and to ...
Lu Wang +6 more
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Background: The prevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection in pregnancy were increase in developing countries. The existence of infection interferes with the absorption of nutrients due to accumulation of inflammatory cells in the ...
Muhammad Ali Shodikin +2 more
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Risk factors associated with low birth weight in patients with critical infant morbidity
Introduction: birth weight is a key determinant of infant morbidity and mortality. Objective: determine the risk factors associated with low birth weight in patients with critical infant morbidity in Cacocum municipality, Holguín, Cuba, during the ...
Ricardo Lorenzo Mora-Betancourt +2 more
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One of the most important tasks of the modern medical science is neonatal life and health preservation. Achievements in the areas of obstetrical and neonatal assistance have significantly increased the survival rate among extremely preterm neonates at ...
I. V. Makedonska
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Relationship Between Maternal Nutritional Status and Infant Birth Weight of Vegetarians in DKI Jakarta [PDF]
Infant’s birth weight, especially low birth weight (LBW), are intergenerational issues that will affect the cycle of life. Vegetarian diets are at risk because limited food consumption could cause nutrient deficiencies.
Fikawati, S. (Sandra) +2 more
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Gut microbiota of the very-low-birth-weight infant
The microbiome, of which the bacterial component alone (microbiota), is estimated to include 10 times more cells than human cells of the body, blooms immediately after birth and evolves in composition and complexity throughout childhood.
S. Unger +4 more
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Understanding infant feeding choice from the Great Depression to the baby boom in the U.S. [PDF]
Objectives: The objectives of this study were to describe the rates of and factors associated with exclusive breastfeeding (XBR), exclusive breast feeding + breast and bottle-feeding (Ever BR), and of exclusive bottle-feeding (XBOT) from 1925-1964 among ...
Pilles, Kiona Natasha
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Duration of Initial Empirical Antibiotic Therapy and Outcomes in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Prolonged antibiotic use in the first week of life among VLBW infants and without culture-proven sepsis is associated with adverse neonatal outcomes.
J. Ting +8 more
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