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Association of State Medicaid Expansion Status With Low Birth Weight and Preterm Birth

Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2019
Importance Low birth weight and preterm birth are associated with adverse consequences including increased risk of infant mortality and chronic health conditions.
Clare C. Brown, Jennifer E. Moore, Holly C. Felix, M. Stewart, T. Mac Bird, Curtis L. Lowery, J. Tilford   +6 more
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Postdischarge growth assessment in very low birth weight infants [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2017
PurposeThe goal of nutritional support for very-low-birth-weight (VLBW) infants from birth to term is to match the in utero growth rates; however, this is rarely achieved.MethodsWe evaluated postdischarge growth patterns and growth failure in 81 Korean ...
Joon-Sik Park, Jungho Han, Jeong Eun Shin, Soon Min Lee, Ho Seon Eun, Min-Soo Park, Kook-In Park, Ran Namgung   +7 more
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Human Milk Feeding and Morbidity in Very Low Birth Weight Infants

Nutrients, 2018
This systematic review and meta-analysis synthesised the post-1990 literature examining the effect of human milk on morbidity, specifically necrotising enterocolitis (NEC), late onset sepsis (LOS), retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), bronchopulmonary ...
Jacqueline Miller, E. Tonkin, Raechel A. Damarell, A. McPhee, Machiko Suganuma, H. Suganuma, P. Middleton, M. Makrides, C. Collins   +8 more
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Infant mortality in a very low birth weight cohort from a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil, 2013
OBJECTIVES: to evaluate infant mortality in very low birth weight newborns from a public hospital in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2002-2006). METHODS: a retrospective cohort study was performed using the probabilistic linkage method to identify infant ...
Regina Coeli Azeredo Cardoso, Patrícia Viana Guimarães Flores, Cláudia Lima Vieira, Kátia Vergetti Bloch, Rejane Sobrino Pinheiro, Sandra Costa Fonseca, Claudia Medina Coeli   +6 more
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Risk factors for low birth weight among rural and urban Malaysian women

BMC Public Health, 2019
BackgroundLow birth weight prevalence in Malaysia remains high. Socioeconomic background may lead to differences in physical activity and maternal nutritional status, which may play an important role in birth outcomes.MethodsThis prospective cross ...
S. Kaur, Choon Ming Ng, S. E. Badon, R. Jalil, Dhivyalosini Maykanathan, H. Yim, H. J. Jan Mohamed   +6 more
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Autism and mild epilepsy associated with a de novo missense pathogenic variant in the GTPase effector domain of DNM1

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part C: Seminars in Medical Genetics, EarlyView., 2023
Abstract Dynamin 1 is a GTPase protein involved in synaptic vesicle fission, which facilitates the exocytosis of neurotransmitters necessary for normal signaling. Pathogenic variants in the DNM1 gene are associated with intractable epilepsy, often manifested as infantile spasms at onset, developmental delay, and a movement disorder, and are located in ...
Davide Mei, Elena Parrini, Claudia Bianchini, Maria Luisa Ricci, Renzo Guerrini   +4 more
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Hematopoietic (stem) cells—The elixir of life?

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
The aging of HSCs (hematopoietic stem cells) and the blood system leads to the decline of other organs. Rejuvenating aged HSCs improves the function of the blood system, slowing the aging of the heart, kidney, brain, and liver, and the occurrence of age‐related diseases.
Emilie L. Cerezo, Jonah Anderson, Emilie Dinh Vedrenne, Noël Yeh Martín, Jette Lengefeld   +4 more
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Maternal socioeconomic status and infant mortality with low birth weight as a mediator: an inter-country comparison between Scotland and Denmark using administrative data

International Journal of Population Data Science, 2017
Objectives Higher rates of infant mortality in the UK than in the Nordic countries are partly explained by wider socio-economic disparities in the UK. We examined the extent to which low birth weight mediates the association between socioeconomic status (
Yongfu Yu, Maximiliane Verfuerden, Pia Hardelid, Ania Zylbersztejn, Zeyan Liew, Jørn Olsen, Ruth Gilbert, Jiong Li, Bo Fu   +8 more
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Age‐Related Characteristics of SYT1‐Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives We describe the clinical manifestations and developmental abilities of individuals with SYT1‐associated neurodevelopmental disorder (Baker‐Gordon syndrome) from infancy to adulthood. We further describe the neuroradiological and electrophysiological characteristics of the condition at different ages, and explore the associations ...
Sam G. Norwitz, Josefine Eck, Joel S. Winston, Kate Baker   +3 more
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Effectiveness and Safety of Nusinersen and Risdiplam in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Systematic Review

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is a rare genetic disorder marked by progressive muscle weakness and mobility loss. It has a profound physical, emotional and social impact on patients and caregivers, requiring comprehensive medical and supportive care.
Amin Mehrabian, Peter Auguste, Amy Grove, Anna Brown, Janette Parr, Mubarak Patel, Furqan Butt, Jeremiah Donoghue, Mehdi Yousefi, Jo Parsons   +9 more
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