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Prevalence of congenital heart defects in Europe, 2008–2015: A registry‐based study
Abstract Background The total prevalence of congenital heart defects (CHDs) varies by populations and over time. Studies that examine trends in the prevalence of CHD in different regions may shed light on our understanding of the occurrence of CHD and the impact of different risk factors.
Chrysovalanto Mamasoula+27 more
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Abstract Background Amelia and phocomelia represent severe limb reduction defects. Specific epidemiologic data on these defects are scarce. We conducted a descriptive analysis of prevalence data in Finland during 1993–2008 to clarify the epidemiology nationwide in a population‐based register study.
Niklas Pakkasjärvi+3 more
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Newborn hearing screening: Present scenario
In 2009 many countries of the world met to discuss newborn and infant hearing screening current issues and guiding principles for action under World Health Organization (WHO) banner, though most of the countries who had begun this work as universal ...
Vishwambhar Singh
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Determinants of neonatal mortality in rural India, 2007-2008. [PDF]
Background. Despite the growing share of neonatal mortality in under-5 mortality in the recent decades in India, most studies have focused on infant and child mortality putting neonatal mortality on the back seat.
Kumar, A., Kumar, A., Singh, Aditya
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Abstract Preterm birth and enteral feeding are two main factors leading to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The metabolomics of preterm infants before and after feeding can provide a basis for the prediction of NEC. Using the method of cross‐sectional study, the mode was established with the serum samples of 19 premature infants at birth and after ...
Fusheng Wang+5 more
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From the microbiome to the central nervous system, an update on the epidemiology and pathogenesis of bacterial meningitis in childhood [version 1; referees: 3 approved] [PDF]
In the past century, advances in antibiotics and vaccination have dramatically altered the incidence and clinical outcomes of bacterial meningitis. We review the shifting epidemiology of meningitis in children, including after the implementation of ...
Janowski, Andrew B, Newland, Jason G
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Abstract The importance of the first three years of life for children's development and the consequences for their general health in adulthood have been widely documented in the international literature, including the benefits of early identification and intervention programs.
Emmanuelle Toussaint, Daniel Rousseau
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Initial Metabolic Profiles Are Associated with 7-Day Survival among Infants Born at 22-25 Weeks of Gestation. [PDF]
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the association between early metabolic profiles combined with infant characteristics and survival past 7 days of age in infants born at 22-25 weeks of gestation. STUDY DESIGN:This nested case-control consisted of 465 singleton live
Anderson, James G+9 more
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Maternal obesity and resistance to breast cancer treatments among offspring: Link to gut dysbiosis
Abstract Background About 50 000 new cases of cancer in the United States are attributed to obesity. The adverse effects of obesity on breast cancer may be most profound when affecting the early development; that is, in the womb of a pregnant obese mother.
Fabia de Oliveira Andrade+2 more
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Unusual large mass on aortic valve in an infant
Mass on the aortic valve is extremely rare in children, and the differential diagnosis includes vegetation, thrombus, and primary cardiac tumors. A rise in infective endocarditis in infants is seen due to increasing survival of children with congenital ...
Lamk Kadiyani+4 more
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