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Estimation of causal effects using instrumental variables with nonignorable missing covariates: Application to effect of type of delivery NICU on premature infants [PDF]

Annals of Applied Statistics 2014, Vol. 8, No. 1, 48-73, 2014
Understanding how effective high-level NICUs (neonatal intensive care units that have the capacity for sustained mechanical assisted ventilation and high volume) are compared to low-level NICUs is important and valuable for both individual mothers and ...
Lorch, Scott A., Small, Dylan S., Yang, Fan   +2 more
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Age at menarche and adult height in girls born small for gestational age [PDF]

Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2013
PurposeThe aim of this study was to evaluate the association between birth characteristics based on birth weight for gestational age, timing of menarche and adult height in girls born small for gestational age (SGA).MethodsThirty subjects born from 1988 ...
Young Suk Shim, Hong Kyu Park, Seung Yang, Il Tae Hwang   +3 more
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Cannabis use in pregnancy and maternal and infant outcomes: A Canadian cross-jurisdictional population-based cohort study

PLoS ONE, 2022
Background With the recent legalization of cannabis in Canada, there is an urgent need to understand the effect of cannabis use in pregnancy. Our population-based study investigated the effects of prenatal cannabis use on maternal and newborn outcomes ...
Sabrina Luke, Amy J. Hobbs, Michaela Smith, Catherine Riddell, Phil Murphy, Calypse Agborsangaya, Christina Cantin, John Fahey, Kenny Der, Ann Pederson, Chantal Nelson   +10 more
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New Korean reference for birth weight by gestational age and sex: data from the Korean Statistical Information Service (2008-2012) [PDF]

Annals of Pediatric Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2014
PurposeTo construct new Korean reference curves for birth weight by sex and gestational age using contemporary Korean birth weight data and to compare them with the Lubchenco and the 2010 United States (US) intrauterine growth curves.MethodsData of 2,336,
Jung Sub Lim, Se Won Lim, Ju Hyun Ahn, Bong Sub Song, Kye Shik Shim, Il Tae Hwang   +5 more
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Early-life weight gain patterns of term small-for-gestational-age infants and the predictive ability for later childhood overweight/obesity: A prospective cohort study

Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
ObjectivesWe aimed to identify the weight gain patterns of small-for-gestational age (SGA) infants in early life and to explore the predictive value for later overweight/obesity in childhood.MethodsWe obtained data from a prospective cohort including ...
Ping Li, Ping Li, You Lu, You Lu, Di Qie, Di Qie, Ling Feng, Ling Feng, Guoqian He, Guoqian He, Sufei Yang, Sufei Yang, Fan Yang, Fan Yang   +13 more
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Maternal nutritional status mediates the association between maternal age and birth outcomes [PDF]

, 2020
Young maternal age during pregnancy is linked with adverse birth outcomes. This study examined the role of maternal nutritional status in the association between maternal age and small for gestational age (SGA) delivery and birth length.
Argaw, Alemayehu, Belachew, Tefera, Bushra, Abdulhalik Workicho, Ghosh, Shibani, Kershaw, Meghan, Kolsteren, Patrick, Lachat, Carl, Roba, Alemzewed   +7 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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Efficacy and safety of growth hormone treatment for children born small for gestational age [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2014
Recombinant growth hormone (GH) is an effective treatment for short children who are born small for gestational age (SGA). Short children born SGA who fail to demonstrate catch-up growth by 2-4 years of age are candidates for GH treatment initiated to ...
Il Tae Hwang
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Better Diet Quality during Pregnancy Is Associated with a Reduced Likelihood of an Infant Born Small for Gestational Age: An Analysis of the Prospective New Hampshire Birth Cohort Study.

Journal of NutriLife, 2018
Background Birth weight has a U-shaped relation with chronic disease. Diet quality during pregnancy may impact fetal growth and infant birth weight, yet findings are inconclusive.
Jennifer A. Emond, M. Karagas, E. Baker, D. Gilbert-Diamond   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Fetal Doppler to predict cesarean delivery for non-reassuring fetal status in the severe small-for-gestational-age fetuses of late preterm and term [PDF]

Obstetrics & Gynecology Science, 2018
ObjectiveTo evaluate the significance of fetal Doppler parameters in predicting adverse neonatal outcomes and the risk of cesarean delivery due to non-reassuring fetal status, in severe small for gestational age (SGA) fetuses of late preterm and term ...
Ji Hye Jo, Yong Hee Choi, Jeong Ha Wie, Hyun Sun Ko, In Yang Park, Jong Chul Shin   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source