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Trends in epidemiology of hyperglycemia in pregnancy in Taiwan, 2008-2017

open access: yesFrontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
BackgroundHyperglycemia in pregnancy (HIP) increases the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes. The increasing prevalence of overweight or obesity and the increasing proportion of pregnant women with advanced maternal age (AMA) in the recent decade may ...
Shin-Yu Lin   +11 more
doaj   +1 more source

Increasing maternal age associates with lower placental CPT1B mRNA expression and acylcarnitines, particularly in overweight women

open access: yesFrontiers in Physiology, 2023
Older pregnant women have increased risks of complications including gestational diabetes and stillbirth. Carnitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT) expression declines with age in several tissues and is linked with poorer metabolic health. Mitochondrial CPTs
Hannah E. J. Yong   +19 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal risk factors associated with term low birth weight in India: A review

open access: yesAnthropological Review, 2023
Low birth weight is one of the leading factors for infant morbidity and mortality. To a large extent affect, various maternal risk factors are associated with pregnancy outcomes by increasing odds of delivering an infant with low birth weight.
Harsh Vats   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Role of maternal age and pregnancy history in risk of miscarriage: prospective register based study

open access: yesBritish medical journal, 2019
Objectives To estimate the burden of miscarriage in the Norwegian population and to evaluate the associations with maternal age and pregnancy history. Design Prospective register based study.
M. Magnus   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Maternal corticotropin-releasing hormone is associated with LEP DNA methylation at birth and in childhood: an epigenome-wide study in Project Viva [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
BackgroundCorticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) plays a central role in regulating the secretion of cortisol which controls a wide range of biological processes. Fetuses overexposed to cortisol have increased risks of disease in later life.
A Cardenas   +72 more
core   +1 more source

Association between Contextual Factors and Affordances in the Home Environment of Infants Exposed to Poverty

open access: yesChildren, 2023
Home environments of infants exposed to poverty exhibit fewer affordances for child development. This study aimed to investigate the association between contextual factors and affordances in the home environments of infants facing poverty.
Carolina Fioroni Ribeiro da Silva   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

On the origin of trisomy 21 Down syndrome [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
Background: Down syndrome, characterized by an extra chromosome 21 is the most common genetic cause for congenital malformations and learning disability.
Hultén, Maj A.   +6 more
core   +2 more sources

Why is “early childhood intensive care” an Italian association of neonatology study group?

open access: yesItalian Journal of Pediatrics, 2019
To date, a large number of children are hospitalized inappropriately in adult intensive care units, where the minimum standards of care are not applied to young patients. It is well-known that the child is not a small adult.
Nicola Pozzi   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mitochondrial DNA levels in trophectodermal cells show no association with blastocyst development and pregnancy outcomes

open access: yesJournal of Human Reproductive Sciences, 2022
Background: In patients undergoing assisted reproduction, levels of mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) in the trophectodermal cells of the developing blastocyst are suggested to be associated with its ability to implant. However, discrepancies exist regarding the
G Ritu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advanced Maternal Age: Adverse Outcomes of Pregnancy, A Meta-Analysis.

open access: yesActa Médica Portuguesa, 2019
INTRODUCTION The risks of pregnancy in women of advanced maternal age are not consensual amongst studies. The aim of this metaanalysis  was to determine whether women of advanced maternal age (≥ 35 years old) had worse obstetrical and perinatal outcomes ...
R. Pinheiro   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

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