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Pilot Study on Neonatal Screening for Methylmalonic Acidemia Caused by Defects in the Adenosylcobalamin Synthesis Pathway and Homocystinuria Caused by Defects in Homocysteine Remethylation

International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2021
Neonatal screening (NS) for methylmalonic acidemia uses propionylcarnitine (C3) as a primary index, which is insufficiently sensitive at detecting methylmalonic acidemia caused by defects in the adenosylcobalamin synthesis pathway.
Reiko Kagawa, Go Tajima, Takako Maeda, Fumiaki Sakura, Akari Nakamura-Utsunomiya, Keiichi Hara, Yutaka Nishimura, Miori Yuasa, Yosuke Shigematsu, Hiromi Tanaka, Saki Fujihara, Chiyoko Yoshii, Satoshi Okada   +12 more
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Clinical and molecular basis of hepatocerebral mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome in Japan: evaluation of outcomes after liver transplantation

Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, 2020
Background Hepatocerebral mitochondrial DNA depletion syndrome (MTDPS) is a disease caused by defects in mitochondrial DNA maintenance and leads to liver failure and neurological complications during infancy.
Masaru Shimura, Naomi Kuranobu, Minako Ogawa-Tominaga, Nana Akiyama, Yohei Sugiyama, Tomohiro Ebihara, Takuya Fushimi, Keiko Ichimoto, Ayako Matsunaga, Tomoko Tsuruoka, Yoshihito Kishita, Shuichiro Umetsu, Ayano Inui, Tomoo Fujisawa, Ken Tanikawa, Reiko Ito, Akinari Fukuda, Jun Murakami, Shunsaku Kaji, Mureo Kasahara, Kazuo Shiraki, Akira Ohtake, Yasushi Okazaki, Kei Murayama   +23 more
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Using non-nutritive sucking to support feeding development for premature infants: A commentary on approaches and current practice [PDF]

, 2018
Non-nutritive sucking is often used with premature infants by either using a pacifier or an expressed breast nipple to support the introduction and development of early oral feeding.
Cane, C., Cockerill, H., Harding, C., Law, J.   +3 more
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Prenatal Maternal Stress Causes Preterm Birth and Affects Neonatal Adaptive Immunity in Mice

Frontiers in Immunology, 2020
Maternal stress is a well-established risk factor for preterm birth and has been associated with adverse neonatal outcomes in the first and subsequent generations, including increased susceptibility to disease and lasting immunological changes.
Valeria Garcia-Flores, Valeria Garcia-Flores, Roberto Romero, Roberto Romero, Roberto Romero, Roberto Romero, Roberto Romero, Roberto Romero, Amy-Eunice Furcron, Amy-Eunice Furcron, Dustyn Levenson, Dustyn Levenson, Jose Galaz, Jose Galaz, Chengrui Zou, Chengrui Zou, Sonia S. Hassan, Sonia S. Hassan, Sonia S. Hassan, Sonia S. Hassan, Chaur-Dong Hsu, Chaur-Dong Hsu, Chaur-Dong Hsu, David Olson, Gerlinde A. S. Metz, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez   +27 more
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Prevalence of Large-for-Gestational Age and Macrosomia Among Livebirths in 23 Low- and Middle-Income Countries Between 2000 and 2021: An Individual Participant Data Analysis. [PDF]

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ABSTRACT Objective To examine the prevalence of large‐for‐gestational age (LGA) and macrosomia in 23 countries between 2000 and 2021. Design Descriptive multi‐country secondary data analysis. Setting Subnational, population‐based cohort studies (k = 45 for LGA, k = 25 for macrosomia) in 23 low‐ and middle‐income countries (LMICs).
Kirakoya-Samadoulougou F, Ukwishaka J, Ngwasiri C, Subedi S, Hazel EA, Erchick DJ, Wu LSF, Grandi C, Lachat C, Toe LC, Roberfroid D, Huybregts L, Labrique AB, Rashid M, Shaikh S, Haque R, Baqui AH, Saha SK, Khanam R, Rahman S, Silveira MMF, Buffarini R, Shapiro RL, Zash R, Zhu Z, Zeng L, Qiu X, He J, Gebreyesus SH, Tesfamariam K, Chan G, Bekele D, Adu-Afarwuah S, Dewey KG, Gyaase S, Wylie BJ, Taneja S, Chowdhury R, Babu GR, Deepa R, Rishard M, Lazzerini M, Rodriguez-Sibaja MJ, Acevedo-Gallegos S, Ashorn P, Maleta K, Mullany LC, Jehan F, Ilyas M, Rogerson SJ, Unger HW, Ghosh R, Musange S, Mongkolchati A, Keentupthai P, Fawzi W, Wang D, Schmiegelow C, Minja D, Hjort L, Lusingu JPA, Smith ER, Masanja H, Kabole FM, Slim SN, Kakuru A, Kajubi R, Walker D, Waiswa P, Ramokolo V, Zembe-Mkabile W, Semrau K, Hamer DH, Chico RM, Chaponda EB, Manasyan A, Pry JM, Musokotwane K, Banda B, Prendergast A, Chasekwa B, Katz J, Lee ACC, Black RE, Subnational Collaborative Group for Vulnerable Newborn Prevalence.   +84 more
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Evaluation of critical congenital heart defects screening using pulse oximetry in the neonatal intensive care unit. [PDF]

, 2017
ObjectiveTo evaluate the implementation of early screening for critical congenital heart defects (CCHDs) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and potential exclusion of sub-populations from universal screening.Study designProspective evaluation of ...
Allen, D, Assing, E, Axelrod, R, Blau, J, Chandra, S, Cohen, M, Fofah, O, Garg, LF, Giuliano, M, Govindaswami, B, Grazel, R, Hassinger, D, Hudome, S, Jegatheesan, P, Koppel, R, Kumar, P, Lakshminrusimha, S, Lohr, J, McClure, D, Spillane, N, Van Naarden Braun, K   +20 more
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Ethical decision-making regarding infant viability: A discussion [PDF]

, 2016
© The Author(s) 2016. Background: There are no universally agreed rules of healthcare ethics. Ethical decisions and standards tend to be linked to professional codes of practice when dealing with complex issues. Objectives: This paper aims to explore the
Kelly, Janet, Welch, Emma
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Setting research priorities to improve global newborn health and prevent stillbirths by 2025 [PDF]

Journal of Global Health, 2016
In 2013, an estimated 2.8 million newborns died and 2.7 million were stillborn. A much greater number suffer from long term impairment associated with preterm birth, intrauterine growth restriction, congenital anomalies, and perinatal or infectious ...
José Martines, Joy E Lawn, Stephen Wall, Joăo Paulo Souza, Igor Rudan, Simon Cousens, The neonatal health research priority setting group, Peter Aaby, Ishag Adam , Ramesh Kant Adhikari, Namasivayam Ambalavanan, Shams EI Arifeen, Dhana Raj Aryal, Sk Asiruddin, Abdullah Baqui, Aluisio JD Barros, Christine S Benn, Vineet Bhandari, Shinjini Bhatnagar, Sohinee Bhattacharya, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Robert E Black, Hannah Blencowe , Carl Bose, Justin Brown, Christoph Bührer, Wally Carlo, Jose Guilherme Cecatti, Po–Yin Cheung, Robert Clark, Tim Colbourn, Agustin Conde–Agudelo, Erica Corbett, Andrew E Czeizel , Abhik Das, Louise Tina Day, Carolyn Deal, Ashok Deorari, Uğur Dilmen, Mike English , Cyril Engmann , Fabian Esamai, Caroline Fall, Donna M Ferriero, Peter Gisore , Tabish Hazir, Rosemary D Higgins, Caroline SE Homer, DE Hoque, Lorentz Irgens, MT Islam, Joseph de Graft–Johnson , Martias Alice Joshua , William Keenan , Soofia Khatoon, Helle Kieler , Michael S Kramer , Eve M Lackritz, Tina Lavender , Laurensia Lawintono , Richard Luhanga, David Marsh , Douglas McMillan , Patrick J McNamara , Ben Willem J Mol , Elizabeth Molyneux , G. K Mukasa , Miriam Mutabazi, Luis Carlos Nacul, Margaret Nakakeeto, Indira Narayanan , Bolajoko Olusanya , David Osrin , Vinod Paul , Christian Poets , Uma M Reddy, Mathuram Santosham, Rubayet Sayed , Natalia E Schlabritz–Loutsevitch , Nalini Singhal , Mary Alice Smith , Peter G Smith , Sajid Soofi , Catherine Y Spong , Shahin Sultana , Antoinette Tshefu , Frank van Bel , Lauren Vestewig Gray , Peter Waiswa, Wei Wang , Sarah LA Williams, Linda Wright, Anita Zaidi , Yanfeng Zhang, Nanbert Zhong, Isabel Zuniga, Rajiv Bahl   +96 more
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Polyhydramnios among women in a cluster-randomized trial of ultrasound during prenatal care within five low and low-middle income countries: a secondary analysis of the first look study

BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2019
Background In many low and low-middle income countries, the incidence of polyhydramnios is unknown, in part because ultrasound technology is not routinely used. Our objective was to report the incidence of polyhydramnios in five low and low-middle income
Melissa Bauserman, Robert Nathan, Adrien Lokangaka, Elizabeth M. McClure, Janet Moore, Daniel Ishoso, Antoinette Tshefu, Lester Figueroa, Ana Garces, Margo S. Harrison, Dennis Wallace, Sarah Saleem, Waseem Mirza, Nancy Krebs, Michael Hambidge, Waldemar Carlo, Elwyn Chomba, Menachem Miodovnik, Marion Koso-Thomas, Edward A. Liechty, Fabian Esamai, Jonathan Swanson, David Swanson, Robert L. Goldenberg, Carl Bose   +24 more
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Neonatal Screening in Europe Revisited: An ISNS Perspective on the Current State and Developments Since 2010

International Journal of Neonatal Screening, 2021
Neonatal screening (NBS) was initiated in Europe during the 1960s with the screening for phenylketonuria. The panel of screened disorders (“conditions”) then gradually expanded, with a boost in the late 1990s with the introduction of tandem mass ...
J. Gerard Loeber, Dimitris Platis, Rolf H. Zetterström, Shlomo Almashanu, François Boemer, James R. Bonham, Patricia Borde, Ian Brincat, David Cheillan, Eugenie Dekkers, Dobry Dimitrov, Ralph Fingerhut, Leifur Franzson, Urh Groselj, David Hougaard, Maria Knapkova, Mirjana Kocova, Vjosa Kotori, Viktor Kozich, Anastasiia Kremezna, Riikka Kurkijärvi, Giancarlo La Marca, Ruth Mikelsaar, Tatjana Milenkovic, Vyacheslav Mitkin, Florentina Moldovanu, Uta Ceglarek, Loretta O'Grady, Mariusz Oltarzewski, Rolf D. Pettersen, Danijela Ramadza, Damilya Salimbayeva, Mira Samardzic, Markhabo Shamsiddinova, Jurgita Songailiené, Ildiko Szatmari, Nazi Tabatadze, Basak Tezel, Alma Toromanovic, Irina Tovmasyan, Natalia Usurelu, Parsla Vevere, Laura Vilarinho, Marios Vogazianos, Raquel Yahyaoui, Maximilian Zeyda, Peter C.J.I. Schielen   +46 more
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