Beyond survival: the lasting effects of premature birth [PDF]
Front Pediatr, 2023 Preterm birth, defined as birth before 37 weeks of gestation, is a major public health concern. It affects about 10% of all newborns globally and is the main cause of infant death and morbidity.
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Decreased amygdala volume in adults after premature birth
Scientific Reports, 2021 Premature-born infants have impaired amygdala structure, presumably due to increased stress levels of premature birth mediated by the amygdala. However, accounting for lifelong plasticity of amygdala, it is unclear whether such structural changes persist
Benita Schmitz-Koep +12 more
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Increased risk of pulmonary hypertension following premature birth
BMC Pediatrics, 2019 Background Pulmonary hypertension (PAH) among children and adults has been linked to premature birth, even after adjustments for known risk factors such as congenital heart disease and chronic lung disease. The aim of this population-based registry study
Estelle Naumburg, Lars Söderström
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Correlation of anti-phosphatidylethanolamine antibodies with premature birth in women with a history of miscarriage: a retrospective study [PDF]
BMJ OpenObjective The objective is to examine the correlation of anti-phosphatidylethanolamine (aPE) antibodies with premature birth. Premature birth is an important risk factor for infant mortality and subsequent development of mental, metabolic and ...
Yundong Pan +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2019 BackgroundThe relationship between maternal weight change between pregnancies and premature birth is unclear. This study aimed to investigate whether interpregnancy weight change between first and second, or second and third pregnancy is associated with ...
Grace Grove +3 more
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Assessing the association between periodontitis and premature birth: a case-control study
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2021 Background Premature delivery is among the leading causes of perinatal mortality and morbidity in developed societies, which is an important obstetrics problem. Maternal periodontitis is a prevalent condition that has been suspected to be associated with
Peace Uwambaye +5 more
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Risk Factors for premature birth in a hospital
Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem, 2016 Objective: to determine the risk factors for premature birth. Methods: retrospective case-control study of 600 pregnant women assisted in a hospital, with 298 pregnant women in the case group (who gave birth prematurely
Margarita E. Ahumada-Barrios +1 more
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Decreased cortical thickness mediates the relationship between premature birth and cognitive performance in adulthood [PDF]
Human Brain Mapping, 2020 Cortical thickness (CTh) reflects cortical properties such as dendritic complexity and synaptic density, which are not only vulnerable to developmental disturbances caused by premature birth but also highly relevant for cognitive performance.
Benita Schmitz‐Koep +14 more
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Premature birth and stillbirth rates in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 and 2021—an analysis of epidemiological trends [PDF]
Dtsch Arztebl IntYvonne Heimann +2 more
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Does the timing of fetal reduction from dichorionic twin pregnancies to singleton pregnancies influence premature birth risk? A retrospective cohort study [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy ChildbirthMinyue Tang +8 more
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