ABSTRACT Background Generally, studies in perinatal epidemiology restrict cohort entry to 20 weeks of gestation, but exposures and outcomes may occur earlier. This restriction may introduce left truncation bias. Objectives To examine the impact of left truncation bias when estimating the causal effect of abruption on perinatal mortality in the context ...
Alan C. Kinlaw+2 more
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Impact of Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Genetic Factors and Fusobacterium nucleatum on Premature Birth Outcomes in Women from Kazakhstan: A Case-Control Study. [PDF]
Zhurabekova G+8 more
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ABSTRACT Background Emotional touchpoints are moments during perinatal care that evoke an emotional response in a woman. There is a lack of knowledge regarding the centrality of how touchpoints and emotions are framed in the real‐life experiences of childbearing women. Aim To explore how birth‐related emotional touchpoints interact and how the emotions
Yvonne J. Kuipers+4 more
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Implementation of antepartum preterm birth interventions: A scoping review. [PDF]
Ekpe E, Collier J, Chi BH, Mallampati D.
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Abstract This narrative review highlights the impact of exercise on vascular health in females over the lifespan with an emphasis on puberty, pregnancy and menopause. These events encompass substantial changes in sex hormone levels, particularly oestrogens and progesterone.
Kathleen B. Miller+2 more
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Spaceborne and spaceborn: Physiological aspects of pregnancy and birth during interplanetary flight
Abstract Crewed interplanetary return missions that are on the planning horizon will take years, more than enough time for initiation and completion of a pregnancy. Pregnancy is viewed as a sequence of processes – fertilization, blastocyst formation, implantation, gastrulation, placentation, organogenesis, gross morphogenesis, birth and neonatal ...
Arun V. Holden
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Role of the Bishop Score in Predicting Successful Induction of Vaginal Delivery: A Systematic Review of Current Evidence. [PDF]
Michail A+4 more
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Objective This study analyzed longitudinal trajectories of soluble Flt1 (sFlt1) levels, placenta growth factor (PlGF) levels, and sFlt1:PlGF ratios in a cohort of pregnant patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods Blood samples were collected (14–18, 24–26, 30–32, 34–36, and 38–40 weeks), stored at −80°C, and evaluated for serum levels ...
Nilson R. de Jesús+7 more
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C-reactive protein velocity and inflammatory burden index: new systemic inflammatory biomarkers and their predictive value for the latent period in preterm premature rupture of membrane pregnancies. [PDF]
Duygulu Bulan D+6 more
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Prenatal Diagnosis of Bartter Syndrome: Lessons From a Complex Diagnostic Procedure
ABSTRACT Bartter syndrome is an idiopathic condition that may manifest antenatally, characterized by a spectrum of symptoms including maternal polyhydramnios, prematurity, polyuria, hypercalciuria, nephrocalcinosis, normomagnesemia, vomiting, growth retardation, and elevated renal synthesis and urinary excretion of prostaglandins.
Athina A. Samara+9 more
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