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Optimizing Measurement of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor in Small Blood Samples of Premature Infants [PDF]
, 2019 To establish a method that allows for the reliable assessment of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF-A) concentrations in very small blood samples of preterm infants. Systemic VEGF measurements are important in view of the most appropriate Anti-VEGF
Lopez Yomayuza, Claudia C. +3 more
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Retinopathy of Prematurity [PDF]
Pediatric Clinics of North America, 1992 Retinopathy of prematurity is a common disorder among extremely low-birthweight preterm infants and may cause total vision loss in as many as 2% to 4% of those weighing less than 2 pounds at birth. Regular examinations begun in the neonatal intensive care unit permit early detection and treatment of progressive ROP and allow a reduction in visual ...
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Is induced abortion a risk factor in subsequent pregnancy? [PDF]
, 2009 Objective: To determine whether a history of terminations of pregnancy influences subsequent pregnancies in terms of pregnancy risks, prematurity and neonatal biometrics.
Briese, Volker +5 more
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Neonatal Cortical Auditory Evoked Potentials Are Affected by Clinical Conditions Occurring in Early Prematurity [PDF]
, 2015 Purpose: Cortical auditory evoked potentials may serve as an early indicator of developmental problems in the auditory cortex. The aim of the study was to determine the effect on neonatal cortical auditory processing of clinical conditions occurring in ...
Bisiacchi, Patrizia +5 more
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A Review of Bioactive Factors in Human Breastmilk: A Focus on Prematurity
Nutrients, 2019 Preterm birth is an increasing worldwide problem. Prematurity is the second most common cause of death in children under 5 years of age. It is associated with a higher risk of several pathologies in the perinatal period and adulthood.
Andrea Gila-Díaz +6 more
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Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 2023 BackgroundMenstrual cups (MCs) are increasingly used to collect cervicovaginal secretions to characterise vaginal mucosal immunology, in conjunction with high vaginal swabs (HVS) for metataxonomics, particularly in HIV transmission studies.
Charlotte-Eve S. Short +18 more
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BMC Health Services Research, 2019 Background Preterm birth is a worldwide challenge with the highest burden in low- and middle-income countries. Despite availability of low-cost interventions to decrease mortality of preterm, low birth weight, and sick newborns, these interventions are ...
Abubeker Kedir Usman +9 more
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The EPICure study : growth and blood pressure at 6 years of age following extremely preterm birth [PDF]
, 2007 Background: Preterm children are at risk for reduced growth in early childhood, which may predispose them to later changes in blood pressure. We studied growth and blood pressure (BP) in extremely preterm (EP) children at age 6 years.
Bracewell, Melanie A. +3 more
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Associations of Maternal Diabetes and Body Mass Index With Offspring Birth Weight and Prematurity
JAMA pediatrics, 2019 Importance Maternal obesity, pregestational type 1 diabetes, and gestational diabetes have been reported to increase the risks for large birth weight and preterm birth in offspring.
Linghua Kong +3 more
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