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Research priorities of women at risk for preterm birth: findings and a call to action [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020 Background Traditional hierarchical approaches to research give privilege to small groups with decision-making power, without direct input from those with lived experience of illness who bear the burden of disease. A Research Justice framework values the
Linda S. Franck +11 more
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Evaluation of a two-tier preterm birth prevention service in a tertiary hospital in the United Kingdom: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
BMC Pregnancy and ChildbirthBackground Preterm birth is the most important cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Clinical guidelines recommend assessment of risk of preterm birth and implementation of interventions to reduce preterm birth risk through dedicated preterm birth ...
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Preterm birth recurrence after spontaneous preterm birth between 16-28 weeks: A national cohort study [PDF]
European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology: XObjective: To assess the risk of recurrent preterm birth following spontaneous extreme preterm birth between 16+0 - 27+6 weeks. Methods: A nationwide retrospective cohort study was conducted with data from the Perinatal Registry of the Netherlands.
Annabelle L. Van Gils +6 more
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Health Science Reports, 2023 Background and aims The American Academy of Pediatrics describes late preterm infants, born at 34 to 36 completed weeks' gestation, as at‐risk for rehospitalization and severe morbidity as compared to term infants.
Ribka Amsalu +6 more
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Advanced NanoBiomed Research, 2022 Despite extensive research toward the development of point‐of‐care nucleic acid tests (POC NATs) for the detection of microRNAs (miRs) from liquid biopsies, major hurdles remain including the strict requirement for extensive off‐chip sample preprocessing.
Loukia Petrou +8 more
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Whole Blood Holding Time Prior to Plasma Processing Alters microRNA Expression Profile
Frontiers in Genetics, 2022 MicroRNAs (miRNAs) can exhibit aberrant expression under different physiological and pathological conditions. Therefore, differentially expressed circulating miRNAs have been a focus of biomarker discovery research. However, the use of circulating miRNAs
Sung Hye Kim +12 more
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BMC Public Health, 2023 Background Growing recognition of racism perpetuated within academic institutions has given rise to anti-racism efforts in these settings. In June 2020, the university-based California Preterm Birth Initiative (PTBi) committed to an Anti-Racism Action ...
Shira P. Rutman +7 more
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Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022 BackgroundPrematurity is the leading cause of childhood death under the age of five. The aetiology of preterm birth is multifactorial; however, inflammation and infection are the most common causal factors, supporting a potential role for ...
Zahirrah BM. Rasheed +15 more
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Inflammation and preterm birth [PDF]
Journal of Leukocyte Biology, 2015 AbstractPreterm birth is the leading cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality. Although the underlying causes of pregnancy-associated complication are numerous, it is well established that infection and inflammation represent a highly significant risk factor in preterm birth.
M. Cappelletti +4 more
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A functional mechanism for a non-coding variant near AGTR2 associated with risk for preterm birth
BMC Medicine, 2023 Background Preterm birth (PTB), defined as delivery before 37 gestational weeks, imposes significant public health burdens. A recent maternal genome-wide association study of spontaneous PTB identified a noncoding locus near the angiotensin II receptor ...
Li Wang +15 more
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