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Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2022 Preterm birth (PTB) is one of the most important problems that pose dilemmas for both the obstetrician and neonatologist, placing a heavy burden psychologically and financially on the families involved, and triggering high socio-economic costs to the ...
Chong Qiao +11 more
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American Journal of Perinatology Reports, 2020 Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate rates of preterm birth (PTB) and obstetric complication with maternal serum analytes > 2.5 multiples of the median (MoM) by degree of elevation.
Amanda Yeaton-Massey +4 more
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PLoS ONE, 2020 BackgroundPreterm birth is a public health problem particularly in low- and middle-income countries especially in sub-Saharan Africa. It is associated with infant morbidity and mortality.
Nathaniel Halide Kalengo +4 more
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Translational Psychiatry, 2022 Prenatal stress (PS) is associated with increased vulnerability to affective disorders. Transplacental glucocorticoid passage and stress-induced maternal environment alterations are recognized as potential routes of transmission that can fundamentally ...
Sandra P. Zoubovsky +9 more
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Conceptualizing pathways linking women’s empowerment and prematurity in developing countries
BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2017 Background Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5. Many efforts have focused on clinical approaches to improve the survival of premature babies. There is a need, however, to explore psychosocial, sociocultural,
Patience A. Afulani +3 more
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2020 Background Despite the disproportionate prevalence of gestational diabetes (GDM) and preterm birth (PTB) and their associated adverse perinatal outcomes among Black women, little is known about PTB among Black women with GDM.
Karen A. Scott +5 more
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Frontiers in Medicine, 2022 ObjectivePreterm birth is a major healthcare problem and has been rising gradually in the past three decades in China. Yet the ethnic differences in the rates and distributions of preterm birth remain largely unknown in China.
Guiying Cao +5 more
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Progesterone and preterm birth [PDF]
International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, 2020 AbstractProgestogens (vaginal progesterone and intramuscular 17‐hydroxyprogesterone acetate) are widely recommended for women at high risk of preterm birth. Typical regimens include 17‐hydroxyprogesterone caproate (250 mg intramuscularly weekly), starting at 16–20 gestational weeks until 36 weeks or delivery for women with a singleton gestation and a ...
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BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022 Background The association between maternal obesity and preterm birth remains controversial and inconclusive, and the effects of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and preeclampsia (PE) on the relationship between obesity and preterm birth have not been
Kan Liu +5 more
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Histological features of the placenta in women with premature birth
Фундаментальная и клиническая медицина, 2023 Aim. To compare placental morphology in patients with preterm birth and with full-term birth without gynecological infections.Materials and Methods. We performed a retrospective, case-control study which included 150 women with vaginal delivery (50 women
Ya. A. Parfenova +4 more
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