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Neurobehavioral abnormalities following prenatal psychosocial stress are differentially modulated by maternal environment

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, Michael T. Williams, Sarah Hoseus, Shivani Tumukuntala, Amy Riesenberg, Jay Schulkin, Charles V. Vorhees, Kenneth Campbell, Hee-Woong Lim, Louis J. Muglia   +9 more
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Mouse models of preterm birth: Suggested assessment and reporting guidelines [PDF]

, 2018
Preterm birth affects approximately 1 out of every 10 births in the United States, leading to high rates of mortality and long-term negative health consequences.
England, Sarah K, Fay, Justin C, Herington, Jennifer L, Herzog, Erik D, Jungheim, Emily S, Mahendroo, Mala, Martin-Fairey, Carmel, McCarthy, Ronald, Plosa, Erin J, Reese, Jeff, Shelton, Elaine L, Sojka, Dorothy K, Stout, Molly J   +12 more
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Recurrence rate of preterm birth and associated factors among women who delivered at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Northern Tanzania: A registry based cohort study

PLoS ONE, 2020
Background Preterm 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. Survivor of preterm suffers long term health consequences such as
Nathaniel Halide Kalengo, Leah A. Sanga, Rune Nathaniel Philemon, Joseph Obure, Michael J. Mahande, Joel Msafiri Francis   +5 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, Molly Altman, Joseph Musana, May Sudhinaraset   +3 more
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Preterm birth and nativity among Black women with gestational diabetes in California, 2013–2017: a population-based retrospective cohort study

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, Brittany D. Chambers, Rebecca J. Baer, Kelli K. Ryckman, Monica R. McLemore, Laura L. Jelliffe-Pawlowski   +5 more
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Ethnic differences in preterm birth in Southwest China, 2014-2018: A population-based observational study

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, Yanling Yuan, Cai Kong, Jue Liu, Min Liu, Hanfeng Ye   +5 more
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Association of maternal obesity with preterm birth phenotype and mediation effects of gestational diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia: a prospective cohort study

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, Yixuan Chen, Jianing Tong, Aiqi Yin, Linlin Wu, Jianmin Niu   +5 more
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Trial protocol OPPTIMUM : does progesterone prophylaxis for the prevention of preterm labour improve outcome? [PDF]

, 2012
Background Preterm birth is a global problem, with a prevalence of 8 to 12% depending on location. Several large trials and systematic reviews have shown progestogens to be effective in preventing or delaying preterm birth in selected high risk women ...
A Shennan, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Andrew Shennan, Anon, AT Northen, BAPM/RCPCH Working Group Report, D Farine, D Wolke, EB da Fonseca, EB Fonseca, H Honest, IR Edwards, Jane E Norman, JE Norman, JM Dodd, JM Dodd, John Norrie, L Sanchez-Ramos, M Arbyn, M Junpeng, March of Dimes Foundation, N Modi, Neil Marlow, Neil Sebire, PA Lachenbruch, Phillip Bennett, PJ Meis, R Romero, RL Goldenberg, RN Hoover, S Kenyon, SL Kenyon, Sonia Whyte, SS Hassan, Stavros Petrou, Stephen Robson, Steven Thornton, Tina Lavender   +37 more
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Trends and risk of recurrent preterm birth in pregnancy cohorts in rural Bangladesh, 1990–2019

BMJ Global Health, 2023
Introduction A history of preterm birth reportedly increases the risk of subsequent preterm birth. This association has primarily been studied in high-income countries and not in low-income settings in transition with rapidly descending preterm birth ...
Anisur Rahman, Monjur Rahman, Jesmin Pervin, Shaki Aktar, Shams El Arifeen, Lars Åke Persson, Syed Moshfiqur Rahman, U Tin Nu   +7 more
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Preterm birth, an unresolved issue [PDF]

, 2013
Premature birth is the world's leading cause of neonatal mortality with worldwide estimates indicating 11.1% of all live births were preterm in 2010.
Belizan, Jose, Buekens, Pierre, Hofmeyr, Justus, Salaria, Natasha   +3 more
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