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Global report on preterm birth and stillbirth (1 of 7): definitions, description of the burden and opportunities to improve data. [PDF]

, 2010
INTRODUCTION: This is the first of seven articles from a preterm birth and stillbirth report. Presented here is an overview of the burden, an assessment of the quality of current estimates, review of trends, and recommendations to improve data.
Joy E Lawn, Gravett, Michael G, Cynthia Stanton, null null, Michael G Gravett, Nunes, Toni M, Stanton, Cynthia, Craig E Rubens, Lawn, Joy E, Rubens, Craig E, GAPPS Review Group, Toni M Nunes, Nunes Toni M, Stanton Cynthia, Rubens Craig E, Rodriguez, Alina,, Rubens, C, Lawn Joy E, Gravett Michael G, Kelley, M   +19 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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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 ...
Sebire, Neil, Andrew Shennan, Thornton, S, Thornton, Steven, Petrou, Stavros, Marlow, N, Marlow, Neil, Robson Stephen, Tina Lavender, Neil Marlow, Neil Sebire, Robson, S, Sonia Whyte, Norman, Jane E., Norman, Jane E, Whyte, Sonia, Shennan, Andrew, Sebire Neil, Norrie John, Steven Thornton, Lavender Tina, Robson, Stephen, Stavros Petrou, Petrou, S, Lavender, Tina, Sebire, N, Thornton Steven, Marlow Neil, Whyte Sonia, John Norrie, Lavender, T, Stephen Robson, Bennett, Phillip R., Shennan, A, Sebire, Neil J., Bennett, Phillip, Bennett, P, Jane E Norman, Bennett Phillip, Petrou Stavros, Norrie, J, Norman, JE, Shennan Andrew, Phillip Bennett, Norman Jane E, Norrie, John, Whyte, S   +46 more
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Preventing preterm births: analysis of trends and potential reductions with interventions in 39 countries with very high human development index. [PDF]

, 2013
BACKGROUND: Every year, 1·1 million babies die from prematurity, and many survivors are disabled. Worldwide, 15 million babies are born preterm (
Lackritz, Eve M, Cairns-Smith, Sarah, Chang, Hannah H, Spong, Catherine Y, Lawn, Joy E, Born Too Soon preterm prevention analysis group, Lee, Shoo K, Simpson, Joe Leigh, Howson, Christopher P, Serazin, Andrew C, Mason, Elizabeth, Walani, Salimah, Blencowe, Hannah, Larson, Jim   +13 more
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Progesterone for the prevention of preterm birth in twin pregnancy (STOPPIT) : a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study and meta-analysis EDITORIAL COMMENT [PDF]

, 2009
Women with twin pregnancy are at high risk of spontaneous preterm delivery. Three large randomized trials have shown that progesterone reduces the rate of preterm delivery in high-risk singleton pregnancies, although evidence of significant reduction in ...
Thornton, J.G., Thornton, James G., Thornton, Steven, Mires, Gary, Tydeman, Graham, Norman, Jane E., MacTier, H., Cooper, Sarah, Mactier, Helen, Martin, B., Norman, Jane E, Sturgiss, Stephen, MacKenzie, F., Mackenzie, Fiona, MacLennan, Graeme, Neilson, J.P., Danielian, P., Mires, G., Owen, Philip, Hanretty, Kevin, Calder, Andrew, Neilson, James P., Tydeman, G., Calder, A., Thornton, S., Thornton, James G, Danielian, Peter, Norman, J.E., Hanretty, K., Neilson, James P, Martin, Bill, Cooper, S., Norrie, J., Owen, P., Sturgiss, S., MacLennan, G., Norrie, John   +36 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.
Hennessy, Enid M., Bracewell, Melanie A., Wolke, Dieter, Marlow, Neil   +3 more
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Educational outcomes in extremely preterm children : neuropsychological correlates and predictors of attainment [PDF]

, 2011
This study assessed the impact of extremely preterm birth on academic attainment at 11 years of age, investigated neuropsychological antecedents of attainment in reading and mathematics, and examined early predictors of educational outcomes.
Dieter Wolke, Hennessy, Enid M., Enid Hennessy, Wolke, Dieter, Johnson, Samantha J., Marlow, Neil, Neil Marlow, Samantha Johnson   +7 more
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Differing Prevalence and Diversity of Bacterial Species in Fetal Membranes from Very Preterm and Term Labor [PDF]

, 2009
Background: Intrauterine infection may play a role in preterm delivery due to spontaneous preterm labor (PTL) and preterm prolonged rupture of membranes (PPROM). Because bacteria previously associated with preterm delivery are often difficult to culture,
Malika Azizia, Nigel Klein, Kathryn A Harris, Donald Peebles, Hannah E Jones, Hartley, JC, John C Hartley, Lindsay Bank, Jones, HE, Peebles, D, Bernadette Carpenter, Harris, KA, Azizia, M, Carpenter, B, Bank, L, Klein, N   +15 more
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Longitudinal measurement of the developing grey matter in preterm subjects using multi-modal MRI. [PDF]

, 2015
Preterm birth is a major public health concern, with the severity and occurrence of adverse outcome increasing with earlier delivery. Being born preterm disrupts a time of rapid brain development: in addition to volumetric growth, the cortex folds ...
Eaton-Rosen, Zach, Eaton-Rosen, Z, Kendall, Giles S., Alan Bainbridge, Marlow, N, Nicola J. Robertson, Marlow, Neil, Neil Marlow, Ourselin, Sebastien, Modat, Marc, M. Jorge Cardoso, Eliza Orasanu, Modat, M, Robertson, Nicola J., Zach Eaton-Rosen, Robertson, NJ, Melbourne, A, Orasanu, Eliza, Bainbridge, Alan, Melbourne, Andrew, Giles S. Kendall, Sebastien Ourselin, Cardoso, MJ, Ourselin, S, Kendall, GS, Orasanu, E, Bainbridge, A, Andrew Melbourne, Cardoso, M. Jorge, Marc Modat   +29 more
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Effects of gestational age at birth on cognitive performance : a function of cognitive workload demands [PDF]

, 2013
Objective: Cognitive deficits have been inconsistently described for late or moderately preterm children but are consistently found in very preterm children.
Jaekel, Julia, Dieter Wolke, Julia Jaekel (415253), Nicole Baumann (415254), Wolke, Dieter, Dieter Wolke (415255), Baumann, Nicole, Julia Jaekel, Nicole Baumann, Jaekel Julia, Baumann Nicole, Wolke Dieter   +11 more
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