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Educational outcomes in extremely preterm children : neuropsychological correlates and predictors of attainment [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +7 more
core   +1 more source

Association of maternal obesity with preterm birth phenotype and mediation effects of gestational diabetes mellitus and preeclampsia: a prospective cohort study

open access: yesBMC 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
doaj   +1 more source

Longitudinal measurement of the developing grey matter in preterm subjects using multi-modal MRI. [PDF]

open access: yes, 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, Z   +19 more
core   +1 more source

Trends and risk of recurrent preterm birth in pregnancy cohorts in rural Bangladesh, 1990–2019

open access: yesBMJ 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   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Migraine and preterm birth [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Perinatology, 2010
To investigate whether maternal migraine was associated with preterm birth.Case-control sample within a population-based study of risk factors for cerebral palsy (CP). Infants without CP were matched for gestational age with those with CP. Maternal migraine was self-identified at first prenatal visit, most in the first trimester.Infants without CP born
E M, Blair, K B, Nelson
openaire   +2 more sources

The EPICure study : growth and blood pressure at 6 years of age following extremely preterm birth [PDF]

open access: yes, 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.   +3 more
core   +1 more source

Differential Response of Gestational Tissues to TLR3 Viral Priming Prior to Exposure to Bacterial TLR2 and TLR2/6 Agonists

open access: yesFrontiers in Immunology, 2020
Background: Infection/inflammation is an important causal factor in spontaneous preterm birth (sPTB). Most mechanistic studies have concentrated on the role of bacteria, with limited focus on the role of viruses in sPTB.
Zahirrah B. M. Rasheed   +16 more
doaj   +1 more source

Behavioural outcomes and psychopathology during adolescence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
Preterm birth is associated with a high risk of residual neurodevelopmental disability and cognitive impairment. These problems are closely associated with psychiatric disorders and thus it is unsurprising that preterm birth also confers high risk for ...
Wolke, Dieter, Johnson, Samantha J.
core   +1 more source

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.

open access: yesPLoS 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
doaj   +2 more sources

Epidemiology of preterm birth [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 2004
Preterm birth is a major challenge in perinatal health care. Most perinatal deaths occur in preterm infants, and preterm birth is an important risk factor for neurological impairment and disability. Preterm birth not only affects infants and their families—providing care for preterm infants, who may spend several months in hospital, has increasing cost
Janet, Tucker, William, McGuire
openaire   +2 more sources

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