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Blood pressure trajectories during pregnancy and preterm delivery: A prospective cohort study in China

open access: yesThe Journal of Clinical Hypertension, 2022
Women's blood pressure (BP) changes throughout pregnancy. The effect of BP trajectories on preterm delivery is not clear. The authors aim to evaluate the association between maternal BP trajectories during pregnancy and preterm delivery.
Fanfan Chan   +12 more
doaj   +1 more source

Impact of additional risk factors on the incidence of preterm delivery among pregnant women diagnosed with short cervix

open access: yesTaiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2020
Objective: Additional risk factors for preterm delivery in pregnant women with cervical shortening are not fully understood; however, mid-trimester cervical shortening is accepted as a risk factor for preterm delivery.
Taiki Samejima   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and preterm delivery: a large prospective cohort study in China

open access: yesNutrition Journal, 2018
Background Evidence about the associations between maternal dietary patterns and preterm delivery is scarce in Eastern countries. The purpose of this study was to examine the associations between maternal dietary patterns during pregnancy and preterm ...
Min-Shan Lu   +14 more
doaj   +1 more source

Birth order, gestational age, and risk of delivery related perinatal death in twins: retrospective cohort study [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
Objective: To determine whether twins born second are at increased risk of perinatal death because of complications during labour and delivery. Design: Retrospective cohort study. Setting: Scotland, 1992 and 1997.
Dobbie, R., Pell, J.P., Smith, G.C.
core   +3 more sources

Gestational age at delivery and special educational need: retrospective cohort study of 407,503 schoolchildren [PDF]

open access: yes, 2010
<STRONG>Background</STRONG> Previous studies have demonstrated an association between preterm delivery and increased risk of special educational need (SEN).
A Brady   +25 more
core   +4 more sources

Cytokines in Preterm Delivery: Proposal of a New Diagnostic Algorithm

open access: yesJournal of Immunology Research, 2018
Predicting preterm delivery within 7 days is very important for the proper timing of glucocorticosteroid administration. If within 7 days after glucocorticosteroid administration, the delivery does not occur, it remains questionable if repeated ...
Grzegorz Raba, Jacek Tabarkiewicz
doaj   +1 more source

Urinary Tract Infection as a Risk Factor for Preterm Delivery: A Tertiary Hospital-Based Study

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2019
Background: Preterm delivery is the leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Urinary tract infection is one of the infectious diseases that often occur in pregnant women.
Nuring Pangastuti   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

A Time Series Analysis of Air Pollution and Preterm Birth in Pennsylvania, 1997–2001 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2005
Preterm delivery can lead to serious infant health outcomes, including death and lifelong disability. Small increases in preterm delivery risk in relation to spatial gradients of air pollution have been reported, but previous studies may have controlled ...
Amy H. Herring   +12 more
core   +3 more sources

Assessing the association between oral hygiene and preterm birth by quantitative light-induced fluorescence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
The aim of this study was to investigate the purported link between oral hygiene and preterm birth by using image analysis tools to quantify dental plaque biofilm.
Adeyemi, Adejumoke A.   +7 more
core   +4 more sources

Timing and severity of COVID-19 during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth in the International Registry of Coronavirus Exposure in Pregnancy

open access: yesBMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 2022
Background Studies of preterm delivery after COVID-19 are often subject to selection bias and do not distinguish between early vs. late infection in pregnancy, nor between spontaneous vs. medically indicated preterm delivery. This study aimed to estimate
Louisa H. Smith   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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