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The role of c-reactive protein as a marker for preterm delivery [PDF]

, 2020
Magister Scientiae (Medical Bioscience) - MSc(MBS)Pregnancy associated maternal morbidity and mortality along with adverse pregnancy outcomes have gained momentum over the past few years, particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa and Southern Asia despite the ...
Vermeulen, Melanie Patricia
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Timing and severity of COVID-19 during pregnancy and risk of preterm birth in the International Registry of Coronavirus Exposure in Pregnancy

BMC 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, Camille Y. Dollinger, Tyler J. VanderWeele, Diego F. Wyszynski, Sonia Hernández-Díaz   +4 more
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Low-dose aspirin and racial disparities in spontaneous preterm delivery in low-risk individualsAJOG Global Reports at a Glance

AJOG Global Reports, 2023
BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is a leading cause of perinatal morbidity and mortality. There are significant racial disparities in the rates of preterm delivery in the United States, with Black individuals at disproportionately higher risk than their White ...
Veronica A. Kane, BA, Maria Andrikopoulou, MD, PhD, Clara Bertozzi-Villa, MD, Joseph Mims, MD, Kelsey Pinson, MD, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, MD, MSc   +5 more
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Measuring parents’ experiences and satisfaction with care during very preterm birth: a questionnaire development study [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: To develop a questionnaire to assess parents’ experiences and satisfaction with care during very preterm birth. Design: Questionnaire development.
G Gyte (13332405), Heike Rabe (4461271), Gyte, G., Ayers, S., Duley, L., H Rabe, S Ayers, Sawyer, A., Abbott, J., Sawyer, Alexandra; id_orcid, G Gyte, L Duley, J Abbott (7801466), Rabe, H., A Sawyer (7771754), A Sawyer, J Abbott, S Ayers (16054370), L Duley (7731557), Ayers, Susan, The Very Preterm Birth Collaborative Group (16187702), Ayers, S, Hubbard, Marie, Dorling, Jon, Ager, Gillian, Sawyer, Alexandra, Lance, Liz, Abbott, Jane, Rabe, H, Fawke, Joe Anthony, Brown, Johnette, Scorrer, Tim, Duley, L, Sawyer, A, Harper, Valerie, Gyte, Gill, Aladangady, Narendra   +36 more
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Risk of long-term renal disease in women with a history of preterm delivery: a population-based cohort study

BMC Medicine, 2020
Background Preterm delivery is an independent risk factor for maternal cardiovascular disease. Little is known about the association between preterm delivery and maternal renal function.
Peter M. Barrett, Fergus P. McCarthy, Marie Evans, Marius Kublickas, Ivan J. Perry, Peter Stenvinkel, Karolina Kublickiene, Ali S. Khashan   +7 more
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The effects of designation and volume of neonatal care on mortality and morbidity outcomes of very preterm infants in England : retrospective population-based cohort study [PDF]

, 2014
Objective: To examine the effects of designation and volume of neonatal care at the hospital of birth on mortality and morbidity outcomes in very preterm infants in a managed clinical network setting.
Draper, E S, Petrou, Stavros, Marlow, N, Marlow, Neil, Arulampalam, Wiji, Morgan, A. S., W. Arulampalam (7661012), Modi, N., S. Santhakumaran (7682309), Draper, Elizabeth S., Draper, ES, Elizabeth S. Draper (7243004), Morgan, AS, Santhakumaran, S, S. Petrou (7627187), Petrou, S, A. S. Morgan (7661015), Neonatal Data Analysis Unit and the NESCOP Group (7682312), S. I. Watson (7661009), Modi, N, N. Modi (7625024), Watson, Samuel I., Arulampalam, W, N. Marlow (7608419), Santhakumaran, S., Watson, SI, Watson, S I, Morgan, A S   +27 more
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Impact of Scotland's smoke-free legislation on pregnancy complications: retrospective cohort study [PDF]

, 2012
<b>Background:</b> Both active smoking and environmental tobacco smoke exposure are associated with pregnancy complications. In March 2006, Scotland implemented legislation prohibiting smoking in all wholly or partially enclosed public ...
Mackay Daniel F., Haw, S.J., Nelson Scott M., Pell, J.P., Pell, Jill, Mackay, D.F., Jill P Pell, Nelson, Scott M, Daniel F Mackay, Nelson, S.M., Pell Jill P., Mackay, Daniel F, Sally J Haw, Haw, Sally, Haw Sally J., Scott M Nelson   +15 more
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Assessing the association between oral hygiene and preterm birth by quantitative light-induced fluorescence [PDF]

, 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.
Burnside, G, Higham, SM, Hope, CK, Christopher K. Hope, Wang, Q, Higham, Susan M, Qian Wang, Adeyemi, AA, Smith, PW, Adeyemi, Adejumoke A, Philip W. Smith, Whitworth, M, Siobhan Quenby, Adeyemi, Adejumoke A., Smith, Philip W, Quenby, Siobhan, Quenby, S, Susan M. Higham, Whitworth, Melissa, Burnside, Girvan, Girvan Burnside, Melissa Whitworth, Wang, Qian, Smith, Philip W., Hope, Christopher K, Adejumoke A. Adeyemi, Hope, Christopher K., Higham, Susan M.   +27 more
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High MMP-9 and TNF-α expression increase in preterm premature rupture of membranes

Universa Medicina, 2016
Preterm delivery is one of the causes of high perinatal morbidity and mortality. Matrix metalloproteinase 9 (MMP-9) is important for extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling and may cause preterm labor and premature rupture of membranes (PROM).
Sri Sulistyowati, Yuniarsih Zakia, Soetrisno Khasan   +2 more
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Cervical length measurement during mid-pregnancy as a predictor for preterm delivery [PDF]

Al-Azhar International Medical Journal, 2022
Background: The uterine cervix undergoes physiological, biochemical and anatomical changes during the transition between the antenatal and intrapartum period.
Emad Eltamamy, Ashraf Mohamed, Khaled Fouad   +2 more
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