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Comparison of Maternal Blood Lead Level in Term and Preterm Births in Pregnant Women in Alzahra Hospital, Isfahan, Iran, in Year 2018

open access: yesمجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2019
Background: Attentions have recently been paid to the effects of contact with lead (Pb) and blood lead levels (BLL) on prenatal complications. Given the high prevalence of preterm labor and its following neonatal complications, this study aimed to ...
Minoo Movahedi   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Real‐World Trends in Prenatal Antirheumatic Drug Utilization in Ontario, Canada: A Cross‐Sectional Time‐Series Analysis

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective This study aimed to describe real‐world trends in preconception and prenatal use of antirheumatic drugs among pregnant individuals with rheumatic diseases in Ontario, Canada. Methods We conducted a time‐series analysis using repeated cross‐sectional data to examine annual patterns of disease‐modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) use among ...
Shenthuraan Tharmarajah   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Activation of the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) leads to cytokine profile shift to pro‐inflammatory in labor

open access: yesEMBO Molecular Medicine, 2018
The shift of cytokine profile from anti‐ to pro‐inflammatory is the most recognizable sign of labor, although the underlying mechanism remains elusive. Here, we report that the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is upregulated and activated in the uterus ...
Xiao Sun   +15 more
doaj   +1 more source

Relationship between Vaginal Sialidase Levels with Threatened of Preterm Labour

open access: yesIndonesian Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2018
Objective: To investigate the association between vaginal sialidase levels and threatened of preterm labor. Methods: A cross sectional study design was used.
Bambang Sulistyo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Over the edge: Empirical evidence for the cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The cliff‐edge model of obstetric selection maintains that larger neonates and smaller birth canals confer a positive selective advantage until labor becomes obstructed and vaginal delivery is no longer possible, eliciting an abrupt reduction in fitness.
Laura M. Watson   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Detection of Mannose Binding Lectin (MBL) -54 G/A Polymorphism in Preterm Labor in Hilla Province/Iraq

open access: yes, 2018
To analyzes the association between Mannose binding lectin MBL gene and preterm labor, DNA was obtained from peripheral blood of 150 aborted women patients diagnosed as preterm labor and 150 healthy individual have no previous preterm history was ...
Ilham   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Differences of Maternal Sociodemographic Characteristics with Term and Preterm Birth Among 17 Hospitals In South Sulawesi

open access: yesPublic Health of Indonesia
Background:Maternal sociodemographic characteristics play a crucial role in identifying preterm labor, enabling early intervention to prevent its occurrence and recurrence.
Sriyana Herman   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Twin pregnancies and the limits of the energetics of gestation and growth hypothesis

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract The “Energetics of Gestation and Growth” (EGG) hypothesis proposes that human birth timing and the associated secondary altriciality of human newborns is determined by limits in maternal metabolic capacity. According to this model, labor is triggered when the increasing fetal energy requirements exceed the expectant mother's maximum sustained ...
Cédric Cordey   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The mechanism of labor in nonhuman primates: A look inside

open access: yesThe Anatomical Record, EarlyView.
Abstract While in humans, the flexed position of the fetus and its rotating course down the birth canal are well documented, in other primates the mechanism of labor is unknown. Despite the lack of comparative data, it is commonly assumed that the human obstetric mechanism is unique, and anthropologists have disputed when and why the transition to the ...
Melissa K. Stoller
wiley   +1 more source

Preterm labor: Placental pathology and clinical correlation

open access: yes, 1999
Objective: To determine the relevance of ischemia in the incidence of preterm labor. A second objective was to document perinatal outcomes for patients with preterm labor classified according to its clinical, functional, and pathologic characteristics ...
Germain, AM   +5 more
core   +1 more source

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