Estimation of causal effects using instrumental variables with nonignorable missing covariates: Application to effect of type of delivery NICU on premature infants [PDF]
, 2014 Understanding how effective high-level NICUs (neonatal intensive care units that have the capacity for sustained mechanical assisted ventilation and high volume) are compared to low-level NICUs is important and valuable for both individual mothers and ...
Lorch, Scott A. +2 more
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The Microbiota of the Extremely Preterm Infant. [PDF]
, 2017 Colonization of the extremely preterm infant's gastrointestinal tract and skin begins in utero and is influenced by a variety of factors, the most important including gestational age and environmental exposures. The composition of the intestinal and skin
Sohn, Kristin, Underwood, Mark A
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Dichotomous development of the gut microbiome in preterm infants. [PDF]
, 2018 BackgroundPreterm infants are at risk of developing intestinal dysbiosis with an increased proportion of Gammaproteobacteria. In this study, we sought the clinical determinants of the relative abundance of feces-associated Gammaproteobacteria in very low
Gilbert, Jack A +6 more
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Birth outcomes for African and Caribbean babies in England and Wales: retrospective analysis of routinely collected data [PDF]
, 2012 Objectives: To compare mean birth weights, gestational ages and odds of preterm birth and low birth weight of live singleton babies of black African or Caribbean ethnicity born in 2005 or 2006 by mother's country of birth.
Datta-Nemdharry, P. +2 more
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The reasons why women with small for gestational age babies stop breastfeeding : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Master of Arts in Midwifery at Massey University [PDF]
, 2000 There has been a multitude of research literature on breastfeeding benefits, incidence and duration of breastfeeding, characteristics of women who breastfeed and formula feed, and variables associated with breastfeeding initiation and success in the ...
Hutchings, Sarah Louise
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Development of Early Adiposity in Infants of Mothers With Gestational Diabetes Mellitus [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE Infants born to mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) are at greater risk of later adverse metabolic health.
Andrzejewska, I +11 more
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Infant self-regulation and body mass index in early childhood [PDF]
, 2016 BACKGROUND: Poor self-regulation during preschool and early school age years is associated with rapid weight gain. However, the association between self-regulatory capacities in infancy and weight status in early childhood has not been well studied ...
Peacock-Chambers, Elizabeth Marcela
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Gestational age at delivery and special educational need: retrospective cohort study of 407,503 schoolchildren [PDF]
, 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
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The effect of selected maternal, dietary and nutrition status variables on fetal outcome [PDF]
, 1976 There is concern today over the high perinatal mortality rate in the United States and in North Carolina. The analysis of fetal outcome in terms of infant birthweight for respective weeks of gestation is a relatively new approach to assessing the ...
Green, Claudia Gill +1 more
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Long term cognitive outcomes of early term (37-38 weeks) and late preterm (34-36 weeks) births: a systematic review [PDF]
, 2017 Background: There is a paucity of evidence regarding long-term outcomes of late preterm (34-36 weeks) and early term (37-38 weeks) delivery. The objective of this systematic review was to assess long-term cognitive outcomes of children born at these ...
Grove, Benjamin +7 more
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