Using non-nutritive sucking to support feeding development for premature infants: A commentary on approaches and current practice [PDF]
, 2018 Non-nutritive sucking is often used with premature infants by either using a pacifier or an expressed breast nipple to support the introduction and development of early oral feeding.
Cane, C. +3 more
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Birth order, gestational age, and risk of delivery related perinatal death in twins: retrospective cohort study [PDF]
, 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.
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Morbidity and Mortality ofVery Low Birth Weight Infant Graduates of a Level Three Neonatal Intensive Care Unit [PDF]
, 2007 Purpose: To describe the morbidity and mortality of very low birth weight (VLBW) infant graduates of a level three neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) in a medically underserved population.
Cortes, Maria
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Socioeconomic Mediators of Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Congenital Heart Disease Outcomes: A Population-Based Study in California. [PDF]
, 2018 Background Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities exist in outcomes for children with congenital heart disease. We sought to determine the influence of race/ethnicity and mediating socioeconomic factors on 1-year outcomes for live-born infants with ...
Baer, Rebecca J +9 more
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Promotion of faster weight gain in infants born small for gestational age - Is there an adverse effect on later blood pressure? [PDF]
, 2007 Background - Being born small for gestational age is associated with later risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as high blood pressure. Promotion of postnatal growth has been proposed to ameliorate these effects. There is evidence in animals and
Alan Lucas +7 more
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A prospective study on the persistence of infant crying, sleeping and feeding problems and preschool behaviour [PDF]
, 2010 Aim: To determine the persistence of regulatory problems (RP), i.e. excessive crying (>3 months of age), feeding and sleeping difficulties from infancy to preschool age, and to evaluate whether RP at 5 months are predictive of preschool adaptive ...
Meyer, Renate +3 more
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Caesarean section and risk of unexplained stillbirth in subsequent pregnancy [PDF]
, 2003 Background Caesarean section is associated with an increased risk of disorders of placentation in subsequent pregnancies, but effects on the rate of antepartum stillbirth are unknown.
Alfirevic +36 more
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Differences between European birthweight standards: impact on classification of ‘small for gestational age’ [PDF]
, 2006 We describe a quantitative and comparative review of a selection of European birthweight standards for gestational age for singletons, to enable appropriate choices to be made for clinical and research use.
Glinianaia, S. V. +4 more
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Pilot Study: Placental Weight Ratio in Diabetic Women with Preeclampsia
, 2016 Birth weight, a simple measure of birth outcome, has a key role in assessing infant health. A primary determinant of birth weight is a well grown, efficient placenta.
Ashton, PhD, Christopher +2 more
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Association Between Air Pollution and Low Birth Weight: A Community-Based Study [PDF]
, 1997 The relationship between maternal exposure to air pollution during periods of pregnancy (entire and specific periods) and birth weight was investigated in a well-defined cohort.
Axelsson G +6 more
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