High-Normal Preconception TSH Levels Have No Adverse Effects on Reproductive Outcomes in Infertile Women Undergoing the First Single Fresh D5 Blastocyst Transfer by Yuchao Zhang, Wenbin Wu, Yanli Liu, Yichun Guan, Xingling Wang, Liting Jia

“…No significant differences were observed in terms of gestational age, single live birth rates, birth weight, or birth length. …”
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The Determinants of Adolescent Glycolipid Metabolism Disorder: A Cohort Study by Xiao-Hua Liang, Lun Xiao, Jing-Yu Chen, Ping Qu, Xian Tang, Yuwei Wang

“…Subjects with an urban residence, no pubertal development, dyslipidemia in 2014, higher family income, and higher parental education had significantly elevated fasting insulin (FI) or homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) levels; subjects with female sex, no pubertal development, dyslipidemia in 2014, obesity, gestational hypertension, maternal weight gain above Institute of Medicine guidelines, and single parents had increased triglyceride or triglyceride/high-density lipoprotein (HDL). …”
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Excessive Weight Gain During Pregnancy Increased Ponoxarase 1 Level in Neonatal Cord Blood by Serhat Ege, Hasan Akduman, Ayşegül Aşır, Tuğcan Korak

“…Additionally, the correlation analysis showed a significant relationship between BMI change and fetal gestational age, but not with other demographic or clinical features. …”
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Automated craniofacial biometry with 3D T2w fetal MRI. by Jacqueline Matthew, Alena Uus, Alexia Egloff Collado, Aysha Luis, Sophie Arulkumaran, Abi Fukami-Gartner, Vanessa Kyriakopoulou, Daniel Cromb, Robert Wright, Kathleen Colford, Maria Deprez, Jana Hutter, Jonathan O'Muircheartaigh, Christina Malamateniou, Reza Razavi, Lisa Story, Joseph V Hajnal, Mary A Rutherford

“…We assessed 108 healthy controls and 24 fetuses with Down syndrome (T21) in the third trimester (29-36 weeks gestational age, GA) to identify meaningful biometrics in T21. …”
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Clinical value of quantitative echocardiographic features in preterm infants with necrotizing enterocolitis by Wenmei li, Wenqiang Sun, Zexi Sun, Huawei Wang, Xueping Zhu

“…A retrospective study was conducted on 168 preterm infants with a gestational age of < 34 weeks. Patients were categorized into NEC and non-NEC groups. …”
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The Effect of Pregnancy in the Hemoglobin Concentration of Pregnant Women: A Longitudinal Study by Berhanu Elfu Feleke, Teferi Elfu Feleke

“…The hemoglobin concentrations of pregnant women were decreased by hookworm 0.24 g/dl [95% CI:0.18-0.29], multiple pregnancy 0.16 g/dl [95% CI: 0.07-0.24], episiotomy 0.05 g/dl [95% CI: 0.01-0.09], gravidity 0.15 g/dl [95% CI: 0.09-0.21], age 0.03 g/dl [95% CI: 0.03-0.04], and gestational age 0.1 g/dl [95% CI: 0.09-0.11]. The hemoglobin concentration increased by iron supplementation 1.02 g/dl [95% CI: 0.97-1.07] and birth weight 0.14 g/dl [95% CI: 0.02-0.11]. …”
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Body Composition in Preterm Infants: Current Insights and Emerging Perspectives by Sreekanth Viswanathan, Melissa Thoene, Zaineh Alja’nini, Pradeep Alur, Kera McNelis

“…The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that preterm infants should achieve growth rates similar to those of fetuses, with clinicians emphasizing nutrition delivery to help these infants reach their expected weight for gestational age. However, this approach often results in altered body composition, characterized by increased fat mass and decreased fat-free mass compared to full-term infants. …”
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Appendiceal cancer in pregnancy and circulating tumor cells detection in the umbilical cord by Risa Kudo, Kensuke Matsumoto, Tatsuya Ishiguro, Tomoyuki Sekizuka, Koji Nishijima, Takayuki Enomoto, Kosuke Yoshihara

“…A bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy and partial resection of the omentum were performed at 25 weeks 6 days gestational age (GA), followed by Cesarean section at 30 weeks 1 day GA. …”
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Comparison of Pregnancy Outcomes of Women with and Without Hypertension at the Latent Phase of Labor Who Were Under Medical Care for Preeclampsia by Resul Karakus, Cetin Kilicci, Enis Ozkaya, Ezgi Darici, Onder Tosun, Sultan Seren Karakus, Ali Aras

“…The newborn intensive care unit admission rate was significantly higher in the group with resistant hypertension (65.6% vs. 45.9%, p<0.001). Gestational age at delivery was significantly lower in the group with resistant hypertension compared to the normotensive group (34.6 vs. 32.9 weeks, p<0.001). …”
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Association between Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity and Odds of Preeclampsia: A Case-control Study by Mahshid Taherkhani, Farzaneh Montazerifar, Azita Hekmatdoost, Bahram Rashidkhani, Abolfazl Payandeh, Mansour Karajibani

“…Controls were 3:1 ratio matched with cases in terms of participants’ age and gestational age. Dietary intakes were assessed using a validated food frequency questionnaire evaluating the preceding year. …”
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Case report: Clinical characteristics and Genetical analysis of HSD11B2 in three Chinese children with apparent mineralocorticoid excess: a case series by Yuan Ding, Yuan Ding, Ming Cheng, Ming Cheng, Bingyan Cao, Bingyan Cao, Min Liu, Min Liu, Xuyun Hu, Xuyun Hu, Di Wu, Di Wu, Di Wu

“…This article aims to enhance the understanding of the course and prognosis of AME, by detailing the management protocols employed for patients with genetically confirmed diagnoses.MethodsAn analysis comprising three cases and a review of relevant literature were conducted to synthesize the insights and experiences derived from gathering clinical and laboratory data on patients.ResultsAll three patients were born to non-consanguineous parents, were small for gestational age and exhibited severe hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hypertension, nephrocalcinosis, and hypercalciuria. …”
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Heavy metal and metalloid pollution: A systematic review of health implications for pregnant women, children, and geriatrics in the East African region by Godswill J. Udom, Brian Turyahabwe, Ayodeji Aturamu, Omoirri M. Aziakpono, Richard D. Agbana, Omole G. Joseph, Nita-wills G. Udom, Nuru Mugide, Omali P. Odey, Haron Olot, Orish E. Orisakwe

“…Maternal exposure to lead, mercury, and cadmium correlates with gestational hypertension, preterm births, and developmental toxicity in offspring. …”
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Evaluation of Anxiety and Depression Levels in High-Risk Pregnancies During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Their Approaches to Vaccination: A Case-Control Study by Seval Yilmaz Ergani, Huriye Guvenc Sacinti, Mujde Can Ibanoglu, Kadriye Yakut Yucel, Caner Kose, Nazan Vanli Tonyali, Elif Gulsah Diktas, Rahmi Sinan Karadeniz, Can Tekin Iskender, Yaprak Ustun

“…Depression scores of patients in the last trimester of pregnancy were higher than those of patients at a smaller gestational age (p=0.009). Looking back to the pandemic period after vaccine discovery, depression scores of high-risk pregnant women were found to be higher and those who had a normal pregnancy had higher anxiety and depression scores (p=0.002, p<0.001, p<0.001). …”
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COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Impact on Perinatal Outcomes between Symptomatic and Asymptomatic Women by Inas Babic, Faten Alsomali, Sana Aljuhani, Sahar Baeissa, Inam Alhabib, Ebtisam AlAhmari, Magdy Omer, Khalid Alkhalifa

“…Symptomatic women were older, multiparous, carried ≥1 comorbid condition, and attained infection at earlier gestational age (44% vs. 28%; 82% vs. 69%; 28% vs. 16%; and 34 vs. 36 weeks, respectively) (p<0.05), when compared to asymptomatic women, respectively. …”
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Kidney damage on fertility and pregnancy: A Mendelian randomization. by Jin Ren, Qiuyan Huang, Xiaowei Lie, Xingli Tong, Qi Yao, Ge Zhou

“…Moreover, increased urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) was regarded as a potential risk factor for pre-eclampsia (OR = 1.936; 95% CI 1.065 to 3.517) and gestational hypertension (OR = 1.700; 95% CI 1.002 to 2.886). …”
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Body mass index is similar to alternative anthropometric indices in evaluating plasma lipids as proxy for cardiovascular disease in women with previous hypertensive disorders of pr... by Kristina Klepp, Anne Cathrine Staff, Meryam Sugulle, Kjartan Moe

“…Design: In this cross-sectional study, we examined 296 women 1 or 3 years after an index pregnancy that was normotensive ( n  = 116) or complicated by a hypertensive pregnancy disorder, including preeclampsia ( n  = 133) or gestational hypertension ( n  = 47). Methods: Uni- and multivariable regression analyses, adjusted for age and smoking, were conducted to evaluate associations between postpartum body mass composition indices and blood lipids. p  < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. …”
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Respectful maternity care and mistreatment: Women's experiences during induction of labor and childbirth in Ghana. by Kwame Adu-Bonsaffoh, Grace T Newman, Kenneth Atobrah-Apraku, Yaw Opuni-Frimpong, Joseph D Seffah

“…The eligibility criteria comprised women, aged ≥ 18 years who underwent IOL with singleton gestations. Purposive sampling was employed in recruiting the study participants (n = 17). …”
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The Association between Abnormal Vaginal Flora and Cytological Evidence of HPV with Prematurity in High-Risk Pregnant Women by Alana Dantas Freire, Ada Isa Custódio, José Queiroz Filho, Janaína Crispim Freitas, Ana Katherine Gonçalves, Ricardo Ney Cobucci

“…Study design: A prospective cohort study was designed with high-risk pregnant women who delivered singletons between 20-42 gestational weeks between January to November 2018. …”
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Effect of high-frequency oscillatory ventilation with intermittent sigh breaths on carbon dioxide levels in neonates by Kulthida Baingam, Anucha Thatrimontrichai, Manapat Praditaukrit, Gunlawadee Maneenil, Supaporn Dissaneevate

“…Results Thirty neonates with a mean gestational age of 33.6±4.1 weeks and median date of intervention of 1.88 days (interquartile range, 0.87–3.79 days) were enrolled. …”
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Does abortion increase women's risk for post-traumatic stress? Findings from a prospective longitudinal cohort study by M Antonia Biggs, Charles E McCulloch, Brenly Rowland, Diana G Foster

“…Objective To prospectively assess women's risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and of experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) over 4 years after seeking an abortion, and to assess whether symptoms are attributed to the pregnancy, abortion or birth, or other events in women's lives.Design Prospective longitudinal cohort study which followed women from approximately 1 week after receiving or being denied an abortion (baseline), then every 6 months for 4 years (9 interview waves).Setting 30 abortion facilities located throughout the USA.Participants Among 956 women presenting for abortion care, some of whom received an abortion and some of whom were denied due to advanced gestational age; 863 women are included in the longitudinal analyses.Main outcome measures PTSS and PTSD risk were measured using the Primary Care PTSD Screen (PC-PTSD). …”
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