Prevalence and Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women in the Ningo-Prampram District, Ghana by Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, Elliot Elikplim Akorsu, Albert Abaka-Yawson, Solomon Sosu Quarshie, Stephen Adomako Amankwah, Philip Apraku Tawiah

“…Knowledge on HBV infection was found to be associated with residential status (p=0.006), educational level (p<0.001), occupation (p<0.001), and gestational period (p<0.001). Participant’s knowledge was also significantly associated with the health facility (p=0.027). …”
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tiRNA-Gln-CTG is Involved in the Regulation of Trophoblast Cell Function in Pre-eclampsia and Serves as a Potent Biomarker by Yixiao Wang, Xiaohong Ji, Hengmei Shi, Sicong Liu, Hong Yu

“…Background: Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a gestational disorder that significantly endangers maternal and fetal health. …”
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Anemia in pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prevalence, determinants, and health impacts in Egypt by Ahmed Azzam, Heba Khaled, Alrefaey K. Alrefaey, Amar Basil, Sarah Ibrahim, Mohamed S. Elsayed, Muhammad Khattab, Nashwa Nabil, Esraa Abdalwanees, Hala Waheed Abdel Halim

“…For neonatal complications, infants born to anemic mothers had significantly lower Apgar scores, gestational ages, and birth weights (P < 0.05), with birth weight being the most adversely impacted (SMD = -1.3). …”
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Scrub typhus in pregnancy: A 10-year multicenter study in resource-limited settings in China. by Peilin Zhao, Tieyong Dong, Hongbin Lu, Rui Zhu, Shanshan Zhao, Wuqian Tao, Li Li, Chunmei Liu, Shuwei Pu, Ling Mo, Huanhuan Wang

“…The use of macrolides reduced the risk of a poor fetal outcome, while lower gestational age (GA) at the time of infection, pneumonia, leucopoenia, thrombocytopenia, and use of chloramphenicol were associated with a poor fetal outcome in univariate logistic-regression analysis, but only lower GA at the time of infection and pneumonia were independent risk factors for a poor fetal outcome on multivariate logistic-regression analysis with an odds ratio of 6.6 (95% CI 2.4-17.8, p < 0.001) and 3.1 (95% CI 1.3-7.6, p = 0.011).…”
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Factors associated with early childhood development: results from the Brazilian National Survey on Child Nutrition (ENANI-2019) by Gilberto Kac, Nadya Helena Alves-Santos, Dayana Rodrigues Farias, Nathalia Cristina Freitas-Costa, Raquel Scincaglia, Paula Normando, Inês Rugani, Elisa Maria de Aquino Lacerda, Sandra Crispim, Alexandra Valeria Maria Brentani, Claudia Regina Lindgren Alves

“…For children aged 36–59 months, attendance to private daycare/school (β=0.08; p&lt;0.01) was positively associated with DQ, and small for gestational age at birth (β=−0.05; p=0.01) and access to public health services (no-primary care) (β=−0.07; p&lt;0.01) were inversely associated with DQ.Conclusions Adverse health, nutrition and learning factors predicted the ECD, demonstrating an inequitable environment for Brazilian children. …”
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One-Year Review Of Reduced Fetal Movements In Izzat Ali Shah MCH Center: A Predictor Of Poor Perinatal Outcome by Humera Rani, Gulwish Salahuddin, Ayesha Naz, Noreen Majeed, Faiza Safdar, Shazia Rafique

“…Regarding the age group, out of 160, six patients were teenagers (3.75%), 98 (61.25%) were between 20-30 years, and 55(34.3%) were in the age group of 30-40 years. Regarding gestational age at presentation, 27 out of 160(16.8%) were between 30-35 weeks, 133(83.12%) was at 36-40 weeks. …”
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Estates in Slavonia after World War II: Confiscation of the property of Slavonian nobility after World War II by Gardaš Miro A., Repić Marko A.

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Traditional and Non-Traditional Risk Factors of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Young Women: Evidence from the ANCORS-YW Study by Ibdah R, Al-Nusair M, Abuhalimeh R, Mahmoud SA, Laswi B, Rawashdeh S, Hamoudeh A, Kheirallah KA

“…ACS group had nonsignificantly greater proportions of hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (29.2%vs.22.7%, p=0.109) and gestational diabetes (15.6%vs.10.3%, p=0.081). Multivariable logistic regression analyses identified five independent predictors of ACS: type-2 diabetes (AOR, 95% CI: 3.45, 1.98&boxh;5.99), family history of cardiovascular disease (3.33, 2.15&boxh;5.17), tobacco use (2.01, 1.26&boxh;3.21), hypertension (1.72, 1.07&boxh;2.78), and metabolic syndrome (4.35, 1.72&boxh;11.03).Conclusion: Modifiable risk factors play an important role in ACS risk among young women. …”
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“I believe it when there is an expert next to me:” a qualitative analysis on the perceptions and experiences of pregnant women to self-monitor blood pressure in Lombok, Indonesia... by Tigest Tamrat, Yuni Dwi Setiyawati, Maria Barreix, Nya’Jeumpa Madani, Antoine Geissbühler, Anuraj H. Shankar, Ozge Tuncalp

“…Considering varying levels of BP knowledge, future research should examine the implications of introducing SMBP among pregnant women with chronic hypertension versus those with newly onset gestational hypertension, as well as the potential conflation between BP and blood haemoglobin.…”
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Implementasi Algoritma Naïve Bayes untuk Mendeteksi Resiko Tinggi Diabetes Melitus Pada Ibu Hamil (Studi Kasus : Puskesmas Kabupaten Malang) by Fatmawati Fatmawati, Satrio Agung Wicaksono, Satrio Hadi Wijoyo

“…The data used are name, age, gestational age, gravida, para, past pregnancy history, history of previous illness, risk factors, past delivery history to detect high risk of diabetes mellitus in pregnant women. …”
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Effects of HIV exposure on anemia and vitamin D nutritional status in children aged 6–24 months: a hospital-based cross-sectional study by Huixia Li, Shan Yuan, Minghui Liao, Sanfeng Tan, Jianfei Zheng, Lijia Wan, Ying Tu, Min Yang, Jie Gao

“…Questionnaires about children’s characteristics and maternal gestational conditions were collected from children’s caregivers, and blood samples were collected from all children. …”
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The effect of active and passive smoking during pregnancy on birth outcomes: A cohort study in Shanghai by Xiaokai Wang, Xia Gao, De Chen, Xuelian Chen, Qingwei Li, Jiani Ding, Fangyuan Yu, Xiaoyun Zhu, Nannan Zhang, Yifang Chen

“…The education level of active smokers and passive smokers was significantly lower than that of non-smokers (p<0.05).The average gestational age of non-smokers was 38.6 weeks, and the birth weight was 3283.2 g, which was higher than those of active smokers and passive smokers (p<0.05). …”
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Abortion-related complications in Brazil: results from the World Health Organization Multi-country Survey on Abortion (MCS-A) by Nelio Neves Veiga Junior, Luiz Francisco Cintra Baccaro, Adriana Mendonça da Silva Alexandrino, Alexandre Volta Andrade do Nascimento, Camila Tereza Camilo Clerot, Cintya Andreia do Nascimento Santos, Claudia Lucrécia de Matos Silva, Claudio Lucio de Medeiros Albuquerque, Débora Paulo Santos, Demétrio Antonio Gonçalves da S. Gomes, Édson Cunha de Araújo Junior, Elizabete das Chagas Vilanova, Georgina Costa Teixeira, Graciete Helena Nascimento dos Santos, Guilherme Augusto Guerra Avelar, Iara Elce Lopes Barros, Jaqueline Polon Abboud, Jeane Cristina Antas Lins, Joanne Thalita Pereira Silva, Kelma H. Aguiar de Lucena, Lara Wanderley Paes Barbosa, Lia Ferreira Caixeta Barreto de Siqueira, Luciana de Melo Freitas Carneiro, Lucila Nagata, Márcia de Oliveira Pereira Lúcio, Maria Cleane Rodrigues da Silva, Maria da Conceição Ribeiro Simões, Maria Fernanda da Mota Magalhães, Mariana Viana Almeida, Michelle Regina Faria Lira, Nádia Martins de Paula Souza, Rafael Martins Papa, Rafael Ribeiro Matos, Renata Porto Pinheiro, Roberta Souza dos Anjos, Suelen Miranda de Jesus, Tedy Roger Flores Ynturias, Valéria Cristina Gonçalves, Viviane Resende de Abreu Caetano

“…Factors associated with PLTC/SMO vs mild complications were having a gestational age ≥ 13 weeks (pravlence ratio - PR = 3.09; 95% confidence interval - 95%CI: 1.42-6.72), having been treated in Maranhão (PR = 0.27; 95%CI: 0.12-0.63) and in Rondônia (PR = 0.64; 95%CI: 0.20-0.99). …”
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Consecutive prediction of adverse maternal outcomes of preeclampsia, using the PIERS-ML and fullPIERS models: A multicountry prospective observational study. by Guiyou Yang, Tünde Montgomery-Csobán, Wessel Ganzevoort, Sanne J Gordijn, Kimberley Kavanagh, Paul Murray, Laura A Magee, Henk Groen, Peter von Dadelszen

“…These women, admitted to maternity units in the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Europe, and Oceania, were diagnosed with preeclampsia at a median gestational age of 35.79 weeks between year 2003 and 2016. …”
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Transition to competent oral feeding in preterm infants: Analyzing timing and determinants by Gabriela Bolea Muguruza, Cristina de Frutos Martínez, M. Teresa Tamayo Martínez, Judith Martín Corral

“…Results: We included 145 VLBW infants with a median gestational age (GA) of 29 weeks with a weight of 1247 g. …”
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Preoperative ultrasound risk factors for peripartum hysterectomy among PAS suspected pregnancies by Lulu Wang, Tianjiao Liu, Yang Yang, Yalan Li, Li Xiao, Xin Li, Sumei Wei

“…Variables significantly associated with increased peripartum hysterectomy risk included prior cesarean sections (OR = 1.44, p = 0.048), placenta attaching to the anterior uterine wall (OR = 0.73, p = 0.015), placenta completely covering the uterine incision (OR = 1.27, p = 0.035), gestational hypertensive disorder (OR = 1.69, p = 0.042), placenta percreta (OR = 2.31, p = 0.032), and PAS ultrasonographic score higher than 10 (OR = 2.71, p = 0.008). …”
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Zolpidem: Efficacy and Side Effects for Insomnia by Amber N. Edinoff, Natalie Wu, Yahya T. Ghaffar, Rosemary Prejean, Rachel Gremillion, Mark Cogburn, Azem A. Chami, Adam M. Kaye, Alan D. Kaye

“…In the mothers exposed to zolpidem, there was an increased incidence of low birth weight (OR = 1.39; P\<0.001), preterm delivery (OR 1.49; P\<0.001), small for gestational age (SGA) babies (OR = 1.34; P\<0.001), and cesarean deliveries (OR =1.74; P\<0.001). …”
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Implementation of in utero laparotomy-assisted fetoscopic spina bifida repair in two centers in Latin America: rationale for this approach in this regionAJOG Global Reports at a Gl... by Jezid Miranda, PhD, Miguel A. Parra-Saavedra, PhD, William O. Contreras-Lopez, PhD, Cristóbal Abello, MD, Guido Parra, MD, Juan Hernandez, MD, Amanda Barrero, MD, Isabela Leones, MD, Adriana Nieto-Sanjuanero, MD, Gerardo Sepúlveda-Gonzalez, MD, Magdalena Sanz-Cortes, PhD

“…Statistical analyses included the Student's t-test, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Pearson's chi-square test. Results: The gestational age (GA) at the time of surgery was significantly higher in fetoscopic centers (26±1.27 weeks) compared to the MOMs trial (23.6±1.42 weeks) and traditional hysterotomy methods (25.4±1 weeks) (P<.001). …”
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Defining neonatal status epilepticus: A scoping review from the ILAE neonatal task force by Magda L. Nunes, Elissa G. Yozawitz, Courtney J. Wusthoff, Renée A. Shellhaas, Efraín Olivas‐Peña, Jo M. Wilmshurst, Ronit M. Pressler, Chahnez C. Triki, Hans Hartmann, Terrie Inder, Geraldine B. Boylan, Kette Valente, Solomon L. Moshe, Eli M. Mizrahi, Nicholas S. Abend

“…Following a systematic literature review, articles were screened and data were abstracted regarding: (1) article characteristics (author identification, publication year, journal name, digital object identifier, title, objective, and study design); (2) cohort characteristics (sample size, gestational age, seizure etiology); (3) definition of SE and/or seizure burden; and (4) the method used to identify and classify SE, including routine EEG (EEG), continuous EEG monitoring (cEEG), amplitude‐integrated EEG (aEEG), or clinical features. …”
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Characterisation of pregnancy-induced alterations in apolipoproteins and their associations with maternal metabolic risk factors and offspring birth outcomes: a preconception and l... by Li Chen, Karen Mei-Ling Tan, Melvin Khee-Shing Leow, Kok Hian Tan, Jerry Kok Yen Chan, Shiao-Yng Chan, Yap Seng Chong, Peter D. Gluckman, Johan G. Eriksson, Markus R. Wenk, Sartaj Ahmad Mir

“…Higher maternal ApoC-I and ApoC-III concentrations at preconception were significantly associated with shorter gestational age of the offspring. Interpretation: We describe the longitudinal landscape of maternal circulating apolipoproteins from preconception to postpartum and their associations with maternal metabolic risk factors and offspring birth outcomes. …”
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