Persistent Mosaicism for 12p Duplication/Triplication Chromosome Structural Abnormality in Peripheral Blood by Amy L. Shackelford, Laura K. Conlin, Marybeth Hummel, Nancy B. Spinner, Sharon L. Wenger

“…The abnormal cell line in our patient was present at 25 percent at six months and 19 months of age in both metaphase and interphase cells from peripheral blood, where typically the isochromosome 12p is absent in the newborn. This may suggest that the gene(s) resulting in a growth disadvantage of abnormal cells in peripheral blood of patients with tetrasomy 12p may not have the same influence when present in only three copies.…”
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Feline panleukopenia (review) by A. M. Kiselev, S. V. Shcherbinin, T. S. Galkina

“…The disease is in most cases fatal to newborn kittens and causes severe manifestations in adult cats, severely affecting the vital systems of the body. …”
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Human Antibodies Can Cross Guinea Pig Placenta and Bind Its Neonatal Fc Receptor: Implications for Studying Immune Prophylaxis and Therapy during Pregnancy by Evi Budo Struble, Li Ma, Lilin Zhong, A. Lesher, Joel Beren, Pei Zhang

“…Using an intravenous antihepatitis B-specific immune globulin preparation as an example, we show that this transport results in neutralizing activity in the mother and the newborn that would potentially be prophylactic against hepatitis B viral infection. …”
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Iodine Supplementation: Usage “with a Grain of Salt” by Alessandro Prete, Rosa Maria Paragliola, Salvatore Maria Corsello

“…Moreover, iodine supplementation during pregnancy in order to avoid brain damage in the newborn is considered a mainstay of preventive medicine. …”
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Giant Isolated Omphalocele: Role of Prenatal Diagnosis in Prognostic Asessment and Perinatal Management by A. M. Cubo, M. V. Lapresa Alcalde, I. Gastaca, M. O. Rodríguez-Martín, M. C. Martín Seisdedos, M. V. R. Velasco Ayuso, R. C. Cebrián Muiños, J. M. Sayagués

“…We present a case report of a pregnant patient with a fetus having a giant omphalocele in which prenatal diagnosis played a decisive role, allowing the coordination of a multidisciplinary team, which was crucial in the immediate care of the newborn.…”
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Successful Handling of Disseminated BCG Disease in a Child with Severe Combined Immunodeficiency by Sílvia Bacalhau, Cristina Freitas, Rosalina Valente, Deolinda Barata, Conceição Neves, Katrin Schäfer, Annelie Lubatschofski, Ansgar Schulz, João Farela Neves

“…In high-burden countries, Mycobacterium bovis Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccine is administered in newborn to prevent severe Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. …”
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Incidence of Postpartum Depression and Associated Risk Factors in Antenatal Women: A Cohort Study by Eshani Pandey, Sumit Mehta, Shobit Garg, Sanjibani Panigrahi, Anmol Suneja

“…The risk factors according to our study were sleep disturbances, state anxiety, stress, and obstetrical complications antenatally and female sex of the newborn. These risk factors are likely to be interactive as well as multiplicative in effect. …”
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Making respiratory care safe for neonatal and paediatric intensive care unit staff: Mitigation strategies and use of filters by Bradley G Carter, Edward Harcourt, Alexandra Harris, Michael Zampetti, Trevor Duke, David Tingay

“…# Background Many medical devices in pediatric and newborn intensive care units can potentially expose healthcare workers (HCWs) and others to transmission of respiratory and other viruses and bacteria. …”
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Vein of Galen Aneurysmal Malformations: An Ultrasonographic Incidental Finding—A Case Report by S. Stephan, G. Rodesch, E. Elolf, D. Wiemann, G. Jorch

“…We report on the successful treatment of a 2-week-old, healthy girl with a VGAM, which came across in the context of the newborn ultrasonographic screening. After interdisciplinary discussion, 2 embolizations of the VGAM followed without complications—the first in the age of 6 months and the second at 12 months of life. …”
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Early-Onset Neonatal Sepsis: Role of C-Reactive Protein, Micro-ESR, and Gastric Aspirate for Polymorphs as Screening Markers by Sukhdeep Kaur, Kunwarpal Singh

“…Early-onset neonatal sepsis is a major cause of morbidness and death in newborn children. Its timely diagnosis is usually a challenge in developing countries like India. …”
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Gestational diabetes versus pregestational diabetes. Perinatal results. by Cristóbal Torres González, Joselin Moreno Torres, Juan Carlos Pastrana Tapia, Vivian Vázquez Martínez

“…The variables under study were: type of Diabetes, Márquez Guillén classification about good or bad fetal-maternal prognosis , treatment used, type of delivery, gestational age at labor, newborn weight, prenatal and maternal complication. …”
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Prevalence of Congenital Malaria in Minna, North Central Nigeria by Innocent Chukwuemeka James Omalu, Charles Mgbemena, Amaka Mgbemena, Victoria Ayanwale, Israel Kayode Olayemi, Adeniran Lateef, Victoria I. Chukwuemeka

“…Peripheral blood smears of near-term pregnant women, as well as the placental, cord, and peripheral blood smears of their newborn babies, were examined for malaria parasites, using the Giemsa staining technique. …”
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Preaxial Polydactyly of the Foot: Variable Expression of Trisomy 13 in a Case from Central Africa by Sébastien Mbuyi-Musanzayi, Aimé Lumaka, Bienvenu Yogolelo Asani, Toni Lubala Kasole, Prosper Lukusa Tshilobo, Prosper Kalenga Muenze, François Tshilombo Katombe, Koenraad Devriendt

“…We here describe the clinical and genetic features and prognosis observed in a newborn with trisomy 13 from Central Africa. He presented the rare feature of preaxial polydactyly of the feet.…”
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A Case of Retroperitoneal Synovial Sarcoma in Pregnancy Treated with Antepartum Doxorubicin plus Ifosfamide Chemotherapy by Bradley H. Sipe, Sarah G. Običan, Evita Henderson-Jackson, Nicole D. Riddle, Rikesh Makanji, Ricardo J. Gonzalez, Andrew S. Brohl

“…Induction of labor was performed at 33 weeks gestation with excellent outcome in the newborn. This case highlights the complex medical decision-making process in the setting of cancer diagnosed during pregnancy, balancing oncologic and obstetric concerns, and to our knowledge is only the second reported case of synovial sarcoma treated with neoadjuvant cytotoxic chemotherapy in the antepartum period.…”
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Analysis of the application of "The Missing Babies Act" by Arsenijević Bojana

“…The Act on Establishing the facts about the Status of Newborn Children who are suspected to have disappeared from the Maternity Hospitals in the Republic of Serbia, colloquially known as "the Missing Babies Act", was adopted in 2020. …”
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Transitory Fetal Skin Edema in a Pregnant Patient with a Mild SARS-CoV-2 Infection by Alicia Martínez-Varea, Julia Desco-Blay, Sagrario Monfort, María Hueso-Villanueva, Alfredo Perales-Marín, Vicente José Diago-Almela

“…The fetal findings presented a spontaneous resolution in utero, and abnormal findings were not found in the newborn. Conclusion. Women who have undergone SARS-CoV-2 infection during pregnancy should receive a subsequent appropriate follow-up in order to clarify the fetal consequences of the novel coronavirus, if any.…”
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Associations of maternal night shift work during pregnancy with DNA methylation in offspring: a meta-analysis in the PACE consortium by Irene F. Marques, Carola Domènech-Panicello, Madelon L. Geurtsen, Thanh T. Hoang, Rebecca Richmond, Kristen Polinski, Lea Sirignano, Christian M. Page, Anne-Claire Binter, Todd Everson, Amber Burt, Michael Deuschle, Maria Gilles, Fabian Streit, Sunni L. Mumford, Per Magnus, Irwin K. M. Reiss, Marijn J. Vermeulen, Stephanie H. Witt, Inês Chaves, Edwina Yeung, Stephanie J. London, Mònica Guxens, Janine F. Felix

“…Methods A total of 4487 mother–newborn pairs from 7 studies were included. Maternal night shift work during pregnancy was ascertained via questionnaires and harmonized into “any” versus “no”. …”
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The maternal morbidity behavior during the puerperium. Cienfuegos, 2020 by Dayami Elizabet Díaz Hurtado, Yuliett Mora Pérez, Luciano Nuñez Almoguea, Yuliemi Basso Basso Mora

“…The analyzed variables were: maternal age, type of delivery, birth weight, gestational age, state of the newborn at birth, and severe and non-serious maternal morbi-dity.…”
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Simulation-Based Neonatal Resuscitation Education for Undergraduate Anesthesia Students: A Pre- and Post-Evaluation of Knowledge and Clinical Skills by Debas Yaregal Melesse, Henos Enyew Ashagrie

“…Appropriate resuscitation techniques are crucial to the survival of newborn infants. Therefore, producing skilled health professionals in teaching institutions is mandatory to perform this activity. …”
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Clinical, Hematological Profile, and Birth Outcomes of Neonates of Mothers with Hypertension Complicating Pregnancy in India—An Observational Study by Cherukuri Nirmala, Manohar P. Kankati, Paramesh Pandala, Kotha Rakesh

“…Maternal hypertension has the potential to affect all the systems of the newborn, including the hematological system. Objective: To identify deviations in hematological parameters and birth outcomes in babies born to mothers with hypertensive disorders of pregnancy. …”
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