Differential Effects of Chronic Pulsatile versus Chronic Constant Maternal Hyperglycemia on Fetal Pancreatic β-Cells by Mackenzie S. Frost, Aqib H. Zehri, Sean W. Limesand, William W. Hay, Paul J. Rozance

“…Baseline insulin concentrations were higher in CHG fetuses (P<0.05) compared to controls and PHG. GSIS was lower in the CHG group (P<0.005) compared to controls and PHG. …”
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Maternal and Fetal Lipid and Adipokine Profiles and Their Association with Obesity by Mario Solis-Paredes, Salvador Espino y Sosa, Guadalupe Estrada-Gutierrez, Sonia Nava-Salazar, Veronica Ortega-Castillo, Mario Rodriguez-Bosch, Eyerahi Bravo-Flores, Aurora Espejel-Nuñez, Maricruz Tolentino-Dolores, Rubí Gaona-Estudillo, Nancy Martinez-Bautista, Otilia Perichart-Perera

“…Women with excessive weight gain had higher leptin levels and their fetuses showed higher LDL-C levels (p<0.05). Conclusions. …”
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Serological epidemiology analysis of Cytomegalovirus infection in pregnant women in Diwaniyah, Iraq by Mohsen Abdul Khadhur Al-Zubaidi, Seyed Masoud Hosseini, Mohsen Abdul Nemah Al-Roudhan, Maather Baqer Hussein Al-Harmooshee

“…It is a major concern worldwide with a wide range of clinical outcomes in fetuses and newborns due to HCMV reactivation or reinfection during pregnancy. …”
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DETECTION OF PORCINE CIRCOVIRUS TYPE 3 IN RUSSIAN PIG HOLDINGS by M. V. Biryuchenkova, A. M. Timina, A. V. Shcherbakov

“…Porcine circovirus type 3 was detected in lung, bronchial and mediastinal lymph node, spleen tissues from grower and fattening piglets, adult pigs and aborted fetuses. Samples that were positive for PCV-3 DNA when tested with molecular methods (PCR, real-time PCR) were tested for other pathogens. …”
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A systematic scoping review to identify the design and assess the performance of devices for antenatal continuous fetal monitoring. by Kajal K Tamber, Dexter J L Hayes, Stephen J Carey, Jayawan H B Wijekoon, Alexander E P Heazell

“…Other factors, including maternal body mass index, fetal position, recording location, uterine activity, amniotic fluid index, number of fetuses and smoking status, as well as factors which affected alternative technologies had equivocal effects and require further investigation.…”
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Double Cerclage In Cervical Insufficiency: A Single Tertiary Center Experience by Ismet Hortu, Cagdas Sahin, Orkun Ilgen, Mert Kazandi, Ali Akdemir, A. Mete Ergenoglu

“…Mean birth weight of the fetuses were 2490±265 g and 2.710 ±361 g in group1 and group 2, respectively. …”
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Assessment of Combined Karyotype Analysis and Chromosome Microarray Analysis in Prenatal Diagnosis: A Cohort Study of 3710 Pregnancies by Jin Wang, Danni Wang, Yan Yin, Yi Deng, Mengling Ye, Ping Wei, Zhuo Zhang, Chun Chen, Shengfang Qin, Xueyan Wang

“…Of these, 201 (5.41%) fetuses with an abnormal karyotype were observed. …”
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Precolostral antibody reactivity against Histophilus somni conserved proteins and Escherichia coli whole cells in stillborn and live calves by Rafał Baran, Joanna Bajzert, Tadeusz Stefaniak, Paulina Jawor

“…We hypothesized that antibodies (Ab) that react with bacterial antigens are common in fetuses. Plasma samples from 121 stillborn calves were used as the experimental group and 21 live-born healthy calves were used as the control group. …”
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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. …”
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The effects of maternal health literacy, family functioning and self-efficacy on antepartum depression in pregnant women in China: a moderated mediation model by Ling Zhang, Li Ren, Hongyu Li, Haiyan Qiu, Hong Yang, Xiaolan Shi, Honghui Rong, Chuanfen Zheng, Fengju Li, Ting Luo, Lu Lu, Enyu Lei, Dali Yi, Ji-an Chen

“…Abstract Background Antepartum depression (AD) is associated with a greater risk of adverse outcomes for both mothers and fetuses. Maternal health literacy (MHL), family functioning (FF), and self-efficacy (SE) are important factors affecting antepartum depression (AD) in pregnant women. …”
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The efficiency of interferon stimulated gene 15 expression in peripheral blood for early pregnancy prediction in Awassi ewes by Eman H. Lazim, Khawla A. Hussein, Dhafer M. Aziz

“…No significant differences in ISG15 expression were observed between ewes carrying twins and those carrying single fetuses. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis showed that the area under the curve (AUC) on days 0 and 6 of pregnancy was 0.405, whereas on days 15 and 25 it was 0.952 and 1.00, respectively. …”
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Generation of live mice from haploid ESCs with germline-DMR deletions or switch by Yongjian Ma, Meng Yan, Zhenfei Xie, Hongling Zhang, Zhoujie Li, Yuanyuan Li, Suming Yang, Meiling Zhang, Wen Li, Jinsong Li

“…Here, we establish a stepwise system to reconstruct a development-related imprinting network, in which diploid embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are derived by fusing between parthenogenetic (PG)- and androgenetic (AG)-haploid embryonic stem cells (haESCs) with different DMR deletions (termed Ha-Ha-fusion system), followed by tetraploid complementation to produce all-haESC fetuses. Diploid ESCs fused between PG-haESCs carrying 8 maternally-derived DMR deletions and AG-haESCs with 2 paternally-derived DMR deletions give rise to live pups efficiently, among which, one lives to weaning. …”
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The Analysis of the Fetal Abdominal Wall and Gastrointestinal Tract Abnormalities in a Single Tertiary Center by Gokhan Bolluk, Suleyman Cemil Oglak, Merih Cetinkaya, Isil Turan Bakirci, Oyhan Demirali, Mehmet Cok, Handan Turhan Karakus, Yasin Onur, Emine Zeynep Yilmaz

“… OBJECTIVE: We aimed to evaluate the fetuses with gastrointestinal anomalies and anterior abdominal wall defects detected in the prenatal period in our clinic and to analyze their perinatal outcomes. …”
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Analysis of a mouse germ cell tumor model establishes pluripotency-associated miRNAs as conserved serum biomarkers for germ cell cancer detection by Amanda R. Loehr, Dennis M. Timmerman, Michelle Liu, Ad J. M. Gillis, Melia Matthews, Jordana C. Bloom, Peter K. Nicholls, David C. Page, Andrew D. Miller, Leendert H. J. Looijenga, Robert S. Weiss

“…Notably, miR-291-293 levels were significantly higher in the serum of pregnant dams carrying tumor-bearing fetuses compared to that of control dams. These findings reveal that expression of the miR-290-295 and miR-371-373 clusters in mice and humans, respectively, is a conserved feature of malignant TGCTs, further validating the mouse model as representative of the human disease. …”
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Amniotic fluid microbiota and metabolism with non-syndromic congenital heart defects: a multi-omics analysis by Wenli Xu, Lu Li, Hong Kang, Meixian Wang, Yanqun Liu, Guicun Wang, Ping Yu, Juan Liang, Zhen Liu

“…This study is aims to investigate whether analyzing the microbiota and metabolic profiles of amniotic fluid collected from pregnant women whose fetuses with or without non-syndromic congenital heart defects (CHDs), during the second and third trimester of pregnancy, could offer valuable insights into CHDs. …”
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Analysis of the relationship between environmental particulate matter exposure and congenital diseases, as well as the epidemiological trends and burden of impact on newborns by Mulati Julaiti, Dilixiati Wubuli, Tingting Cui, Nadire Nijiati, Pengfei Huang, Bowen Hu

“…Background: With the rise in air pollution levels, there is a growing concern about its impact on public health, particularly on the development of fetuses and newborns. This study investigates the causal relationship between environmental particulate and congenital diseases in newborns, using a Mendelian randomization approach with GWAS data. …”
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Longitudinal maternal glycemia during pregnancy and placental epigenetic age acceleration by Tesfa Dejenie Habtewold, Prabhavi Wijesiriwardhana, Richard J. Biedrzycki, Cuilin Zhang, Katherine L. Grantz, Jagteshwar Grewal, Fasil Tekola-Ayele

“…Abstract Background Dysregulation of maternal glucose homeostasis has been related to an increased risk of morbidity and mortality in mothers and fetuses, yet the mechanism remains unclear. This study investigated the association between maternal glycemic levels and placental epigenetic age acceleration (PAA) in a multiethnic cohort. …”
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Tyrosine hydroxylase of the brain and it’s regulation by glucocorticoids by E. V. Sukhareva, T. S. Kalinina, V. V. Bulygina, N. N. Dygalo

“…Ontogenetic variation in the expression of Fos and Jun family proteins, which affects their ratio, can be one of the reasons for the TH gene regulation by glucocorticoids at near-term fetuses and neonates. However, to date this hypothesis has been supported only by in vitro data, and the existence of this mechanism in in vivo conditions needs to be explored in further studies.…”
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Is vaginal breech delivery associated with higher risk for perinatal death and cerebral palsy compared with vaginal cephalic birth? Registry-based cohort study in Norway by Guro L Andersen, Solveig Bjellmo, Sissel Hjelle, Pål Richard Romundstad, Torstein Vik, Marit Petra Martinussen, Dag Moster

“…Vaginal delivery was planned for 7917 of 16 700 fetuses in breech, while 5561 actually delivered vaginally. …”
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Unveiling the epidemiology and community perspectives on bovine brucellosis in North Shewa, Central Highlands of Ethiopia by Aweke Engdawork, Abdela Bulbula, Awoke Melak, Haileleul Negussie

“…Only 9.17% disposed of fetal membranes and aborted fetuses properly. This study revealed evidence of brucellosis in 4% of dairy herds, poor understanding of the disease, various risky practices, and poor biosafety measures. …”
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