Serum Vitamin D Levels in Neonates and Their Mothers at Birth: A Comparative Analysis Highlighting Need for Therapeutic Strategies by Hafsa Khaliq, Arshad Parvez Malik, Ihsan Ullah, Waqar Hayat, Muhammad Saleh Faisal, Tabinda Shadab

“…Both preterm and full-term infants predominantly exhibited vitamin D deficiency. …”
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Use of volunteers in early years interventions for parents: A scoping review of roles and the extent of evaluation research in this area. by Louise Padgett, Sarah L Blower, Hollie Henderson, Maria Bryant

“…Early years interventions, particularly those supporting parents in the first 1001 days of their infants life, support healthy development of infants and prevent adverse experiences that can have long term negative impacts. …”
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Aetiologies and Management of Retropharyngeal Abscess in Paediatric Age Group by Prem Kumar, Abhilasha Somashekhar

“…Five children showed the complications of which 60% of them were infant: Conclusion: The crucial step in infants with RPA is prompt diagnosis and aggressive management. …”
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Comparison of neurodevelopmental outcome in late-preterm and term neonates at 9-month corrected age by Sarfaraz Nisar, Jitendra Chukkanakal, Salim Xalxo, Ankita Chandraker

“…However, parameters such as not able to self-feed, not able to pass cubes, and not able to take two cubes were significantly delayed in late-preterm infants compared to term infants. Late preterm neonates were at increased risk of [OR=6.89 (95% CI=1.043-158.8)] and [RR=1.742 (95% CI=1.301-2.334)]. …”
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Bilateral hematoma of sternocleidomastoid muscles. A case presentation. by Zoe Quintero Delgado, José Julio Requeiro Molina

“…Presentation of the case of an infant with bilateral congenital torticollis which development was followed by ultrasound. …”
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Adrenal hemorrhage in neonates: Incidence, perinatal characteristics and follow-up outcomes by Tek-Jū Tân, Yi-Li Hung, Chung-Min Shen, Wu-Shiun Hsieh

“…Neonatal jaundice was the major comorbidity. All infants had spontaneous resolution of AH before 7 months of age.…”
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Associations of macrosomia with sociodemographic, anthropometric, lifestyle factors and perinatal outcomes in Southwest Nigeria by Ikeola A. Adeoye, Joshua I. Fakorede, Mobolaji M. Salawu, Kofoworola I. Adediran

“…The predictors of macrosomia include a history of macrosomia [AOR = 2.057, 95% CI: 1.009–4.191), maternal obesity [AOR = 1.883, 95% CI: 1.027–3.451], and male infants [AOR = 1.847, 95% CI: 1.016–3.357) were more likely to have macrosomia compared to female infants. …”
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Impact of Obesity on Perinatal Outcomes among Asthmatic Women by Meggie Thuot, Marc-André Coursol, Sonia Nguyen, Vanessa Lacasse-Guay, Marie-France Beauchesne, Anne Fillion, Amélie Forget, Fatima-Zohra Kettani, Lucie Blais

“…BACKGROUND: Only one study has investigated the combined effect of maternal asthma and obesity on perinatal outcomes; however, it did not consider small-for-gestational age and large-for-gestational age infants.…”
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Maternal Infections, Antibiotics, Steroid Use, and Diabetes Mellitus Increase Risk of Early-Onset Sepsis in Preterm Neonates: A Nationwide Population-Based Study by Hao-Yuan Lee, Yu-Lung Hsu, Wen-Yuan Lee, Kuang-Hua Huang, Ming-Luen Tsai, Chyi-Liang Chen, Yu-Chia Chang, Hung-Chih Lin

“…The global evolution of pathogens causing early-onset sepsis (EOS), a critical condition in preterm infants, necessitates a re-evaluation of risk factors to develop updated prevention and treatment strategies. …”
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Pre-pregnancy obesity and weight gain during pregnancy: impact on newborn outcomes by Sezgin Gunes, Suzan Sahin, Meltem Koyuncu Arslan, Nurhan Korkmaz, Ozlem Karaca Dag, Emir Gokalp, Hazal Saban, Mehmet Koca, Mehmet Yekta Oncel

“…Methods In this retrospective study, at Buca Seyfi Demirsoy Hospital in Izmir, Turkey a total of 1353 mother-infant pairs were checked for eligibility. Of the entire cohort of 1353 mother-infant pairs, 323 pairs with complete medical records were included. …”
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State-dependent inter-network functional connectivity development in neonatal brain from the developing human connectome project by Zhiyong Zhao, Ruolin Li, Yihan Wu, Mingyang Li, Dan Wu

“…The fraction window and dwell time in State Ⅰ, and the transition from State Ⅱ to State Ⅰ, all showed significantly negative correlations with both GA and PNA. Preterm-born infants spent a longer time in the weakly-connected state compared to term-born infants. …”
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Mid-trimester resolution of marked dextroposition of the fetal heart preceding regression of extensive left fetal lung lesion consisting of hybrid congenital pulmonary airway malfo... by David M. Sherer, MD, Ida Dhanuka, MD, Kayla Schacher, MD, Hubert Rodriguez-Tejada, MD, Aleksandra Zigalo, RDMS, Mila Kheyman, RDMS, Harry Zinn, MD, Fancisca T. Velcek, MD, Mudar Dalloul, MD

“…The patient spontaneously delivered a vigorous infant neonate at 39 and 4/7 weeks’ gestation. Birth weight was 3175 grams, and following brief CPAP management for mild transient tachypnea of the newborn, and negative chest X-ray, the infant was discharged in good health on Day 2 of life. …”
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Hyperammonemia: A Report of Maternal Biliary Cirrhosis and Neonatal Outcome by Deana J. Hussamy, David B. Nelson, Stephan A. Shivvers

“…At discharge, the infant did not demonstrate evidence of neurologic deficit. …”
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Associations of maternal PM2.5 exposure with preterm birth and miscarriage in women undergoing in vitro fertilization: a retrospective cohort study by Miaoxin Chen, Qiaoyu Chen, Gengze Liao, Chunyan Sun, Cong Liu, Xia Meng, Wentao Li, Andong Qiu, Orhan Bukulmez, Haidong Kan, Feng Wang, Lap Ah Tse, Xiaoming Teng

“…The objective of this study was to investigate the potential associations between ambient PM2.5 exposure during different periods and negative pregnancy outcomes, such as miscarriage and preterm birth, in patients who underwent assisted reproductive technology (ART).MethodsThis retrospective cohort study examined the outcomes of 2,839 infertile women aged ≤ 45 years who underwent their first fresh or frozen-thawed embryo transfer at the Shanghai First Maternity and Infant Hospital between April 2016 and December 2019. …”
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Glutamine Supplementation in Sick Children: Is It Beneficial? by Elise Mok, Régis Hankard

“…This includes premature infants, infants with gastrointestinal disease, children with Crohn's disease, short bowel syndrome, malnutrition/diarrhea, cancer, severe burns/trauma, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, sickle cell anemia, cystic fibrosis, and type 1 diabetes. …”
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Vulnerabilidad social y comunicación verbal y no-verbal en infancia temprana: revisión sistemática by Lucas G. Gago-Galvagno, Luciana A. Passarini, Ángel M. Elgier

“…Se revisaron artículos de investigación empírica de los últimos 30 años en infantes con desarrollo típico. Se encontraron, en general, menores niveles respecto del desarrollo del habla y la comunicación expresiva y productiva en infantes de contextos vulnerables. …”
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Subpial hemorrhage: A rare and underrecognized site of intracranial hemorrhage in neonates by Anass El M Aary

“…Despite its rarity, SPH generally carries a good prognosis with timely intervention, although larger hemorrhages or cases in preterm infants may have a more uncertain prognosis.…”
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Abnormal Expression of Peripheral Blood Leukocyte Surface Markers in Retinopathy of Prematurity Patients by Guo R, Cheng F, Meng XJ, Fan JM, Lu YL, Ma XH, Qiao X, Li JH

“…This method allowed for the quantification of specific cell subset proportions.Results: A total of 2,110 preterm infants were screened for inclusion in the study. …”
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Clinical Course of Untreated and Treated Chronic Hepatitis B in Pregnant Patients: A Prospective Study by Yasemin Nadir, Ayse Batirel, Ayse Yasemin Karsidag, Fatma Kaya Narter, Ahmet Nadir

“…There were no significant differences regarding fetal outcomes between the two groups. All infants were HBsAg-negative at seven months postpartum. …”
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PPAR-γ Regulates Trophoblast Differentiation in the BeWo Cell Model by Khrystyna Levytska, Sascha Drewlo, Dora Baczyk, John Kingdom

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