Health Care Consumption during Pregnancy in relation to Maternal Body Mass Index: A Swedish Population Based Observational Study by Elisabeth S. Lindholm, Daniel Altman, Margareta Norman, Marie Blomberg

“…Obese and underweight mothers consumed significantly more health care resources and obese women were significantly more often sick-listed during their pregnancy when compared to pregnant women of normal weight.…”
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection Symptoms in Pregnancy and Maternal and Neonatal Complications Due to COVID-19: A Systematic Review by Sepideh Miraj, Azadeh Asgarian, Abolfazl Mohammadbeigi, Maryam Derakhshani

“…Results: Seventeen studies including 870 pregnant mothers with COVID-19 met the eligibility criteria and were reviewed. …”
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Engagement With an Internet-Administered, Guided, Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intervention for Parents of Children Treated for Cancer: Analysis of Log-Data From the... by Christina Reuther, Louise von Essen, Mudassir Imran Mustafa, Markus Saarijärvi, Joanne Woodford

“…There were no significant differences between fathers and mothers regarding user engagement variables. …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Diarrheal Diseases among Under-Five Children in Horo Guduru Wollega Zone, Oromia Region, Western Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Kefalew Alemayehu, Lemessa Oljira, Melake Demena, Abdi Birhanu, Dasselegn Workineh

“…Therefore, educating mothers/caregivers on diarrheal disease prevention methods, child spacing, regular hand washing practice after disposing child feces, safely disposing liquid waste, and vaccinating all eligible children against measles should be a priority area of intervention for diarrheal disease prevention. …”
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Incidence and predictors of adverse birth outcomes among women who gave birth at Assosa general hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a retrospective cohort study by Habtamu Tadesse Gudeta, Shalama Lekasa Nagari, Dessalegn Emana Jabana, Mustefa Aflegn Legese, Demekisa wondimu Biyena, Fantahun Cheklie Kassie

“…Result The majority, 465 (65.0%), of mothers were in the 20–34 year age group. The mean age of mothers was 26.9 (± 5.5 SD) years. …”
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Early Cessation of Breastfeeding and Determinants: Time to Event Analysis by Ebrahim Babaee, Babak Eshrati, Mehran Asadi-Aliabadi, Majid Purabdollah, Marzieh Nojomi

“…Results. The mean age of the mothers was equal to 29.48 ± 5.8 years. The frequency of termination of breastfeeding before the first 2 years was equal to 34%. …”
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Evaluation of the Nutrition Heart Program Through the Four Elements of Community Empowerment Approach by Rika Satyadewi, Galuh Mega Kurnia, Arina Mufida Ersanti, Corie Indria Prasasti

“…Results: Access to information on the program includes the use of WhatsApp, flyers, field facilitators, and health workers. Most mothers of toddlers actively participated, although some were also mothers of toddlers who were passive due to work commitments. …”
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Tadalafil treatment for fetuses with early-onset growth restriction: a protocol for a multicentre, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind phase II trial (TADAFER IIb) by Hiroaki Tanaka, Yasuhiro Tanaka, Yoichi Aoki, Masayuki Endo, Tomoaki Ikeda, Shintaro Maki, Masafumi Nii, Kayo Tanaka, Satoshi Tamaru, Toru Ogura, Yuki Nishimura, Tomomi Kotani, Akihiko Sekizawa, Masahiko Nakata, Koji Nakamura, Kenji Nagao, Ichiro Yasuhi, Hiroshi Kawamura, Sho Takakura, Mayumi Kotera, Takafumi Ushida, Norihiko Kikuchi, Tadatsugu Kinjo, Mayumi Takano, Sachie Suga, Michi Kasai, Osamu Yasui, Yuka Maegawa, Shigeru Aoki, Yoshio Yoshida

“…Written informed consent will be obtained from all mothers before recruitment. Our findings will be widely disseminated through peer-reviewed publications.Trial registration jRCTs041190065.…”
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Differential Expression of Placental Glucocorticoid Receptors and Growth Arrest-Specific Transcript 5 in Term and Preterm Pregnancies: Evidence for Involvement of Maternal Stress by D. Mparmpakas, E. Zachariades, G. Sotiriadis, A. Goumenou, A. J. Harvey, Y. Gidron, E. Karteris

“…This study examined the relationship between mothers’ stress and attitude towards their pregnancies, placental glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) and growth arrest-specific transcript 5 (GAS5) expression, and the status of GR polymorphism, with their infants’ birth weights. …”
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Indonesian Translation and Validation of Co-Parenting Relationship Scale Brief Version (Brief-CRS) by Dewi Ilma Antawati, Bambang Raditya Purnomo

“…The samples of study were 179 fathers and mothers participating completed 14 items Brief Coparenting Relationship Scale (Brief-CRS).  …”
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Mental Health Promotion in School: Schoolchildren’s and Families’ Viewpoint by Kristiina Puolakka, Anne Konu, Irma Kiikkala, Eija Paavilainen

“…The research material comprised interviews with schoolchildren and mothers, and verbal answers from the school well-being profile survey (n=426). …”
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Assessment of knowledge and practices of exclusive breastfeeding among rural women during the COVID-19 pandemic in Egypt: a cross sectional study by Noura El-Gamel, Amina El-Nemer

“…Only 15.2% of them breastfed their infant exclusively for 6 months, 88.2% of mothers delayed breastfeeding initiation after delivery and 48.3% administered the prelacteal feeds. …”
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How is maternal employment associated with infant and young child feeding in Bangladesh? A systematic literature review and meta-analysis. by M A Rifat, Plabon Sarkar, Israth Jahan Rimu, Syeda Saima Alam, Tasnu Ara, Tobias Lindström Battle, Manzur Kader, Sanjib Saha

“…For example, there was a statistically significant lower likelihood of exclusive breastfeeding practice among employed mothers as compared to those who were not employed. …”
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Glial fibrillary acidic protein and S100b protein immunoreactivity in the hippocampus of weaning rats from dams treated with acrylamide during pregnancy by Karol Rycerz, Aleksandra E. Krawczyk, Jadwiga Jaworska-Adamu, Ewa Tomaszewska, Siemowit Muszyński, Piotr Dobrowolski, Marcin Arciszewski

“…The obtained results demonstrated a lower density of GFAP-positive cells in rats whose mothers received acrylamide, especially for the longest time. …”
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Women's perception of risks of adverse fetal pregnancy outcomes: a large-scale multinational survey by Irene Petersen, Hedvig Nordeng, Angela Lupattelli, Rachel L McCrea

“…Objective To determine pregnant women and new mothers’ perception of risks in pregnancy.Design, settings and participants This was a large-scale multinational survey including 9113 pregnant women and new mothers from 18 countries in Europe, North America and Australia.Main outcomes Risk perception scores (0–10) for harmful effects to the fetus were derived for: (1) medicines (over-the-counter medicine and prescribed medicine), (2) food substances (eggs and blue veined cheese), (3) herbal substances (ginger and cranberries) (4) alcohol and tobacco, and (5) thalidomide.Results Overall, 80% (6453/8131) of women perceived the risk of giving birth to a child with a birth defect to be ≤5 of 100 births. …”
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Estimating the Risk of Maternal Death at Admission: A Predictive Model from a 5-Year Case Reference Study in Northern Uganda by Gasthony Alobo, Cristina Reverzani, Laura Sarno, Barbara Giordani, Luigi Greco

“…This calls for prompt and better assessment of referred mothers and specific attention to antibiotic therapy before and after caesarean section, especially among HIV-positive women.…”
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Caffeine consumption during pregnancy and ADHD at the age of 11 years: a birth cohort study by Tiago N Munhoz, Iná S Santos, Alicia Matijasevich, Luciana Anselmi, Bianca Del-Ponte, Luciana Tovo-Rodrigues

“…At the age of 11 years, presence of ADHD was evaluated using the Development and Well-Being Assessment (DAWBA) questionnaire, applied to the mothers. The prevalence of ADHD was calculated, with 95% CIs. …”
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Docosahexaenoic and Eicosapentaenoic Acid Supplementation Could Attenuate Negative Effects of Maternal Metabolic Syndrome on Liver Lipid Metabolism and Liver Betacellulin Expressio... by Tomislav Mašek, Petra Roškarić, Sunčica Sertić, Kristina Starčević

“…Supplementation with DHA and EPA increased the DHA content and normalized the fatty acid composition of oleic acid, saturated fatty acids, linoleic acid and n3-docosapentaenoic acid in the offspring of mothers on a high-fructose diet. In addition, the DHA/EPA supplementation of fructose-fed mothers normalized hepatic Δ-9-desaturase and betacellulin overexpression in the offspring, suggesting that DHA/EPA supplementation affects not only the fatty acid content but also the liver function. …”
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Infant outcomes after exposure to Tdap vaccine in pregnancy: an observational study by Helen Petousis-Harris, Tony Walls, Patricia Graham, Nicola Austin, Linda Hill

“…Infants of mothers who had received the vaccine were more likely to receive their vaccinations on time during infancy. …”
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Prevalence of appropriate feeding practices and nutritional status among infant and young children aged 0–23 Months attending public hospitals in Harar town, eastern Ethiopia, 2024... by Samuel Demissie Darcho, Feyisa Shasho Bayisa, Teshome Demis Nimani

“…Methods: An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 216 mothers of children aged 0–23 months from July 1 to 30, 2024. …”
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