Exploring the prevalence of gout among underrepresented low socioeconomic status type 2 diabetes populations by Jessica Smith, Abey Martin, Jane Mundadan, Michael Roberts, Youssef Roman, Arturo Bravo-Nuevo, Farzaneh Daghigh

“…Exclusion criteria were a personal history of cancer, organ transplantation, or current pregnancy. Educational materials were provided after discussing each participant’s results. …”
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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

“…While genetic testing was carried out in 18 cases (27%), chromosomal abnormality was found in 6 (9.0%) cases. Termination of pregnancy was performed in 6 cases (9.0%). Postnatally, surgery was performed in 49 cases (73.1%) with a diagnosis of postpartum omphalocele, duodenal atresia, gastroschisis, intestinal and anal atresia. …”
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Intestinal Parasitic Infections, Treatment and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Sao Tome and Principe: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alexandra Vasconcelos, Swasilanne Sousa, Nelson Bandeira, Marta Alves, Ana Luísa Papoila, Filomena Pereira, Maria Céu Machado

“…Intestinal parasitic infections (IPIs) are a public health problem in developing countries such as Sao Tome and Principe (STP) although the pregnancy burden of IPIs is unknown in this endemic country. …”
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Lipid signature changes of women with gestational diabetes mellitus in response to puerperal exclusive breastfeeding by Jin He, Xiaoxiao Yin, Tingting Yu, Lu Li, Yan Cui, Chen Jiang, Chengping Qiao, Zhijing Miao, Xianwei Cui, Chenbo Ji

“…We also discovered that lipidomic changes related to lactation could elucidate the mother's recovery from GDM pregnancy.…”
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Clinical significance of establishing a red blood cell alloantibody detection database by XIAO Xiao, CHEN Long, ZHAO Zhenyu, HE Zhanghan, ZHOU Mengjun, TANG Jie

“…In the univariate analysis, the positivity of antibody was significantly associated with the patient's gender, age, blood transfusion history, pregnancy history and type of disease (all P<0.001). …”
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Identification and Immunological Characterization of Cuproptosis Related Genes in Preeclampsia Using Bioinformatics Analysis and Machine Learning by Tiantian Yu, Guiying Wang, Xia Xu, Jianying Yan

“…ABSTRACT Preeclampsia (PE) is a pregnancy‐specific disorder characterized by an unclearly understood pathogenesis and poses a great threat to maternal and fetal safety. …”
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Use of dietary supplements among lactating women in western Algeria. [Prise des compléments alimentaires chez des femmes allaitantes de l'ouest Algérien] by Amina BAYAZID, Kheira MELIANI, Meriem LEBAINI

“…Several factors, such as age, professional status, education level, urbanicity, household income, health insurance, health status, weight status, type of breastfeeding, use of dietary supplements during pregnancy, and physical activity, were associated with the use of dietary supplements. …”
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Time to Reach Full Enteral Feeding and Its Predictors among Very Low Birth Weight Neonates Admitted in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Follow-Up Cohort Study by Belay Alemayehu Getahun, Sileshi Mulatu, Hailemariam Mekonnen Workie

“…Very low birth weight neonates delivered from pregnancy-induced hypertension-free mothers (AHR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.12, 3.94), gestational age of ≥33 weeks (AHR: 5,; 95% CI: 2.29, 11.13), kangaroo mother care initiated (AHR: 1.4; 95% CI: 1.01, 2.00), avoiding prefeed residual aspiration (AHR: 1.42; 95% CI: 1.002–2.03), and early enteral feeding (AHR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.03, 2.35) were significant predictors of full enteral feeding. …”
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Effect of nutrition education on hemoglobin level of pregnant women in Southeast Ethiopia: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Girma Beressa, Susan J. Whiting, Tefera Belachew

“…Abstract Background Maternal hemoglobin (Hgb) is considered an essential, modifiable risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes (APOs). Evidence for the effect of nutrition education on the Hgb levels of pregnant women in low-income countries, including Ethiopia, is inconclusive. …”
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Successful External Cephalic Version: Factors Predicting Vaginal Birth by Pei Shan Lim, Beng Kwang Ng, Anizah Ali, Mohamad Nasir Shafiee, Nirmala Chandralega Kampan, Nor Azlin Mohamed Ismail, Mohd Hashim Omar, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy

“…Patients with successful ECV were at higher risk of carrying the pregnancy beyond 40 weeks and needing induction of labour, with a higher rate of caesarean section and higher rates of obstetrics complications. …”
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Vaginal progesterone as luteal phase support in natural cycle frozen-thawed embryo transfer (ProFET): protocol for a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial by Kenny A Rodriguez-Wallberg, Christina Bergh, Ali Khatibi, Annika Strandell, Mats Brännström, Caroline Stadelmann, Kristbjörg Heiður Olsen, Margareta Kitlinski, Susanne Liffner, Eva Lundborg, Göran Westlander, Gabriella Widlund, Åsa Magnusson

“…Introduction Vaginal progesterone supplementation is frequently given to patients receiving frozen embryo transfer (FET) in the natural cycle aiming to increase the chance of pregnancy and live birth. To date, only a few studies have investigated if progesterone supplementation is beneficial in these cycles and the level of evidence for progesterone supplementation is very low.Methods and analysis The ProFET trial is a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial powered for this investigation, including 1800 women with regular menstrual cycles (24–35 days), aged 18–43 years planned for natural cycle-FET receiving a single blastocyst for transfer. …”
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Knowledge of Neonatal Danger Signs and Its Associated Factors among Mothers Attending Child Vaccination Centers at Sheko District in Southwest Ethiopia by Tewodros Yosef, Tadesse Nigussie, Adane Asefa

“…The study also found that mothers aged 29-40 years (AOR=2.37, 95% CI [1.35-4.17], P=0.003), educational status of primary and above (AOR=2.68, 95% CI [1.48-4.88], P=0.001), attending ≥ 4 antenatal care visits during pregnancy (AOR=3.57, 95% CI [2.10-6.06], P<0.001), and history of postnatal attendance after birth (AOR=2.33, 95% CI [1.16-4.65], P=0.017) were significantly associated with good knowledge of neonatal danger signs. …”
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Perinatal interventions to prevent Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): A scoping review. by Jane Kinsey, Jaime La Charite, Shirley Russ, Adam Schickedanz

“…Interventions were included if they targeted an identified ACEs exposure or risk; were tested in randomized controlled trials (RCTs); reported outcome measures for both mother and child and were initiated during pregnancy. Interventions were further analyzed using the public health prevention continuum and Life Course Intervention Research (LCIR) characteristics frameworks. …”
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Relatively Low Prevalence of Peripheral and Placental Plasmodium Infection at Delivery in Bangui, Central African Republic by Alexandre Manirakiza, Eugène Serdouma, Djibrine Djalle, Georges Soula, Remi Laganier, Nestor Madji, Methode Moyen, Alain Le Faou, Jean Delmont

“…A proportion of 30.5% of the women had received at least two doses of IPTsp during the current pregnancy. Only a proportion of 42.4% of this study population had ITNs. …”
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Tell me y: anticipation of sex discrepancies in cell-free DNA testing due to maternal genetic abnormalities: a case report by Nuria Balaguer, Emilia Mateu-Brull, Jose Antonio Martínez-Conejero, Ana Cervero, Roser Navarro, Jorge Jiménez-Almazán, Miguel Milán

“…Plots of X and Y chromosome Z-scores for each 5-Mb bin, according to genomic position, identified bins with Z-scores significantly higher than those expected for any pregnancy with a male fetus. The genomic coordinates of these bins overlapped with the amelogenin (AMELY) and protein kinase Y-linked (PRKY) genes, respectively. …”
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The Impact of Pelvic Floor Muscle Strengthening on the Functional State of Women Who Have Experienced OASIS After Childbirth by Atėnė Simanauskaitė, Justina Kačerauskienė, Dalia Regina Railaitė, Eglė Bartusevičienė

“…Women were presented with four sets of questions about pre-pregnancy condition and questions related to UI and FI after delivery. …”
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Second Trimester Umbilical Cord Coiling Index and Perinatal Outcomes by Yusuf Aytaç Tohma, Mehmet Metin Altay, Derya Turgut, Selcan Coşkun, Eylem Ünlübilgin, Sertaç Esin, Orhan Gelişen, Okyar Erol

“…Patients’ age, obstetric history, BMI before pregnancy, history of smoking was registered. Umbilical arter coiling index was also calculated. …”
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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

“…Administration of hydrocortisone or dexamethasone to female rats on day 20 of pregnancy and to 3-day-old neonatal pups significantly increased TH mRNA levels (real-time PCR) and enzyme activity as well as protein levels determined by ICH in the locus coeruleus. …”
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The association of activity patterns on female reproductive diseases: a prospective cohort study of UK biobank by Huanyu Guo, Yingzi Sun, Wei Gao, Yuqing Liu, Tianshu Han, Dandan Zhang

“…These disorders include polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB), endometriosis, infertility, and pregnancy-related disorders. This study aims to investigate the associations of activity patterns with female reproductive diseases. …”
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Beyond COVID-19, the case for collecting, analysing and using sex-disaggregated data and gendered data to inform outbreak response: a scoping review by Simone E Carter, Shirin Heidari, Leah Zilversmit Pao, Marie-Amelie Degail, Marie Meudec, McKinzie Gales, Emelie Love Yonally Phillips, Christine Dubray, Clara Rodriguez Ribas Elizalde, M Ruby Siddiqui

“…An adapted version of the WHO’s Gender Analysis Matrix was used to synthesise evidence, which was then mapped across four phases of the outbreak timeline: prevention, detection, treatment/management and recovery.Results 71 articles met inclusion criteria and were included in this review. Sex-, gender-, and pregnancy-related disparities were identified throughout all four phases of the outbreak timeline. …”
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