Remarkable Role of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase and Tryptophan Metabolites in Infectious Diseases: Potential Role in Macrophage-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases by Yuki Murakami, Masato Hoshi, Yukio Imamura, Yuko Arioka, Yasuko Yamamoto, Kuniaki Saito

“…Originally known for its regulatory function during pregnancy and chronic inflammation in tumorigenesis, the activity of IDO1 seems to modify the inflammatory state of infectious diseases. …”
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Music and Rhymes as Mechanisms for ECCE Learners’ Socio-emotional Intelligence Development by Avosuahi Deborah Arasomwan, Glynnis Daries

“…These problems including absenteeism, depression, adolescent pregnancy, and suicide can be prevented by teaching children socio-emotional skills, which are the information, abilities, and attitudes needed to identify and control emotions, set and achieve constructive objectives, empathy for others, and maintaining wholesome social connections. …”
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Metabolomic characteristics of cord blood from neonates with hyperkalemia after antenatal exposure to ritodrine and magnesium sulfate by Masanori Inoue, Kazuhito Sekiguchi, Haruka Tsushita, Naomi Inoue, Tomoki Maeda, Hiroki Itoh, Kenji Ihara

“…Abstract In the management of pregnancy, ritodrine has been used to prevent preterm birth, and magnesium sulfate (MgSO4) has been used to prevent preterm labor and preeclampsia. …”
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Expansion of CD16-Negative Natural Killer Cells in the Peripheral Blood of Patients with Metastatic Melanoma by Shernan G. Holtan, Douglas J. Creedon, Michael A. Thompson, Wendy K. Nevala, Svetomir N. Markovic

“…Another condition associated with altered NK homeostasis is normal pregnancy, where robust infiltration with CD16− CD9+ NK cells can be identified in decidual tissues, along with a concomitant expansion of CD16− NK cells in the maternal peripheral blood. …”
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Chromosome 3p Inverted Duplication with Terminal Deletion: Second Postnatal Case Report with Additional Clinical Features by Jacquelyn D. Riley, Catherine M. Stefaniuk, Francine Erenberg, Angelika L. Erwin, Lauren Palange, Caroline Astbury

“…Upon literature review, only one postnatal patient and one second trimester pregnancy have been reported with this finding. Many of our patient’s features are present in both 3p deletion and 3p duplication syndromes, including congenital heart disease, growth restriction, microcephaly, hypotonia, and developmental delay. …”
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Temporal Trends in Gestational Diabetes Prevalence, Treatment, and Outcomes at Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, between 2004 and 2016 by Per Glud Ovesen, Jens Fuglsang, Mette Bisgaard Andersen, Charlotte Wolff, Olav Bjørn Petersen, H. David McIntyre

“…The most important risk of GDM in pregnancy is excessive fetal growth, increasing the risk of complications during delivery as well as long-term complications like obesity and diabetes in both the mother and the offspring. …”
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Late Postpartum Eclampsia with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome and Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Case Study by Mohamed Elshafei, Hala Ashraf Oweis, Yosra Abdul Hafez, Thuraya Alom, Zahraa Mohamed Hayani, Eslam ElNebrisi

“…Eclampsia is a multisystem disorder of pregnancy and the puerperium. Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), a neurotoxic condition characterized by various neurological symptoms, can arise from multiple causes including eclampsia. …”
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The Screening of Antiphospholipid Antibodies in Obstetric Antiphospholipid Syndrome-Like Events: A Regional Perspective by Onder Onen, Fusun Gulizar Varol

“…Conclusion: Not all obstetric antiphospholipid antibody syndrome associated pregnancy morbidities may own high (>40U) antiphospholipid antibody titers, but low antiphospholipid antibodies (>10U) also accompany to this clinical picture. …”
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Detection of Hemoglobinopathies in Cuban Pregnant Women from the Program: Sickle Cell Anemias in Cuba by Yadira Valdés Fraser, Tatiana Acosta Sánchez, Jacqueline Pérez Rodríguez, Beatriz Suárez Besil, Sandra Bárbara Correa Jiménez

“…Hemoglobinopa-thies were detected in 47,465 women; 38,698 with heterozygous S variant, 8,706 hemoglobin C variants and 158 other variants. 44,283 husbands with hemoglobinopathies were detected, 3,099 high-risk couples were detected, and 2,689 molecular prenatal diagnoses were performed. 522 affected fetuses were confirmed and 382 couples requested termination of pregnancy. The program reached 99.24 % coverage in the country. …”
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Pregnant Women with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertension: A Physiological Overview by Muhsin Hmeadi Ubeid

“…Background: Diabetes is one of the most common medical complications of pregnancy and it carries significant risk for the fetus and the mother. …”
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Reproductive Risk Factors Associated with Female Infertility in Sonepat District of Haryana: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study by Deepika Kataria, Babita Rani, Anita Punia, S. K. Jha, M. Narendran, Jagmohan Singh

“…Background: Infertility is a disease of the male or female reproductive system defined by the failure to achieve a pregnancy after 12 months or more of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. …”
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Unveiling the prenatal features of HADDS: A case report and literature review by Lina Hu, Dongzhi Li, Li Zhen, Yanan Wang

“…Furthermore, we did a retrospective analysis of HADDS patients with a history of pregnancy and childbirth. We emphasized that reduced fetal movement, systematic ultrasound scanning, and fetal MRI might add evidence for prenatal diagnosis. …”
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Prenatal exposure to nitrate alters uterine morphology and gene expression in adult female F1 generation rats by André Gilberto Cassiani, Thiago Pinheiro Arrais Aloia, Érica Kássia Sousa-Vidal, Sérgio Podgaec, Carla de Azevedo Piccinato, Caroline Serrano-Nascimento

“…Materials and methods: Pregnant Wistar rats were either treated with sodium nitrate 20 mg/L or 50 mg/L dissolved in drinking water from the first day of pregnancy until the birth of the offspring or were left untreated. …”
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Prediction of neonatal survival among Pacific Islander preterm births in the US. by Bohao Wu, Sarah Taylor, Veronika Shabanova, Nicola L Hawley

“…<h4>Results</h4>Of the 5192 included neonates, the neonatal mortality rate was 2.0%; 43.5% of mothers had pre-pregnancy obesity, and 16.5% of neonates were born large-for-gestational age. …”
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Microbial Pattern in Amniotic Fluid from Women with Premature Rupture of Membranes and Meconium-Stained Fluid by Fauna Herawati, Patricia Valery Rahaded, Ruddy Hartono, Rika Yulia

“…Intra-amniotic infection (IAI), also known as chorioamnionitis, is a major cause of maternal and neonatal infection that occurs during pregnancy, labor and delivery, or in the postpartum period. …”
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HUSBAND'S SUPPORT WITH ADHERENCE TO THE INJECTION SCHEDULE FOR MOTHERS by Lailatul Fadliyah, Danty Indra Puspitaningtyas, Amellia Mardhika, Anestasia Pangestu Mei Tyas, Emulliana Sulpat, Lestari Sudaryanti

“…Introduction: Contraception is a method or tool used to prevent pregnancy. Injectable contraception is a type of hormonal contraceptive method. …”
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The effect of anti mullerian hormone and follicle stimulating hormone discordance on oocyte quality and live birth rates by Seray Kaya, Murat Genc, Bensu Bulut, Medine Akkan Oz, Mustafa Ozturk

“…Data collected included age, AMH and FSH levels, number of retrieved oocytes, mature (M2) oocytes, pregnancy outcomes, and embryos obtained. Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 25.0. …”
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Uric Acid: A Potential Marker For Predicting Maternal And Fetal Morbidity by Aeman Javed, Umber Arooj Tahir, Hafsa Tauseef, Syeda Luba Hussain, Sana Shaukat Siddiqui

“…All primigravida women aged 20-45 years in the third trimester of singleton pregnancy attending in Obstetrics and Gynecology outpatient department of Ibn-e-Seina Hospital in study duration were included in the study. …”
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Exploring Developmental Care in Neonatal Jaundice Management: A Case Report with Supporting Literature Synthesis by Esther Aduramo, Deborah T. Esan, Emmanuel Adesuyi, Opeoluwa Olabode, Elizabeth Awoniyi, Blessed Oyama, Oluwadamilare Akingbade

“…Case Presentation: This case report presents “Baby M,” a preterm female neonate born at 32+5 weeks gestation due to maternal complications, including anemia and pregnancy-induced hypertension, who was admitted to a neonatal unit with prematurity, ventriculomegaly and bilateral talipes. …”
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Vaginal Preparation with Povidone Iodine and Postcesarean Infectious Morbidity: A Retrospective Trial by Esra Turgut Yavuz, Erdal Malatyalıoğlu, Fatma Devran Bıldırcın

“…There were no differences in age, height, weight, BMI, time of pregnancy, number of prior cesarean delivery, preoperative-postoperative time of staying in hospital, preoperative - postoperative hemoglobin values (p>0.05); there was only statistically significant difference in operating time (p<0.05). …”
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