Educational intervention applied in children from 5 to 11 years of age with deforming oral habits by María de los Santos Haces Yanes, Clotilde de la Caridad Mora Pérez, Nicolás Ramón Cruz Pérez, Ivette Alvarez Mora

“…Risk factors were eradicated in more than 50% of the children being the most frequent: lingual protraction, baby bottle suction, mainly among females. <strong>Conclusions:</strong> The intervention was successful for the reduction of deforming oral habits, and the high level of knowledge acquired. …”
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Fatal Postpartum Hemorrhage in Diffuse Midline Glioma with H3-K27M Mutation by Takeshi Miyazaki, Masahiro Tsuji, Shinya Hagiwara, Toshiko Minamoto, Noriyoshi Ishikawa, Junko Hirato, Sumihito Nobusawa, Yasuhiko Akiyama

“…The patient delivered a healthy baby by cesarean section, and postpartum day 1 was uneventful. …”
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Prevalence of Anemia and Iron Deficiency among Palestinian Pregnant Women and Its Association with Pregnancy Outcome by Mahmoud A. Srour, Samah S. Aqel, Khaled M. Srour, Khalid R. Younis, Fekri Samarah

“…This is a cross-sectional study that included 300 pregnant women in their first trimester and 163 babies. Maternal anthropometric and socioeconomic and newborns’ data were collected. …”
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Metformin Treatment in Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy: An Active Controlled, Parallel-Group, Randomized, Open Label Study in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Pregnancy by Jahan Ara Ainuddin, Nasim Karim, Sidra Zaheer, Syed Sanwer Ali, Anjum Ara Hasan

“…Less maternal weight gain (P<0.001) and pregnancy induced hypertension (P=0.029) were observed in metformin treated group. Small for date babies were more in metformin group (P<0.01). Neonatal hypoglycemia was significantly less and so was NICU stay of >24 hours in metformin group (P<0.01). …”
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Rubella and Congenital Rubella Syndrome in the Philippines: A Systematic Review by Anna Lena Lopez, Peter Francis N. Raguindin, Maria Asuncion Silvestre, Xenia Cathrine J. Fabay, Ariel B. Vinarao, Ricardo Manalastas

“…Previous studies show substantial disabilities due to CRS and a substantial proportion of susceptible women who are at risk for having babies affected with CRS. Establishment of CRS surveillance and enhanced awareness on rubella case detection should be prioritized.…”
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Case Report: Respiratory outcome in a preterm infant following previable rupture of membranes and persistent oligohydramnios by Akila Subramanian, Ong Kai Zhi, Arun Kumar Pugalenthi, Arun Kumar Pugalenthi, Arun Kumar Pugalenthi, Arun Kumar Pugalenthi, Victor Samuel Rajadurai, Victor Samuel Rajadurai, Victor Samuel Rajadurai, Victor Samuel Rajadurai, Lay Kok Tan, Suresh Chandran, Suresh Chandran, Suresh Chandran, Suresh Chandran

“…In addition, there is an increased risk of miscarriage, preterm birth, and chorioamnionitis, contributing to septic morbidity in the mother–baby dyad. This case report describes the management and outcomes of an infant born at 32 weeks following the rupture of membranes at 16 weeks of gestation, resulting in severe oligohydramnios. …”
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The effect of air pollution exposure on foetal growth restriction in pregnant women who conceived by in vitro fertilisation a cross-sectional study by Yanqiong Jiang, Pengfei Liu, Meihong Zeng, Guiying Zhuang, Cuiqing Qiu, Liyun Wang, Weiling Liu, Weiqi Liu

“…We included pregnant women who conceived by IVF and delivered healthy singleton babies in Guangzhou from October 2018 to September 2023. …”
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The status quo and influencing factors of breastfeeding social support in China based on LASSO regression model by Tian Sun, Chanzhi Duan, Yan Wang, Qing Li

“…The results of LASSO regression showed that when the lambda (λ) value was 0.7428, the error was the smallest, and the corresponding number of influencing factors was four, and the top four independent variables in importance ranking were whether or not breastfeeding at night, employment status, the feeding mode of the youngest baby, partner attended school/lecture for pregnant women. …”
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Hysterosalpingography with Oil-Soluble Contrast Medium Does Not Increase Newborn Hypothyroidism by Divya M. Mathews, Jane M. Peart, Neil P. Johnson, Robert G. Sim, Natasha L. Heather, Dianne Webster, Susannah O’Sullivan, Paul L. Hofman

“…The primary outcome was the incidence of permanent or transient congenital hypothyroidism in this cohort. Results. Of 146 babies included, all had normal TSH levels with values ranging from 1 to 7 mIU/L on the whole blood analysis of a capillary heel sample using the Perkin–Elmer AutoDelfia assay. …”
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Six weeks that changed the preterm infant brain: lessons learned from the Family Nurture Intervention randomized controlled trials by Robert J. Ludwig, Robert J. Ludwig, Michael M. Myers, Michael M. Myers, Martha G. Welch, Martha G. Welch

“…AimWe review extensive results from two randomized controlled trials conducted over 9 years, comparing standard care (SC) in level-4 neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) with SC plus Family Nurture Intervention (FNI).MethodsFNI included ~six weeks of facilitated mother-infant interactions aimed at achieving mother-infant ‘autonomic emotional connection’, a novel construct that describes the emotional mother-baby relationship at the level of the autonomic nervous system.Results and conclusionThus far, 18 peer-reviewed publications documented significant positive short-and long-term effects of FNI on infant neurobehavioral functioning, developmental trajectories and both mother and child autonomic health through five years. …”
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Posttransfusion Haematocrit Equilibration: Timing Posttransfusion Haematocrit Check in Neonates at the National Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria by L. I. Audu, A. T. Otuneye, A. B. Mairami, L. J. Mshelia, V. E. Nwatah

“…We conducted a prospective study to determine an appropriate timing for PT PCV estimation on 47 stable anaemic babies at the Neonatal Unit of National Hospital, Abuja. …”
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A Case of Placental Mesenchymal Dysplasia by Shigeki Taga, Junko Haraga, Mari Sawada, Aya Nagai, Dan Yamamoto, Ryoji Hayase

“…Because she had the history of Cesarean section, an elective Cesarean section was performed at 37 weeks of gestation, and 2520 g female infant with apgar score 8/9 was delivered. The baby was normal with no evidence of Beckwith-Wiedemann syndrome. …”
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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF HOLISTIC CARE-BASED HEALTH EDUCATION PREVENTS EARLY TEENAGE MARRIAGE AT ISLAMIC SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL 4 BAOURNE BOJONEGORO by Wiwik Muhidayati, Titik Nuryanti, NUR AZIZAH, agus ari afandi, yuli Admasari

“…Early marriages (<19 tahun) should not be carried out considering the many risks that may occur to the mother and baby. Therefore, it is important to know the influence of holistic care-based health education on efforts to prevent early teenage marriage. …”
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Comparison of Measurement of Central Corneal Thickness with Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography and Standard Ultrasonic Pachymeter in Premature Infants by Emre Hekimoglu, Muhammet Kazım Erol, Devrim Toslak, Deniz Turgut Coban, Berna Doğan, Ozgur Yucel

“…Both USP and SD-OCT have been performed for only left eyes of 28 of the 50 babies. Those results have been compared with each other. …”
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Association between Endocrine Disrupting Phenols in Colostrums and Maternal and Infant Health by B. Yi, C. Kim, M. Park, Y. Han, J. Y. Park, M. Yang

“…Study subjects were the lactating mothers who delivered babies within 2 weeks (N=325; 30.67 ± 3.45 years) and their neonates (N=326; embryonic period, 39.1 ± 1.5 weeks). …”
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Decisions about the use of psychotropic medication during pregnancy: a qualitative study by Irene Petersen, Vanessa Pinfold, Sarah Hamilton, Fiona Stevenson, Charlotte Walker, Ceri R J Dare, Harminder Kaur, Ruth Lambley, Paulina Szymczynska, Vicky Nicolls

“…Objective To understand the perspectives of women with severe mental illness concerning the use of psychotropic medicines while pregnant.Design Interviews conducted by female peer researchers with personal experience of making or considering decisions about using psychotropic medicines in pregnancy, supported by professional researchers.Participants 12 women who had had a baby in the past 5 years and had taken antipsychotics or mood-stabilisers for severe mental illness within the 12-month period immediately prior to that pregnancy. …”
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Documenting and characterising gestational weight gain beliefs and experiences among Marshallese pregnant women in Arkansas: a protocol for a longitudinal mixed-methods study by Pearl A McElfish, Britni L Ayers, Cari A Bogulski, Lauren Haggard-Duff, Aline Andres, Elisabet Børsheim

“…The Marshallese have higher rates of obesity, type 2 diabetes, pre-term births, low birthweight babies, infant mortality, and inadequate or no prenatal care. …”
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Knowledge, Practice and Attitude of Women Regarding Breastfeeding in Thi-Qar Governorate-Iraq by Fatima K. Naeam, Amer Abdullah Sachit, Hayfaa M. Mones

“…Breastfeeding should begin within 30 minutes of delivery (62%), and once the baby begins taking complementary foods (54.5%), mothers can combine breastfeed and formula feeding. …”
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Body Weight Comparison Before and After Pregnancy in Patients Treated at an Ecuadorian Hospital by Patricio Jaramillo Guerrero, María de Lourdes Llerena Cepeda, Manuel Conrado Ezcurdia Bárzaga

“…The nutritional status of future mothers is a good predictor of perinatal and long-term outcomes for the baby and the mother. Low-weight pregnant women are also exposed to a greater risk of premature birth and having small-for-gestational-age neonates. …”
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Umbilical Cord Haematoma and Uterine Torsion: Rare Pregnancy Complications at Tu Du Hospital in Vietnam and a Review of Literature by Anh Dinh Bao Vuong, Phuc Nhon Nguyen

“…Pre-operative diagnosis of two rare complications was missed; hence, the authors timely delivered the baby based on another modality of management, computerised cardiotocography. …”
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