What Can Be Done to Improve the Mental Health of University Students? Identifying Determinants of Psychological Distress at an Australian University by Patrick J. Owen, Shane A. Kavanagh, Anthony D. LaMontagne

“…Results: Mutually-adjusted individual-level determinants were age (β [95% CI]: -0.50 [-0.60, -0.41]), LGBTQI+ identity (0.96 [0.52, 1.40]), having a current health condition (3.23 [2.85, 3.60]), being a current carer (0.68 [0.04, 1.32]), country of birth other than Australia (1.19 [0.84, 1.54]), financial stress (2.43 [1.99, 2.86]), being satisfied with housing (-0.84 [-1.18, -0.51]), and having full-time employment (-0.49 [-0.99, 0.00]). …”
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Factors Associated with Maternal Near Miss among Women Admitted in West Arsi Zone Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study by Fikadu Nugusu Dessalegn, Feleke Hailemichael Astawesegn, Nana Chea Hankalo

“…Cases were women admitted to hospitals during pregnancy, delivery, or within 42 days of termination of pregnancy and fulfilled at least one of the maternal near-miss disease-specific criteria, while controls were women admitted and gave birth by normal vaginal delivery. The interviewer-administered structured questionnaire and data abstraction tool was used to collect data. …”
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Attitudes and Barriers to Breastfeeding among Mothers in Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Razan Yasser Abulreesh, Ibtihaj Abdullah Alqahtani, Zainah Yahya Alshehri, Maha Ali Alsubaie, Shatha Nasser Alburayh, Norah Mohammed Alzamil, Hayat Saleh Alzahrani

“…The mothers’ parity ranged between 1 birth and 4 births in 23.5% and 17.5% of the participants, respectively. …”
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Association of Maternal Age to Development and Progression of Retinopathy of Prematurity in Infants of Gestational Age under 33 Weeks by Atsuro Uchida, Masayuki Miwa, Hajime Shinoda, Takashi Koto, Norihiro Nagai, Hiroshi Mochimaru, Yohei Tomita, Mariko Sasaki, Kazushige Ikeda, Kazuo Tsubota, Yoko Ozawa

“…Among the 182 eligible infants (median GA, 29.1 weeks; median birth weight (BW), 1028 g), 84 (46%) developed any stage of ROP, of which 45 (25%) required laser treatment. …”
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Lactobacillus crispatus S-layer proteins modulate innate immune response and inflammation in the lower female reproductive tract by Alexiane Decout, Ioannis Krasias, Lauren Roberts, Belen Gimeno Molina, Chloé Charenton, Daniel Brown Romero, Qiong Y. Tee, Julian R. Marchesi, Sherrianne Ng, Lynne Sykes, Phillip R. Bennett, David A. MacIntyre

“…Pathogen displacement of vaginal lactobacilli drives innate immune activation and mucosal barrier disruption, increasing the risks of STI acquisition and, in pregnancy, of preterm birth. We describe differential TLR mediated activation of the proinflammatory transcription factor NF-κB by vaginal pathogens and commensals. …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens of leukemia from 1990 to 2019: A systematic analysis of the global burden of disease in 2019 based on the APC model by Xiang Qu, Anjie Zheng, Jie Yang, Jinru Zhang, Hongmei Qiao, Fan Jiang, Jie Zhao, Chunping Wang, Peng Ning

“…The cohort effects of both incidence and DALY rates tended to increase and then decrease with the development of the birth cohort. In 1990 and 2019, smoking, high body‐mass index, occupational exposure to benzene, and occupational exposure to formaldehyde were risk factors for DALY in leukemia, especially in areas with high SDI. …”
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Colostrum feeding practice and associated factors among mothers who come for postnatal care to Asella referral and teaching hospital, Arsi Zone, South-East Ethiopia by Gisha Haji, Gebi Agero, Amde Eshete, Abdurahman Hasan, Ahmed Hiko

“…BackgroundEvery day throughout the world more than 4,000 infants and young children die because colostrum feeding was not initiated within an hour of birth as recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO)/United Nations Children’s Fund. …”
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Diagnostic utility of translabial ultrasound in pelvic organ prolapse: a prospective observational study by Milosz Pietrus, Kazimierz Pityński, Iwona Gawron, Maciej W. Socha, Krzysztof Nowosielski, Robert Biskupski-Brawura-Samaha, Marcin Waligóra

“…Discrepancies involved variables such as self-perceived POP, number of deliveries, child weight at birth, UI, and sexual activity.Conclusions Translabial ultrasound showed robust correlation with clinical assessments for evaluating POP, especially for defining defects and facilitating treatment-related decision-making. …”
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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

“…Mean gestation age was 38 ± 1.2 weeks and mean birth weight was 3406 ± 403 g. Most infants (96.6%) had unilateral hemorrhage over the right adrenal gland. …”
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Impact of Prenatal Stress on Neuroendocrine Programming by Odile Viltart, Christel C. A. Vanbesien-Mailliot

“…Moreover, parental care, adoption, or enriched environments after birth have been shown to reverse negative long-term consequences of a disturbed gestational environment. …”
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DEVIATION AND ATROPHY OF MIDDLE PHALANX OF HAND FOLLOWING PARTIAL SEPARATION IN SYNDACTYLY PATIENT: THEIR FAULT OR OURS? by Diana Murtiati Kusuma, Iswinarno Doso Saputro, Sitti Rizaliyana, Beta Subakti Nata’atmadja

“…On follow up, the patient showed good functional and aesthetic outcome. He is able to write with his right hand with better coordination. …”
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Investigation of the Influence of Deletional and Non-Deletional Hemoglobin H Disease on Pregnancy Outcomes by Zhao KS, Pan QA, Yang HY, Su JY, Deng L

“…Additionally, the non-deletional group had a significantly higher incidence of postpartum blood transfusion, fetal growth restriction (FGR), and low birth weight (LBW) compared to the deletional group, with a statistically significant difference (p< 0.05).Conclusion: Pregnant patients with alpha-thalassemia HbH disease and non-deletional HbH disease commonly experience moderate anemia, increasing the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly in non-deletional HbH disease cases where negative outcomes are more prevalent. …”
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Fetal growth and risk of stillbirth: a population-based case-control study. by Radek Bukowski, Nellie I Hansen, Marian Willinger, Uma M Reddy, Corette B Parker, Halit Pinar, Robert M Silver, Donald J Dudley, Barbara J Stoll, George R Saade, Matthew A Koch, Carol J Rowland Hogue, Michael W Varner, Deborah L Conway, Donald Coustan, Robert L Goldenberg, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Stillbirth Collaborative Research Network

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We conducted a population-based case-control study of all stillbirths and a representative sample of live births in 59 hospitals in five geographic areas in the US. …”
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Comprehensive self-tracking of blood glucose and lifestyle with a mobile application in the management of gestational diabetes: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (... by Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Seppo Heinonen, Sari Niinistö, Suvi M Virtanen, Ilkka Korhonen, Mikko Kytö, Lisa Torsdatter Markussen, Pekka Marttinen, Giulio Jacucci, Tuuli E Korhonen, Saila B Koivusalo

“…Secondary outcomes include, for example, self-tracked capillary fasting and postprandial glucose measures, change in gestational weight gain, change in nutrition quality, change in physical activity, medication use due to GDM, birth weight and fat percentage of the child.Ethics and dissemination The study has been approved by Ethics Committee of the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District. …”
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Copper Deficiency in Sheep with High Liver Iron Accumulation by Isadora Karolina Freitas de Sousa, Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino, Rejane dos Santos Sousa, Dowglish Ferreira Chaves, Herbert Sousa Soares, Isabella de Oliveira Barros, Carolina Akiko Sato Cabral de Araújo, Raimundo Alves Barrêto Júnior, Enrico Lippi Ortolani

“…The symptoms began 30 days after birth, with a clinical condition that included locomotion difficulty, limb ataxia, tremors, and continual falls. …”
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Prenatal and neonatal factors for the development of childhood visual impairment in primary and middle school students: a cross-sectional survey in Guangzhou, China by Wen Sun, Lijuan Dai, Dunjin Chen, Lili Du, Bolan Yu, Juanjuan Chen, Jingsi Chen, Nali Deng

“…The following factors were significantly associated with an increased risk of VIUC: female gender, high birth weight, formula feeding, not having siblings, higher level of parents’ education, parental myopia, much homework time and little outdoor activity. …”
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Assessment of the hypoglycemic effect of Cyanthillium cinereum (L.) H. Rob. and its dual impact on uterine contraction in gestational diabetic rats by Sasitorn Kerdsuknirund, Arreeya Kosinan, Panida Khunkaewla, Pakanit Kupittayanant, Pattama Tongdee, Porntip Nimkuntod, Susan Wray, Sajeera Kupittayanant

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Parental depression and emotional feeding practices are associated with a tendency towards overeating in preadolescents by Catharina Sarkkola, Catharina Sarkkola, Marja H. Leppänen, Marja H. Leppänen, Marja H. Leppänen, Aino-Maija Eloranta, Aino-Maija Eloranta, Aino-Maija Eloranta, Laura Räisänen, Laura Räisänen, Laura Räisänen, Satu Männistö, Heli Viljakainen, Heli Viljakainen

“…We utilized extensive parent questionnaire and Medical Birth Register data, and used ordinal and stepwise logistic regression to identify the independent determinants of overeating.ResultsThe proportion of preadolescents with a parent-reported tendency towards overeating was 10% (n = 606). …”
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Over-Expression of MicroRNA-210 and MicroRNA-185-5p in Normotensive Late-Fetal Growth Restriction: Preliminary Cohort Study by Esra Altan Erbilen, Gulizar Fusun Varol, Necdet Sut, Nebiye Pelin Turker, Niyazi Cenk Sayin

“…However, placental miR-210 and miR-185-5p did not fully correlate with birth weight, placental weight, and fetal cerebroplacental Doppler ratio. …”
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Integrating Infant Safe Sleep and Breastfeeding Education Into an App in a Novel Approach to Reaching High-Risk Populations: Prospective Observational Study by Tamar Krishnamurti, Rachel Moon, Rudolph Richichi, Rachel Berger

“…ConclusionsIntegrating safe sleep and breastfeeding education within a pregnancy app may allow for rapid dissemination of infant care information to pregnant individuals. Birthing parents at high risk of losing an infant to SUID—a leading cause of infant death after 1 month of age—appear to engage with the app at the same rates as birth parents who are at low risk. …”
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