Associations of linear growth and weight gain in the first 2 years with bone mass at 4 years of age in children in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Maimuna Gias, Huma Qamar, Farzana Fariha, Abdullah Al Mahmud, Prakesh Shah, Steven A Abrams, Daniel E Roth, Karen M O’Callaghan

“…Conclusions: Associations of linear growth (birth to 2 years) with bone mass at age 4 years were explained by concurrent HAZ. …”
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Mala flavor preference increases risk of excessive gestational weight gain mediated by high-carbohydrate dietary patterns in Chongqing, China: an ambispective cohort study by Jinghua Li, Difei Wang, Yanyan Mao, Wuxia Zhang, Qianxi Zhu, Jun Liu, Jing Du, Weijin Zhou, Weijin Zhou, Fen Wang, Min Li

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Development of autonomic innervation at the venous pole of the heart: bridging the gap from mice to human by Fleur Zwanenburg, Thomas A. Bos, Arend D. J. Ten Harkel, Monique C. Haak, Nathan D. Hahurij, Robert E. Poelmann, Conny J. van Munsteren, Lambertus J. Wisse, Nico A. Blom, Marco C. DeRuiter, Monique R. M. Jongbloed

“…Results Murine cANS function did not definitively establish in utero as HRV parameters depicted no trend prior to birth. In contrast, human HRV parameters greatly increased from 20 to 30 WGA, indicating that human cANS function is established prenatally around 20 WGA and matures thereafter. …”
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Universal health coverage for women of reproductive ages: a survey-based comprehensive assessment of service utilisation and health expenditure in Tanzania by Jim Todd, Ties Boerma, Peter Binyaruka, Mark Urassa, Milly Marston, Sophia Adam Kagoye, Charles Mangya, Coleman Kishamawe

“…We analysed key indicators by household wealth quintiles, place of residence and health insurance, using logistic regression models controlling for age and other confounders.Results Among 8665 women aged 15–49 years (response rate 81%), 3.0% reported poor or very poor health, 13% gave birth in the preceding year, and health insurance coverage was 5.1%. …”
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Managerial thinking in neonatal care: a qualitative study of place of care decision-making for preterm babies born at 27–31 weeks gestation in England by Neena Modi, Elizabeth S Draper, Miaoqing Yang, Sarah E Seaton, Kelvin Dawson, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Thillagavathie Pillay, Natalie Armstrong, Alexis Paton, Elaine Boyle, Victor L Banda, Caroline Cupit, Bradley Manktelow, Abdul Qader T Ismail

“…As part of a national project seeking to optimise service delivery for this group of babies (OPTI-PREM), we undertook qualitative research to better understand how decisions about place of birth and care are made and operationalised.Design Qualitative analysis of ethnographic observation data in neonatal units and semi-structured interviews with neonatal staff.Setting Six neonatal units across two neonatal networks in England. …”
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Gestational weight gain and adverse pregnancy outcomes: a prospective cohort study by Jun Zhang, Yuelin Wu, Sheng Wan, Shengyi Gu, Zhengqian Mou, Lingling Dong, Zhongcheng Luo, Xiaolin Hua

“…Objective To assess the associations of gestational weight gain (GWG) in early and late pregnancy with subsequent risks of adverse pregnancy outcomes in Chinese women.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Shanghai, China.Participants We studied 2630 nulliparous singleton pregnant women with complete data on weight gain in early (≤17 weeks of gestation) and late (>17 weeks) pregnancy in the Shanghai Birth Cohort.Methods GWG was standardised into z-scores by gestational age and categorised as low (z-score <−1), normal (−1 to +1) and high (>1). …”
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Prenatal ultrasound diagnosis, associated anomalies and pregnancy outcomes of fetal right aortic arch by Yuting Xie, Zongjie Weng, Ronghua Wang, Qiumei Wu, Wen Ling, Jinwen Chen, Shan Guo

“…In terms of typing, 78 cases (49.7%) of right aortic arch-aberrant left subclavian artery (RAA-ALSA) and 75 cases (47.8%) of right aortic arch-mirror branch (RAA-MB), 3 cases (1.9%) of right aortic arch-isolated left subclavian artery (RAA-ILSA) and 1 case (0.6%) of right aortic arch-isolated left innominate artery (RAA-ILINA) were identified, and the incidence of combined cardiac anomalies and chromosomal anomalies was significantly greater in the RAA-MB group than the RAA-ALSA group. The live birth rate was significantly lower in the nonisolated RAA group than the isolated RAA group, and the prognosis of RAA-MB was significantly worse than that of RAA-ALSA. …”
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The influence of neurovegetative and psychological characteristics of infertile patients with long-term COVID-19 on the effectiveness of assisted reproductive technologies by O.G. Boichuk, I.S. Golovchak, T.V. Kolomiichenko

“…In the main group, 2 subgroups were distinguished: 1 - 64 women with unsuccessful ART and 2 - 16 patients in whom ART was successful (a live birth was obtained). Socio-economic status and stress factors (questionnaire), fear of stress-19 (FCV-19S scale), autonomic dysfunction were assessed using the O.M. questionnaire. …”
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DYNAMICS OF MISCARRIAGE AMONG THE FEMALE POPULATION OF FERTILE AGE IN UKRAINE AND IN LVIV REGION IN 2014-2021 by Nataliia Timchenko, Taras Gutor

“…There was a trend of annual increase in the index of the ratio of the total miscarriage rate to the total number of pregnancies, the share of prematures from the total number of live births and the share of premature births from the number of stillbirths in the analyzed 8-year period, both in Ukraine and in Lviv region. …”
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Functional gastrointestinal disorders predictors in neonates and toddlers: A machine learning approach to risk assessment by Flavia Indrio, Elio Masciari, Flavia Marchese, Matteo Rinaldi, Gianfranco Maffei, Ilaria Gangai, Assunta Grillo, Roberta De Benedetto, Enea Vincenzo Napolitano, Isadora Beghetti, Luigi Corvaglia, Antonio Di Mauro, Arianna Aceti

“…According to random forest classification model by AI, birth weight (BW), cord blood pH, and maternal age were the most relevant variables linked to development of FGIDs in the first year of life. …”
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Early-life famine exposure and subsequent risk of chronic diseases in later adulthood: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Rui Zhao, Qi Zheng, Le-qin Chen

“…Drawing from our past research on famine in China, we incorporated 3,867 participants, categorizing them into three groups based on their birth years. Considering that climate conditions and population density can influence the intensity of famine, we characterize its severity by establishing a threshold of 50% excess death rate. …”
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The association between serum ferritin levels and the risk of gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study by Shaofei Su, Shen Gao, Enjie Zhang, Jianhui Liu, Shuanghua Xie, Yue Zhang, Ruixia Liu, Wentao Yue, Chenghong Yin

“…Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study involving 10,871 pregnant women from the China Birth Cohort Study. Serum ferritin levels were measured using the direct chemiluminescence method in the first and second trimesters. …”
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Situations and demands of central sterile supply department training on nursing interruptions by Juanli Huang, Liangying Yi, Kaili Wu, Yanhua Chen, Ruixue Hu, Wei Pan, Ting Hu, Sixin Jiang

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Maternal and Perinatal Outcome in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Retrospective Bicenter Cohort Study by Sylvia J. Kroese, Carolien N. H. Abheiden, Birgit S. Blomjous, Jacob M. van Laar, Ronald W. H. M. Derksen, Irene E. M. Bultink, Alexandre E. Voskuyl, A. Titia Lely, Marjon A. de Boer, Johanna I. P. de Vries, Ruth D. E. Fritsch-Stork

“…Severe hypertensive disorder of pregnancy, intrauterine fetal death, preterm birth, and small-for-gestational age infants occurred in 18.1%, 4.1%, 32.7%, and 14.8%, respectively. …”
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Semaglutide and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in an adolescent with congenital adrenal hyperplasia due to 21-hydroxylase: a case report by Alaina P. Vidmar, Linus Kaiser, Matthew J. Martin, Stuart Abel, Aimee G. Kim, Madeleine Weitzner, Cynthia E. Muñoz, Lynda K. Fisher, Mimi S. Kim, Kamran Samakar

“…Diagnosed shortly after birth, he experienced rapid weight gain starting at the age of 2 years, with his body mass index escalating to 52.5 kg/m2 by age 15. …”
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Relationships between structural stigma, societal stigma, and minority stress among gender minority people by Kristen D. Clark, Mitchell R. Lunn, Jae M. Sevelius, Carol Dawson-Rose, Sandra J. Weiss, Torsten B. Neilands, Micah E. Lubensky, Juno Obedin-Maliver, Annesa Flentje

“…Abstract Structural stigma towards gender minority (GM; people whose current gender does not align with sex assigned at birth) people is an important contributor to minority stress (i.e., stress experienced due to one’s marginalized GM identity), although existing variables are unclear in their inclusion of social norms, or societal stigma, as a key component of the construct. …”
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Association between Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) Levels in 2nd Trimester Amniotic Fluid and Fetal Development by Nikolaos Antonakopoulos, Zoe Iliodromiti, George Mastorakos, Christos Iavazzo, Georgios Valsamakis, Nikolaos Salakos, Aris Papageorghiou, Alexandra Margeli, Sophia Kalantaridou, George Creatsas, Efthymios Deligeoroglou, Nikolaos Vrachnis

“…All pregnancies were followed up until delivery and fetal growth patterns and birth weights were recorded, following which pregnancies were divided into three groups based on fetal weight: (1) AGA (appropriate for gestational age), (2) SGA (small for gestational age), and (3) LGA (large for gestational age). …”
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Vaginal colonization, vertical transmission rate, antimicrobial susceptibility profile, and associated factors of potential neonatal pathogens among pregnant women at public health... by Getnet Shimeles, Getnet Shimeles, Alemu Gedefie, Hilina Motbainor, Chalachew Genet, Chalachew Genet

“…Samples were inoculated into blood agar, Todd Hewitt selective enrichment broth, and MacConkey agar for bacterial isolation, and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar and CHROM Agar for Candida species isolation. …”
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Cerebral Microhemorrhages in Children With Congenital Heart Disease: Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Association With Neurodevelopmental Outcomes by Kristen N. Andersen, Sicong Yao, Brian R. White, Marin Jacobwitz, Jake Breimann, Jharna Jahnavi, Alexander Schmidt, Wesley B. Baker, Tiffany S. Ko, J. William Gaynor, Arastoo Vossough, Rui Xiao, Daniel J. Licht, Evelyn K. Shih

“…In multivariable analysis, neurodevelopmental duration (P<0.0001), use of extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support (P<0.0005), postoperative seizure(s) (P=0.02), and lower birth weight (P=0.03) were associated with new or worsened CMH postoperatively. …”
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The Prechtl’s General Movement Assessment, Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination and Sensory Profile-2 in Prediction of Cerebral Palsy at Two Years of Age in High-risk Infant... by Hatice ADIGÜZEL, Halil İbrahim ÇELİK, Yusuf Ünal SARIKABADAYI, Nevin ERGUN, Bülent ELBASAN

“…The GMA, HINE, and ISP-2’s predictive values were assessed seperately and sequentially (with two and three stage testings). Results: The mean birth weight of the infants was 1993.7±889.3 grams (g), the 3rd month HINE and ISP-2 total score averages were 56.9±9.3 and 53.8±13, respectively. …”
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