Factors associated with infant mortality in Nepal: a comparative analysis of Nepal demographic and health surveys (NDHS) 2006 and 2011 by Reeta Lamichhane, Yun Zhao, Susan Paudel, Emmanuel O. Adewuyi

“…The infant mortality rate (IMR) was 48 and 46 per 1000 live births for the year 2006 and 2011, respectively, a slight reduction during the 5 years’ period. …”
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Risk factors associated with low birth weight in a polyclinic of Santiago de Cuba by Naifi Hierrezuelo Rojas, Alfredo Hernández Magdariaga, Marileydis Ávila Vázquez, Lourdes Marbelys Velázquez Ferreira, Roberto Alejandro Sotera Torres

“…Conclusions: The inadequate weight at the first prenatal visit, preterm childbirth, multiple pregnancy and the presence of diseases related to pregnancy were the risk factors associated with low birth weight.…”
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Prevalence and risk factors of Low Birth Weight in Fars province, south of Iran, 2014 by Alireza Mirahmadizadeh, Ali Soleimani, Fariba Moradi, Elham Hesami, Maryam Kasraeian, Hamed Delam

“…Variables of pregnancy interval of less than 2 years, multiple births, mother’s age over 35 years and father’s level of education could predict low birth weight of the neonates.…”
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Finding the priority and cluster of inflammatory biomarkers for infectious preterm birth: a systematic review by Jiayi Li, Jianrong Ge, Na Ran, Changwu Zheng, Yumeng Fang, Danna Fang, Qian Yang, Yeling Ma

“…Abstract Infectious preterm birth (PTB) is one of the most important causes of perinatal death. …”
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Epidemiology of birth defects in teenage pregnancies: Based on provincial surveillance system in eastern China by Xinning Chen, Haifeng Lou, Lijin Chen, Marie Parfaite Uwimana Muhuza, Danqing Chen, Xiaohui Zhang

“…The risks of neural tube defects (relative risk [RR] = 3.15, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.56, 3.87), gastroschisis (RR = 7.02, 95% CI 5.09, 9.69), and multiple birth defects (RR=1.27, 95% CI 1.07, 1.52) were higher in teenage pregnancies than those in women aged 25–29 years.ConclusionsWe found a distinctive spectrum of BDs, with higher proportions of fatal or multiple anomalies in infants born to teenage mothers than in those born to adults aged 25–29 years. …”
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Maternal seafood consumption and fetal growth: a birth cohort study in urban China by Zhang Wei, Wang Li, Cao Lei, An Caixia, Zhang Chuan, Wang Jianqin

“…Gestational weight gain partially mediated the association between seafood consumption and birth weight. Conclusions Maternal seafood consumption was associated with decreased risk of low birth weight and increased birth weight. …”
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Slow Development of Day 5 Embryo Leads to Compromised Live Birth But Not Birthweight Outcomes by Kate WATSON, Kee ONG, Irving KORMAN, Ross TURNER, Beverley VOLLENHOVEN, Deirdre ZANDER-FOX, Yanhe LIU

“…Multiple regression was performed to investigate associations between slow day 5 development (defined as ≤ early blastocyst) and (a) live birth, (b) birthweight, and (c) gestation-adjusted birthweight (Z score) to account for gestational age and gender. …”
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Percentage of birth weight loss as a reference for the well-being of the exclusively breastfed newborn by Andrea Sarmiento-Aguilar, Daniela Horta-Carpinteyro, Alejandra Prian-Gaudiano

“…However, this statement, which appears so accurate, comes from studies conducted in the 1960s, when medical knowledge and how newborns were fed were utterly different from what it is today. Currently, multiple factors contribute to the percentage of weight loss at birth and the rate at which this weight is regained. …”
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Science communication herstories: reflecting on the Greek feminist birth control movement of the 1970s and 1980s by Evangelia Chordaki

“…This paper aims to contribute to this ongoing discussion, addressing theoretical, methodological and ethical concerns that I faced when conducting research about the sociopolitical aspects of (dis)appearance of knowledge and the multiple communication practices in the case of the Greek feminist birth control movement in the 1970s and 1980s. …”
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Vaginal progesterone in risk reduction of preterm birth in women with short cervix in the midtrimester of pregnancy by Khandelwal M

“…Meena KhandelwalDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, NJ, USAAbstract: Preterm birth is a major health problem for the neonate, family, country, and society in general. …”
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Coupling adaptive molecular evolution to phylodynamics using fitness-dependent birth-death models by David A Rasmussen, Tanja Stadler

“…To date, these multi-type birth-death models have only been applied to cases where a lineage’s fitness is determined by a single character state. …”
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Perinatal Infection: A Major Contributor to Efficacy of Cooling in Newborns Following Birth Asphyxia by Jibrin Danladi, Hemmen Sabir

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The birth of a bacterial tRNA gene by large-scale, tandem duplication events by Gökçe B Ayan, Hye Jin Park, Jenna Gallie

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Diverse pathways in young Italians' entrance into sexual life: The association with gender and birth cohort by Valentina Tocchioni, Marcantonio Caltabiano, Silvia Meggiolaro

“…<b>Background</b>: Sexual development is a complex process, the study of which should consider not only first sexual intercourse but also multiple behavioural trajectories in a comprehensive perspective. …”
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Maternal psychosocial stress and children’s ADHD diagnosis: a prospective birth cohort study by Lauren Okano, Yuelong Ji, Anne W. Riley, Xiaobin Wang

“…The association between the latent factors and child ADHD diagnosis was examined using multiple logistic regression, controlling for known risk factors for ADHD. …”
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Amount and timing of group-based childcare from birth and cognitive development at 51 months by Barnes, J, Melhuish, E

“…This study investigated whether the amount and timing of group-based childcare between birth and 51 months were predictive of cognitive development at 51 months, taking into account other non-parental childcare, demographic characteristics, cognitive development at 18 months, sensitive parenting and a stimulating home environment. …”

The Maternal Risk Factors for Preterm Birth in Universitas Airlangga Hospital Surabaya in 2017-2018 by Almira Maharani, Aditiawarman Aditiawarman, Widati Fatmaningrum

“…Conclusion: There was a relationship between maternal age and parity to preterm birth. There was no relationship between maternal education, maternal occupation, hemoglobin levels, history of obstetric complications, and multiple pregnancy to preterm birth.…”
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Maturation of the auditory system in normal-hearing newborns with a very or extremely premature birth by Paula van Dommelen, Karin de Graaff-Korf, Paul H. Verkerk, Henrica L.M. van Straaten

“…Small for gestational age was defined as birth weight corrected for gestational age < −1.6 standard deviation. …”
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Observational study comparing heart rate in crying and non-crying but breathing infants at birth by Ashish KC, Joar Eilevstjønn, Antti Juhani Kukka, Omkar Basnet, Sara K Berkelhamer, Thomas Ragnar Wood

“…Background Stimulating infants to elicit a cry at birth is common but could result in unnecessary handling. …”
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Maternal vulnerability and birth interval in England: a retrospective analysis of hospital episode statistics by Linda Wijlaars, Ruth Blackburn, Ruth Gilbert

“…Using Hospital Episode Statistics for England, we included mothers with a live birth in 2011. Vulnerability indicators were codes for mental health problems, adversity related injury (ARI), material or social disadvantage (M/SD) recorded in admissions in the previous five years, or age Time (in days) to next delivery within five years was analysed using Cox proportional hazard regression models and adjusted for maternal age, parity, multiple and preterm birth. …”
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