Region of birth differences in healthcare navigation and optimisation: the interplay of racial discrimination and socioeconomic position by Ivana Paccoud, James Nazroo, Anja K. Leist

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Determinants and Factors Associated with the Maintenance of Exclusive Breastfeeding after Hospital Discharge after Birth by Sergio Martínez-Vázquez, Antonio Hernández-Martínez, Julián Rodríguez-Almagro, Rocío Adriana Peinado-Molina, Juan Miguel Martínez-Galiano

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Transition in vaginal Lactobacillus species during pregnancy and prediction of preterm birth in Korean women by Young-Ah You, Sunwha Park, Kwangmin Kim, Eun Jin Kwon, Young Min Hur, Soo Min Kim, Gain Lee, AbuZar Ansari, Junhyung Park, Young Ju Kim

“…Here, we report the transition of Lactobacillus spp. in samples of full-term birth (FTB) collected longitudinally in the second and third trimesters of pregnancy in a cohort study (n = 23) and their association with Lactobacillus abundance and preterm birth (PTB) in a case–control study (n = 200). …”
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Early antenatal risk factors for births before arrival: an unmatched case-control study by Hubble, TR, Nair, M, Aye, CYL, Mathewlynn, S, Greenwood, C, Impey, L

“…</p> <p><strong>Results:</strong>&nbsp;Multivariable analysis identified significant independent predictors of birth before arrival that were detectable at booking: parity, ethnicity, multiple deprivation, employment status, timing of booking, distance from home to the nearest maternity unit, and safeguarding concerns raised at booking by clinical staff. …”

Access and quality of maternity care for women with disability during pregnancy, birth and the postnatal period by Malouf, R, Henderson, J, Redshaw, M

“…</p> <h4>Participants</h4> <p>Women who had given birth three months previously, among whom were groups selfidentifying with different types of disability. …”

Maternal adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and offspring imprinted gene DMR methylation at birth by Adriana C. Vidal, David W. Sosnowski, Joddy Marchesoni, Carole Grenier, John Thorp, Susan K. Murphy, Sara B. Johnson, William Schlief, Cathrine Hoyo

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Levels and correlates of non-adherence to WHO recommended inter-birth intervals in Rufiji, Tanzania by Exavery Amon, Mrema Sigilbert, Shamte Amri, Bietsch Kristin, Mosha Dominic, Mbaruku Godfrey, Masanja Honorati

“…Non-adherence was associated with younger maternal age, low maternal education, multiple births from the preceding pregnancy, non-health facility delivery of the preceding birth, being an in-migrant resident, multi-parity and being married.…”
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Interplay of gestational parent exposure to ambient air pollution and diet characteristics on preterm birth by Hanna Jardel, Chantel L Martin, Cathrine Hoyo, Kristen M Rappazzo

“…Abstract Background Despite many efforts, preterm birth (PTB) is poorly understood and remains a major public health problem in the United States. …”
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Urinary System Birth Defects in Surgically Treated Infants in Sarajevo Region of Bosnia and Herzegovina by Selma Aličelebić, Dina Kapić, Zakira Mornjaković

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Epigenome Wide Association and Stochastic Epigenetic Mutation Analysis on Cord Blood of Preterm Birth by Elena Spada, Luciano Calzari, Luigi Corsaro, Teresa Fazia, Monica Mencarelli, Anna Maria Di Blasio, Luisa Bernardinelli, Giulia Zangheri, Michele Vignali, Davide Gentilini

“…Preterm birth (PTB) can be defined as the endpoint of a complex process that could be influenced by maternal and environmental factors. …”
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Analysing the daily, weekly and yearly cycles of births and their implications for the NHS using linked data by Gill Harper, Alison MacFarlane, Nirupa Dattani, Miranda Dodwell, Rod Gibson, Mario Cortina, Peter Martin

“…Initial results already clearly illustrate differences in timings of birth by time of day and day of the week by mothers’ age, gestational age and birth setting and for singleton and multiple births. …”
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Women with disability: the experience of maternity care during pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal period by Redshaw, M, Malouf, R, Gao, H, Gray, R

“…The experience of women with different types of disability varied: physically disabled women used antenatal and postnatal services more, but had less choice about labour and birth; the experience of those with a sensory impairment differed little from the non-disabled women, but they were more likely to have met staff before labour; women with mental health disabilities also used services more, but were more critical of communication and support; women with a learning disability and those with multiple disabilities were least likely to report a positive experience of maternity care. …”

Clinical and social outcomes of adolescent self harm: population based birth cohort study. by Mars, B, Heron, J, Crane, C, Hawton, K, Lewis, G, Macleod, J, Tilling, K, Gunnell, D

“…DESIGN: Population based birth cohort study. SETTING: Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), a UK birth cohort of children born in 1991-92. …”

Adjunct clinical interventions that influence vaginal birth after cesarean rates: systematic review by Aireen Wingert, Cydney Johnson, Robin Featherstone, Meghan Sebastianski, Lisa Hartling, R. Douglas Wilson

“…The objective of the study is to systematically review the literature on adjunct clinical interventions that influence vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) rates. Methods We searched Ovid Medline, Ovid Embase, Wiley Cochrane Library, CINAHL via EBSCOhost; and Ovid PsycINFO. …”
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Insights from the COCOA birth cohort: The origins of childhood allergic diseases and future perspectives by Eun Lee, So-Yeon Lee, Hyo-Bin Kim, Song-I Yang, Jisun Yoon, Dong In Suh, Hea Young Oh, Kangmo Ahn, Kyung Won Kim, Youn Ho Shin, Soo-Jong Hong

“…Integration with large-scale datasets, such as national health insurance records, enhances robustness and mitigates potential limitations inherent to birth cohort studies. As part of global networks focused on childhood allergic diseases, the COCOA study fosters collaborative research across multiple cohorts. …”
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Immune-checkpoint proteins, cytokines, and microbiome impact on patients with cervical insufficiency and preterm birth by Seri Jeong, Won Kyong Cho, Yeonhwa Jo, Soo-Ran Choi, Nuri Lee, Kibum Jeon, Min-Jeong Park, Wonkeun Song, Keun-Young Lee

“…Finally, the presence of Moraxella osloensis (odds ratio = 14.785; P = 0.037) and chemokine CC motif ligand 2 levels higher than 73 pg/mL (odds ratio = 40.049; P = 0.005) in endocervical samples were associated with preterm birth. Combining M. osloensis and chemokine CC motif ligand 2 yielded excellent performance for predicting preterm birth (area under the receiver operating characteristic curve = 0.846, 95% confidence interval = 0.733-0.925).ConclusionMultiple relationships between microbiomes, immune-checkpoint proteins, and inflammatory cytokines in the cervical microenvironment were identified. …”
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Influence of Antiphospholipid Antibody-Associated Thrombophilia on the Risk of Preterm Birth: A Systematic Review by Olivera Iordache, Doru Mihai Anastasiu, Manaswini Kakarla, Ayesha Ali, Felix Bratosin, Radu Neamtu, Catalin Dumitru, Flavius Olaru, Izabella Erdelean, Angelica Gherman, Cecilia Roberta Avram, Lavinia Stelea

“…Single aCL was the most common type of aPL found in patients, with rates up to 61.0% in some studies, followed by single LA and single ab2GPI. Multiple aPL antibody positivity was found to be associated with a higher risk of preterm birth, with odds ratios ranging from 1.29 to 9.61. …”
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Retinopathy of Prematurity in Neonatal Patients with Birth Weight Greater than 1500 g in Taiwan by Yi-Hsing Chen, Rey-In Lien, Chi-Chun Lai, An-Ning Chao, Kuan-Jen Chen, Yih-Shiou Hwang, Nan-Kai Wang, Yen-Po Chen, Tun-Lu Chen, Chee-Jen Chang, Wei-Chi Wu

“…Background: To understand the characteristics, ophthalmic outcomes, and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in patients with birth weight (BW) greater than 1500 g. The applicability of the ROP screening criteria to the Taiwanese population was also examined. …”
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Subjective Birth Experience Predicts Mother–Infant Bonding Difficulties in Women With Mental Disorders by Juliane Junge-Hoffmeister, Antje Bittner, Susan Garthus-Niegel, Susan Garthus-Niegel, Susan Garthus-Niegel, Maren Goeckenjan, Julia Martini, Kerstin Weidner

“…BackgroundThe subjective experience of giving birth to a child varies considerably depending on psychological, medical, situational, relational, and other individual characteristics. …”
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Insights on the Sun Birth Environment in the Context of Star Cluster Formation in Hub–Filament Systems by Doris Arzoumanian, Sota Arakawa, Masato I. N. Kobayashi, Kazunari Iwasaki, Kohei Fukuda, Shoji Mori, Yutaka Hirai, Masanobu Kunitomo, M. S. Nanda Kumar, Eiichiro Kokubo

“…Cylindrical molecular filaments are observed to be the main sites of Sunlike star formation, while massive stars form in dense hubs at the junction of multiple filaments. The role of hub–filament configurations has not been discussed yet in relation to the birth environment of the solar system and to infer the origin of isotopic ratios of short-lived radionuclides (SLR, such as ^26 Al) of calcium–aluminum-rich inclusions (CAIs) observed in meteorites. …”
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