Epidemiology of Disorders Associated with Short Stature in Childhood: A 20-Year Birth Cohort Study in Finland by Harju S, Saari A, Sund R, Sankilampi U

“…The first occurrences of key primary or secondary growth disorders were identified in multiple registers. Median ages at diagnosis (MAD), and age- and sex-specific cumulative incidences (CMI) from birth until 16 years of age were determined.Results: Turner syndrome was the most common primary growth disorder (CMI 52 per 100 000 at 16 years, MAD 4.0 years). …”
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The Associated Factors of Low Birthweight Among Term Singletons in Japan: A Pregnancy Birth Registry Analysis by Yoshifumi Kasuga, Miho Iida, Yuya Tanaka, Masumi Tamagawa, Keita Hasegawa, Satoru Ikenoue, Yasunori Sato, Mamoru Tanaka, Daigo Ochiai

“…Although the focus has been on preventing preterm birth, evidence regarding LBW in term births is limited. …”
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Consortium for the Study of Pregnancy Treatments (Co-OPT): An international birth cohort to study the effects of antenatal corticosteroids. by Emily M Frier, Chun Lin, Rebecca M Reynolds, Karel Allegaert, Jasper V Been, Abigail Fraser, Mika Gissler, Kristjana Einarsdóttir, Lani Florian, Bo Jacobsson, Joshua P Vogel, Helga Zoega, Sohinee Bhattacharya, Eyal Krispin, Lars Henning Pedersen, Devender Roberts, Stefan Kuhle, John Fahey, Ben W Mol, David Burgner, Ewoud Schuit, Aziz Sheikh, Rachael Wood, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, Jessica E Miller, Kate Duhig, Marius Lahti-Pulkkinen, Eran Hadar, John Wright, Sarah R Murray, Sarah J Stock

“…<h4>Results and discussion</h4>The Co-OPT ACS cohort contains 2.28 million pregnancies and babies, born in Finland, Iceland, Israel, Canada and Scotland, between 1990 and 2019. Births from 22 to 45 weeks' gestation were included; 92.9% were at term (≥ 37 completed weeks). 3.6% of babies were exposed to ACS (67.0% and 77.9% of singleton and multiple births before 34 weeks, respectively). …”
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Consortium for the Study of Pregnancy Treatments (Co-OPT): An international birth cohort to study the effects of antenatal corticosteroids by Emily M. Frier, Chun Lin, Rebecca M. Reynolds, Karel Allegaert, Jasper V. Been, Abigail Fraser, Mika Gissler, Kristjana Einarsdóttir, Lani Florian, Bo Jacobsson, Joshua P. Vogel, Helga Zoega, Sohinee Bhattacharya, Eyal Krispin, Lars Henning Pedersen, Devender Roberts, Stefan Kuhle, John Fahey, Ben W. Mol, David Burgner, Ewoud Schuit, Aziz Sheikh, Rachael Wood, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, Jessica E. Miller, Kate Duhig, Marius Lahti-Pulkkinen, Eran Hadar, John Wright, Sarah R. Murray, Sarah J. Stock

“…<h4>Results and discussion</h4> The Co-OPT ACS cohort contains 2.28 million pregnancies and babies, born in Finland, Iceland, Israel, Canada and Scotland, between 1990 and 2019. Births from 22 to 45 weeks’ gestation were included; 92.9% were at term (≥ 37 completed weeks). 3.6% of babies were exposed to ACS (67.0% and 77.9% of singleton and multiple births before 34 weeks, respectively). …”
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Childhood Bradycardia Associates With Atrioventricular Conduction Defects in Older Age: A Longitudinal Birth Cohort Study by Constantin‐Cristian Topriceanu, James C. Moon, Rebecca Hardy, Alun D. Hughes, Gabriella Captur

“…Conclusions Longitudinal birth cohort data indicate that childhood bradycardia trebles the odds of having atrioventricular conduction defects in older age, 88% of which are benign. …”
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Association between short birth spacing and child malnutrition in Bangladesh: a propensity score matching approach by Md. Jamal Hossain, Foyez Ahmmed, Md Nahid Hasan, Md Faruk Hossain, Md Tareq Ferdous Khan, Mohammod Mahmudur Rahman, Md Parvej Hussain

“…Objectives This study aimed to explore the effects of short birth spacing (SBS), which is defined as a period of less than 33 months between two successive births, on multiple concurrent forms of child malnutrition (MCFCM) and at least one form of child malnutrition (ALOFCM) using propensity score matching (PSM).Methods This study used data extracted from the 2017-18 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey. …”
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Inequities in Availability of Evidence-Based Birth Supports to Improve Perinatal Health for Socially Vulnerable Rural Residents by Bridget Basile Ibrahim, Julia D. Interrante, Alyssa H. Fritz, Mariana S. Tuttle, Katy Backes Kozhimannil

“…Rural residents who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) face multiple social risk factors and have some of the worst maternal and infant health outcomes in the U.S. …”
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Factors influencing hypothermia in very low/extremely low birth weight infants: a meta-analysis by Qinchuan Shi, Jingjing Zhang, Chong Fan, Aixia Zhang, Zhu Zhu, Yingying Tian

“…Results A total of 10 papers were finally included in this study and 12 factors were established by meta-analysis: body weight (six papers), failure to keep warm in time (three papers), neonatal resuscitation (seven papers), gestational age (three papers), premature rupture of membranes (three papers), maternal combined complications (four papers), cesarean section (six papers), antenatal steroids (four papers), multiple birth (two papers), small for gestational age (two papers), 1 min Apgar score (three papers), and 5 min Apgar score (three papers). …”
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Phthalates exposure and pubertal development in a 15-year follow-up birth cohort study in Taiwan by Pen-Hua Su, Pen-Hua Su, Jing-Yang Huang, Jing-Yang Huang, Shu-Li Julie Wang, Shu-Li Julie Wang, Hua-Pin Chang

“…The association of fetal and childhood levels of phthalates with pubertal development were explored.MethodsWe conduct a population-based birth cohort study to investigate the association between prenatal and childhood exposure to phthalates and pubertal development. …”
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Randomised placebo-controlled trial of antenatal corticosteroids for planned birth in twins (STOPPIT-3): study protocol by Jane E Norman, John Norrie, Jane Denton, James P Boardman, Kathleen Anne Boyd, Manuela Deidda, Karen Luyt, Catriona Keerie, Debra Bick, Asma Khalil, Sarah Jane Stock, Rebecca Reynolds, Jessica Thompson, Keith Reed, Sarah Murray, Rosie C Townsend, Natasha Fenwick

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Effects of therapeutic approach on the neonatal evolution of very low birth weight infants with patent ductus arteriosus by Lilian S.R. Sadeck, Cléa R. Leone, Renato S. Procianoy, Ruth Guinsburg, Sergio T.M. Marba, Francisco E. Martinez, Ligia M.S.S. Rugolo, M. Elisabeth L. Moreira, Renato M. Fiori, Ligia L. Ferrari, Jucille A. Menezes, Paulyne S. Venzon, Vânia Q.S. Abdallah, José Luiz M.B. Duarte, Marynea V. Nunes, Leni M. Anchieta, Navantino Alves Filho

“…OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effects of treatment approach on the outcomes of newborns (birth weight [BW] < 1,000 g) with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), from the Brazilian Neonatal Research Network (BNRN) on: death, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH III/IV), retinopathy of prematurity requiring surgical (ROPsur), necrotizing enterocolitis requiring surgery (NECsur), and death/BPD. …”
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Toward a conceptual framework of health and its operational definition: an application in the 1958 British birth cohort by Camille Joannès, Hélène Colineaux, Gregory Guernec, Raphaële Castagné, Michelle Kelly-Irving

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Association between type 2 inflammatory diseases and neurodevelopmental disorders in low-birth-weight children and adolescents by Hengye Huang, Kelvin Pengyuan Zhang, Kelvin Pengyuan Zhang, Karol Kexin Sun, Karol Kexin Sun, Guangjun Yu

“…However, the association of various neurodevelopmental disorders with T2 diseases as a whole remains unclear in low-birth-weight (LBW) infants.ObjectiveTo evaluate the association of type 2 inflammatory (T2) diseases with intellectual disability (ID), autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and learning disability (LD) in LBW children and adolescents.MethodsThe study sample was derived from 2005 to 2018 National Health Interview Survey sample child files. …”
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Worry about racial discrimination: A missing piece of the puzzle of Black-White disparities in preterm birth? by Paula Braveman, Katherine Heck, Susan Egerter, Tyan Parker Dominguez, Christine Rinki, Kristen S Marchi, Michael Curtis

“…OBJECTIVES:The causes of the large and persistent Black-White disparity in preterm birth (PTB) are unknown. It is biologically plausible that chronic stress across a woman's life course could be a contributor. …”
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Infertility Treatment and Hypertension in Pregnancy: The Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study by Mami Ishikuro, Taku Obara, Keiko Murakami, Fumihiko Ueno, Aoi Noda, Tomomi Onuma, Fumiko Matsuzaki, Masahiro Kikuya, Zen Watanabe, Naomi Shiga, Masahito Tachibana, Noriyuki Iwama, Hirotaka Hamada, Masatoshi Saito, Junichi Sugawara, Hirohito Metoki, Nobuo Yaegashi, Shinichi Kuriyama

“…Using data from 12,456 pregnant Japanese women from the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study, the association between infertility treatment and HDP was analyzed. …”
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Ethnic differences in preterm birth in Southwest China, 2014-2018: A population-based observational study by Guiying Cao, Yanling Yuan, Cai Kong, Jue Liu, Min Liu, Hanfeng Ye

“…Multivariable log-binomial regressions were used to assess the association between maternal ethnicity and preterm birth with adjustment for potential confounders, including year of delivery, maternal age at delivery, education, occupation, pre-pregnancy body mass index, history of chronic disease, history of preterm birth, smoking and drinking alcohol during early pregnancy, and parity and multiple pregnancy of current pregnancy.ResultsAmong 195,325 women who delivered at least one live baby, 7.90% (95% CI, 7.78–8.02%) were born preterm. …”
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Microbial Analysis of Umbilical Cord Blood Reveals Novel Pathogens Associated with Stillbirth and Early Preterm Birth by Emilie L. Vander Haar, Guojun Wu, Cynthia Gyamfi-Bannerman, Charlene Thomas, Ronald J. Wapner, Uma M. Reddy, Liping Zhao, Robert M. Silver, Robert L. Goldenberg, Yiping W. Han

“…We examined the umbilical cord blood microbiome in stillbirths (n = 60) and live births (n = 176) and discovered that the bacterial prevalence and abundance were significantly higher in stillbirths than live births. …”
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Racial and ethnic disparities in preterm birth: a mediation analysis incorporating mixtures of polybrominated diphenyl ethers by Zifan Wang, Cuilin Zhang, Cuilin Zhang, Paige L. Williams, Paige L. Williams, Andrea Bellavia, Blair J. Wylie, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Michael S. Bloom, Kelly J. Hunt, Tamarra James-Todd, Tamarra James-Todd

“…BackgroundRacial and ethnic disparities persist in preterm birth (PTB) and gestational age (GA) at delivery in the United States. …”
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Nonsurgical periodontal treatment during pregnancy and rates of preterm birthAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Gregory C. Valentine, MD, MEd, FAAP, Krystle Perez, MD, MPH, Adino T. Tsegaye, MPH, Daniel A. Enquobahrie, MD, MPH, PhD, David Couper, PhD, James D. Beck, MS, PhD, Rachel Umoren, MBBCh, MS, Kjersti M. Aagaard, MD, PhD, Christy M. McKinney, PhD

“…STUDY DESIGN: This was a per-protocol analysis of data from 1455 participants of the Maternal Oral Therapy to Reduce Obstetric Risk trial evaluating dental scaling and root planing on the risk of preterm birth or low birthweight offspring. Adjusted multiple logistic regression to control for confounders was used to estimate associations comparing the timing of periodontal treatment in pregnancy to receiving treatment after pregnancy (referent control) on rates of preterm birth or low birthweight among subgroups of gravidae with known periodontal disease. …”
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Effects of therapeutic approach on the neonatal evolution of very low birth weight infants with patent ductus arteriosus by Lilian S.R. Sadeck, Cléa R. Leone, Renato S. Procianoy, Ruth Guinsburg, Sergio T.M. Marba, Francisco E. Martinez, Ligia M.S.S. Rugolo, M. Elisabeth L. Moreira, Renato M. Fiori, Ligia L. Ferrari, Jucille A. Menezes, Paulyne S. Venzon, Vânia Q.S. Abdallah, José Luiz M.B. Duarte, Marynea V. Nunes, Leni M. Anchieta, Navantino Alves Filho

“…Objective: To analyze the effects of treatment approach on the outcomes of newborns (birth weight [BW] < 1,000 g) with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), from the Brazilian Neonatal Research Network (BNRN) on: death, bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), severe intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH III/IV), retinopathy of prematurity requiring surgical (ROPsur), necrotizing enterocolitis requiring surgery (NECsur), and death/BPD. …”
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