Cost-effectiveness analysis of risk-factor guided and birth-cohort screening for chronic hepatitis C infection in the United States. by Shan Liu, Lauren E Cipriano, Mark Holodniy, Jeremy D Goldhaber-Fiebert

“…Advisory groups differ, recommending birth-cohort screening for baby boomers, screening only high-risk individuals, or no screening. …”
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Change in timing of induction protocol in nulliparous women to optimise timing of birth: results from a single centre study by Laura Slade, Georgina Digance, Angela Bradley, Richard Woodman, Rosalie Grivell

“…Logistic regression was used to compare odds of in-hours birth for the 2 periods with adjustment for maternal age at delivery, gestation, more than 2 cervical ripening agents required, undergoing IOL for post-dates pregnancy, mode of birth, whether or not IOL proceeded according to planned protocol and missing values using multiple imputation. …”
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Preconception folic acid supplementation for the prevention of birth defects: a prospective, population-based cohort study in mainland China by Qiongjie Zhou, Guiying Dong, Qiaomei Wang, Haiping Shen, Yiping Zhang, Shikun Zhang, Jingqi Chen, Xiaotian Li

“…In the multiple logistic regression analyses, the odd of birth defects was lower among couples with maternal folic acid supplementation (OR = 0.78, 95%CI: 0.66–0.95, P = 0.011), especially decreased odd of neural tube defects (NTDs) (OR = 0.56, 95%CI: 0.39–0.82, P = 0.003). …”
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Identification of sex-specific DNA methylation changes driven by specific chemicals in cord blood in a Faroese birth cohort by Yuet-Kin Leung, Bin Ouyang, Liang Niu, Changchun Xie, Jun Ying, Mario Medvedovic, Aimin Chen, Pal Weihe, Damaskini Valvi, Philippe Grandjean, Shuk-Mei Ho

“…We studied 72 participants of a Faroese birth cohort recruited between 1986 and 1987 and followed until adulthood. …”
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Stress, Coping, Self-efficacy and Birth Satisfaction among Low-risk Pregnant Women: A Cross-sectional Study by KK Ajini, N Rajeev Kumar, JS Ajith Prasad

“…Multiple regression analysis was used for analysing the influence of stress, coping and self-efficacy on birth satisfaction. …”
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Trimester effects of source-specific PM10 on birth weight outcomes in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) by Chen, Y, Hodgson, S, Gulliver, J, Granell, R, Henderson, AJ, Cai, Y, Hansell, AJ

“…Information on birth outcomes were obtained from birth records. …”

Economic costs and health utility values associated with extremely preterm birth: evidence from the EPICure2 cohort study by Achana, F, Johnson, S, Ni, Y, Marlow, N, Wolke, D, Khan, K, Petrou, S

“…</p> <p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> The adverse economic impact of extremely preterm birth persists into late childhood. Further longitudinal studies conducted from multiple perspectives are needed to understand the magnitude, trajectory and underpinning mechanisms of economic outcomes following extremely preterm birth.…”

Correlation between the Total Dose of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone and Cumulative Live Birth Rate in Women Undergoing in Vitro Fertilization by Long Ho Le, Ngoc Anh Vu Ho, Toan Duong, Manh Tuong Ho, Ngoc Lan Vuong

“…Background: Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) is widely used during assisted reproductive therapy to facilitate the development of multiple follicles. In turn, the number of oocytes retrieved has been shown to relate to the live birth rate. …”
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Predictors of pregnancy stress and psychological birth trauma in women undergoing vaginal delivery: a cross-sectional study in China by Dongmei Ma, Shiwen Sun, Jialu Qian, Man Wang, Huimin Gu, Jingjing Lou, Xiaoyan Yu

“…Both univariate analysis and multiple linear regression analysis were conducted to assess predictors of pregnancy stress and psychological birth trauma. …”
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Association of maternal weight gain in early pregnancy with congenital heart disease in offspring: a China birth cohort study by Li Wang, Jingjing Wang, Simin Zhang, Xiaofei Li, Lijuan Sun, QingQing Wu, Jijing Han

“…We aimed to explore the potential relationship based on a China birth cohort while adjusting by multiple factors.Design Cohort study.Setting China birth cohort study conducted from 2017 to 2021.Participants The study finally included 114 672 singleton pregnancies in the 6–14 weeks of gestation, without missing data or outliers, loss to follow-up or abnormal conditions other than CHD. …”
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Impact of advanced maternal age on perinatal outcomes in Tanzania: Insights from Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Center Birth Registry by Lilian Remigius Mnabwiru, Yeon Seo Cho, Michael Johnson Mahande, Nicholous Mazugun, Bariki Lawrence Mchome, Eun Young Park

“…The increasing prevalence of advanced maternal age (AMA) births necessitates the exploration of associated pregnancy outcomes within the healthcare-limited context of northern Tanzania to elucidate potential region-specific risks and implications. …”
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The association between Zika virus infection and microcephaly in Brazil 2015–2017: An observational analysis of over 4 million births by Brady, OJ, Osgood-Zimmerman, A, Kassebaum, NJ, Ray, SE, De Araújo, VEM, Da Nóbrega, AA, Frutuoso, LCV, Lecca, RCR, Stevens, A, De Oliveira, B, De Lima, JM, Bogoch, II, Mayaud, P, Jaenisch, T, Mokdad, AH, Murray, CJL, Hay, S, Reiner, RC, Marinho, F

“…Statistically significant associations of ZIKV with other birth defects were also detected, but at lower relative risks than that of microcephaly (relative risk &lt; 1.5). …”

Developmental outcomes of very low birth weight infants with catch-up head growth: a nationwide cohort study by You Mi Hong, Dong Hue Cho, Jin Kyu Kim

“…Rates of microcephaly, intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD), sepsis, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), length of NICU stay, ventilation care, and parenteral nutrition were significantly greater in the NCU group (P < 0.05). On multiple linear regression analysis, BPD status was the most influential clinical factor affecting catch-up head growth after adjusting for gestational age, birth weight, and birth head circumference (adjusted OR 4.586, 95% CI 1.960–10.729). …”
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Survival of neonates, infants, and children with birth defects: a population-based study in Texas, 1999–2018Research in context by Renata H. Benjamin, Joanne M. Nguyen, Mark A. Canfield, Charles J. Shumate, A.J. Agopian

“…One-year survival increased in more recent birth years for several defect categories (e.g., increasing from 86.0% among 1999–2004 births to 93.1% among 2014–2017 births for unilateral renal agenesis/dysgenesis) and was higher among infants with an isolated defect versus those with multiple defects. …”
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Association of pre-pregnancy body mass index with offspring metabolic profile: Analyses of 3 European prospective birth cohorts. by Diana L Santos Ferreira, Dylan M Williams, Antti J Kangas, Pasi Soininen, Mika Ala-Korpela, George Davey Smith, Marjo-Riitta Jarvelin, Debbie A Lawlor

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We used 1- and 2-stage individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis, and a negative-control (paternal BMI) to examine the association between maternal pre-pregnancy BMI and offspring serum metabolome from 3 European birth cohorts (offspring age at blood collection: 16, 17, and 31 years). …”
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Addressing anti-black racism in an academic preterm birth initiative: perspectives from a mixed methods case study by Shira P. Rutman, Natasha Borgen, Solaire Spellen, Dante D. King, Martha J. Decker, Larry Rand, Alexis Cobbins, Claire D. Brindis

“…In June 2020, the university-based California Preterm Birth Initiative (PTBi) committed to an Anti-Racism Action Plan outlining an approach to address anti-Blackness. …”
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Associations between maternal urinary kisspeptin in late pregnancy and decreased fetal growth: a pregnancy-birth cohort study by Jiaxian Chen, Lan Yang, Yafei Chen, Wei Yuan, Yao Chen, Hong Liang, Maohua Miao, Gengsheng He, Ziliang Wang

“…We measured maternal kisspeptin concentrations in the urine samples collected in late pregnancy and neonatal anthropometric indices at birth. The associations between maternal kisspeptin and neonatal anthropometry were investigated using multiple linear regression models.ResultsHigher maternal urinary kisspeptin concentrations were associated with lower neonatal birth weight, head circumference, upper arm circumference, abdominal skinfold thickness, triceps skinfold thickness, and back skinfold thickness. …”
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Early Life Factors Influencing Children Gut Microbiota at 3.5 Years from Two French Birth Cohorts by Gaël Toubon, Marie-José Butel, Jean-Christophe Rozé, Ioannis Nicolis, Johanne Delannoy, Cécile Zaros, Pierre-Yves Ancel, Julio Aires, Marie-Aline Charles

“…Maternal factors including the country of birth and preconception maternal body mass index were associated with some microbiota characteristics: children born to overweight or obese mothers showed increased gut microbiota richness. …”
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Maternal obesity and gestational diabetes reprogram the methylome of offspring beyond birth by inducing epigenetic signatures in metabolic and developmental pathways by Juan José Alba-Linares, Raúl F. Pérez, Juan Ramón Tejedor, David Bastante-Rodríguez, Francisco Ponce, Nuria García Carbonell, Rafael Gómez Zafra, Agustín F. Fernández, Mario F. Fraga, Empar Lurbe

“…Results We identified abundant DNA methylation changes during child development from birth to 6 months and, to a lesser extent, up to 12 months of age. …”
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Association of in utero HIV exposure with child brain structure and language development: a South African birth cohort study by Catherine J. Wedderburn, Shunmay Yeung, Sivenesi Subramoney, Jean-Paul Fouche, Shantanu H. Joshi, Katherine L. Narr, Andrea M. Rehman, Annerine Roos, Diana M. Gibb, Heather J. Zar, Dan J. Stein, Kirsten A. Donald

“…Methods The Drakenstein Child Health birth cohort study enrolled pregnant women from a high HIV prevalence area in South Africa with longitudinal follow-up of mother–child pairs. …”
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