Long-term outcomes of offspring from multiple gestations: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study on multi-system diseases using UK Biobank and FinnGen databases by Yi Jiang, Yuanyuan Du, Rui Su, Xuan Zhou, Lijie Wei, Jingyi Zhang, Shenglan Zhu, Huiting Zhang, Chenyun Fang, Yuting Chen, Peng Gao, Liangnan Zhang, Shaoshuai Wang, Jun Yu, Mengzhou He, Wencheng Ding, Ling Feng

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Implementation and Support Measures for Mixed-age Teaching in Elementary and Junior High Schools: A Multiple Case Study by Hsin-Yi Lin, Chang-Hua Chen, Su-Hsien Liao

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Is intimate partner violence and obstetrics characteristics of pregnant women associated with preterm birth in Ethiopia? Umbrella review on preterm birth by Addis Eyeberu, Addisu Alemu, Adera Debella, Ibsa Mussa

“…Furthermore, multiple pregnancies, pregnancy-induced hypertension, anemia, and premature rupture of the membrane were significant predictors of preterm birth. …”
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Twenty years’ experience with the Swiss data registry for assisted reproductive medicine: outcomes, key trends and recommendations for improved practice by Christian De Geyter, Peter Fehr, Rebecca Moffat, Isabel Marieluise Gruber, Michael von Wolff

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Can birth weight predict offspring’s lung function in adult age? Evidence from two Swedish birth cohorts by Aleksandra Sakic, Magnus Ekström, Shantanu Sharma, Peter M. Nilsson

“…Abstract Background Associations between birth weight (BW) and adult lung function have been inconsistent and limited to early adulthood. …”
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The effect of ultraviolet radiation on the incidence and severity of major mental illness using birth month, birth year, and sunspot data by George E. Davis, Jr., Matthew J. Davis, Walter E. Lowell

“…We wanted to see if the patient month of birth varied from the average birth months of the general population and if UVR has an epigenetic effect promoting these diseases. …”
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Adverse birth outcome among women who gave birth at the University of Gondar comprehensive specialized hospital, Northwest Ethiopia by Melak Jejaw, Getachew Teshale, Lake Yazachew, Endalkachew Dellie, Ayal Debie

“…Women aged 20–34) (AOR: 0.32, 95%CI: 0.14, 0.76), rural dwellers (AOR: 2.7, 95%CI: 1.06, 6.32), lack of ANC visits (AOR: 4.10, 95%CI: 1.55, 10.85), APH (AOR: 3.0, 95%CI: 1.27, 7.10) and fever (AOR: 7.80, 95%CI: 3.57, 17.02) were associated to stillbirths. Multiple pregnancy (AOR:7.30, 95%CI:1.75, 20.47), rural dwellers (AOR:4.60, 95%CI:1.36, 15.52), preterm births (AOR: 8.60, 95% CI: 3.88, 19.23), previous perinatal death (AOR:2.90, 95%CI:1.35, 6.24), fever (AOR:2.7,95%CI:1.17 ,6.23) and premature rupture of membrane (AOR:2.60, 95% CI:1.02, 6.57) were affecting low birth weights. …”
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Live births from urine derived cells. by P Olof Olsson, Jeong Yeonwoo, Kyumi Park, Yeong-Min Yoo, W S Hwang

“…These results indicate that viable cells can be obtained from multiple species' urine, capable of being used to produce live offspring at a comparable rate to other cell sources, evidenced by a 25% pregnancy rate and 2 live births with no losses in the canine UDC cloning trial. …”
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Beyond survival: the lasting effects of premature birth by Daniela Morniroli, Valentina Tiraferri, Giulia Maiocco, Giulia Maiocco, Domenico Umberto De Rose, Francesco Cresi, Francesco Cresi, Alessandra Coscia, Alessandra Coscia, Fabio Mosca, Fabio Mosca, Maria Lorella Giannì, Maria Lorella Giannì

“…Because of the greater risk of long-term repercussions, preterm birth should be considered a chronic disorder, and gestational age and other birth histories should be included in all medical records for patients of all ages, especially when assessing the risk of multiple chronic diseases. …”
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Quantifying and modeling birth order effects in autism. by Tychele Turner, Vasyl Pihur, Aravinda Chakravarti

“…Autism is a complex genetic disorder with multiple etiologies whose molecular genetic basis is not fully understood. …”
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Neonatal Birth Traumas: Risk factors and types by Numan N. Hameed, Khalid Q. Izzet

“…Background: Birth trauma is defined as injury to neonates resulting from mechanical forces (such as compression or traction) during the process of birth. …”
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Overview of the establishment of Shanghai twin birth cohort by JIN Shan, QIAN Naisi, LIN Weixiao, FANG Liping, CHEN Lei, FANG Bo, XIA Tian, WANG Chunfang, YU Huiting

“…ObjectiveTo establish the Shanghai twin birth cohort （STBC） and analyze the effects of genetic factors， shared environment， and non-shared environment interactions on birth health and growth and development of newborns.MethodsBased on the population-wide birth cohort in Shanghai， a comprehensive survey was conducted on the families with double and multiple babies born after January 1， 2015 to collect information on birth health， growth and development， and the family environment of the babies.ResultsBy December 31， 2021， a total of 7 195 pairs （14 405 cases） of twins were successfully included in the STBC survey. …”
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Toxicology knowledge graph for structural birth defects by John Erol Evangelista, Daniel J. B. Clarke, Zhuorui Xie, Giacomo B. Marino, Vivian Utti, Sherry L. Jenkins, Taha Mohseni Ahooyi, Cristian G. Bologa, Jeremy J. Yang, Jessica L. Binder, Praveen Kumar, Christophe G. Lambert, Jeffrey S. Grethe, Eric Wenger, Deanne Taylor, Tudor I. Oprea, Bernard de Bono, Avi Ma’ayan

“…They have been attributed to genetic and other factors such as drugs, cosmetics, food, and environmental pollutants during pregnancy, but for most birth defects there are no known causes. Methods To further characterize associations between small molecule compounds and their potential to induce specific birth abnormalities, we gathered knowledge from multiple sources to construct a reproductive toxicity Knowledge Graph (ReproTox-KG) with a focus on associations between birth defects, drugs, and genes. …”
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Mother's perception of size at birth is a weak predictor of low birth weight: Evidence from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey. by Pawan Acharya, Suyasha Adhikari, Tara Ballav Adhikari

“…Education status, ethnicity, multiple births, and sex of the newborn child were significantly associated with the discordance between the mother's perceived size at birth and birth weight. …”
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Evaluating record linkage of birth registration and notification records to Hospital Episode Statistics: Singleton births in 2005 and 2006 across England by Victoria Coathup, Alison Macfarlane, Maria Quigley

“…Of these, approximately 92% were successfully linked with a HES birth record. Data quality was somewhat poorer in HES birth records compared to birth registration and NN4B. …”
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Mother’s perception of size at birth is a weak predictor of low birth weight: Evidence from Nepal Demographic and Health Survey by Pawan Acharya, Suyasha Adhikari, Tara Ballav Adhikari

“…Education status, ethnicity, multiple births, and sex of the newborn child were significantly associated with the discordance between the mother’s perceived size at birth and birth weight. …”
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Clinical Features and Factors Associated with the Frequency of Phototherapy in Premature Birth Gestation < 35 Weeks and Birth Weight ≤2,500 g by So Yoon Choi, Ho Yeon Hwang, Yoo Rha Hong, Yu Jin Jung

“…Objectives Clinical features according to the frequency of phototherapy and clinical risk factors on the number of phototherapy were investigated in premature births with gestation <35 weeks and birth weight ≤2,500 g. …”
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Prediction of reproductive performance of ewes based on the early production data, ewe birth rank, dam age, and dam birth rank by I. Vlahek, V. Sušić, A. Ekert Kabalin, S. Menčik, M. Maurić Maljković, A. Piplica, J. Šavorić, S. Faraguna

“…The RP4 of 133 Romanov ewes was measured in terms of the total number of lambs born per ewe (TNLE) and total birth weight of lambs per ewe (TBLE). Multiple regression was used to analyze whether early reproductive performance indicators (first litter size – FLS, age at first lambing – AFL, first lambing interval – FLI), ewe birth rank, dam age, and dam birth rank can be used as the predictors of RP4. …”
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Prevalence of preterm birth and associated factors among mothers who gave birth in public hospitals of east Gojjam zone, Ethiopia by Tafere Birlie Ayele, Yikeber Abebaw Moyehodie

“…To minimize the proportion of preterm birth focusing on this important variables, timely identification of obstetric complications, strengthening early screening of HIV and high-risk pregnancies like multiple gestations, PIH and APH were important.…”
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Body shape trajectories are associated with birth weight, body mass index and sociodemographic conditions in participants of the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA-Brasil): a multiple correspondence analysis by Isiyara Taverna Pimenta, Rosane Harter Griep, Sheila Maria Alvim de Matos, Maria de Fatima Haueisen Sander Diniz, Arlinda B. Moreno, Maria de Jesus Mendes da Fonseca

“…We applied a clustering method to longitudinal data to identify body shape trajectories from 5 to 40 years of age and assessed the associations between these trajectories and birth weight, body mass index and sociodemographic conditions (race, education, maternal education and monthly per capita family income) using multiple correspondence analysis. …”
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