Enfermedad celiaca materna no diagnosticada y riesgo de tener hijos con bajo peso al nacimiento Maternal non-diagnosed celiac disease and risk of low birth weight by G. Solís Sánchez, C. Blanco Cristóbal, A. Suárez González, F. J. Román Llorente, E. Fernández Rodríguez, N. Fernández González, J. L. Solís Sánchez, L. Mier Lobato

“…The odds ratio for low birth weight was 0.91 (95% CI: 0.12-6.49), the odds ratio for preterm birth was 0.61 (95% CI: 0.06-5.89), ad the odds ratio for low birth weight for gestational age was 3.19 (95% CI: 0.44-22.79). …”
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Are maternal vaccines effective and safe for mothers and infants? A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Kitty Bloemenkamp, Louis Bont, Fariba Ahmadizar, Miriam Sturkenboom, Odette de Bruin, Emily Phijffer, Nicoline van der Maas, Joanne Wildenbeest

“…Secondary safety outcomes included intrauterine growth restriction, stillbirth, maternal death, preterm birth, congenital malformations and infant death. …”
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Pregnancy and Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder – Reciprocal Effects and Practical Recommendations: A Systematic Review by Rohan D'Souza, Danielle Wuebbolt, Danielle Wuebbolt, Danielle Wuebbolt, Katarina Andrejevic, Katarina Andrejevic, Rizwana Ashraf, Vanessa Nguyen, Vanessa Nguyen, Nusrat Zaffar, Nusrat Zaffar, Dalia Rotstein, Ahraaz Wyne

“…Apart from one publication which reported an increased risk of preeclampsia, there was no increase in adverse obstetric outcomes including preterm birth, fetal growth restriction or congenital malformations. …”
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Association between intrauterine growth restriction and patent ductus arteriosus: Use of a dichorionic twin pregnancy model by Chung-Yuan Yang, Michael FW. Hoong, Chung-Sing Li, Wen-Fang Li, Shu-Han You, Yen-Chang Lee, Hsiu-Huei Peng, Ho-Yen Chueh, An-Shine Chao, Po-Jen Cheng, Shuenn-Dyh Chang, Reyin Lien, Yao-Lung Chang

“…DC twins with PDA have higher rate of preterm birth, lower gestational age of delivery, and lower mean birth weight of both twins compared with DC twins without PDA. …”
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Is the mental health of couples with twins more at risk? Results from an Italian cohort study by Giulia Bonanni, Valentina Laurita Longo, Valentina Laurita Longo, Chiara Airoldi, Federica Meli, Federica Meli, Alessandra Familiari, Federica Romanzi, Marcella Pellegrino, Daniela Visconti, Annamaria Serio, Antonio Lanzone, Antonio Lanzone, Elisa Bevilacqua

“…IntroductionOur retrospective study aimed to investigate whether parents of twins encounter heightened psychological and emotional distress one year after childbirth, in comparison to parents of singletons within an Italian cohort.MethodsExclusion criteria included multiparity, preterm birth, congenital anomalies, stillbirth, >2 fetus pregnancies, and pre-existing maternal mental health disorders. …”
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Risks and benefits of psychotropic medication in pregnancy: cohort studies based on UK electronic primary care health records by Irene Petersen, Rachel L McCrea, Cormac J Sammon, David PJ Osborn, Stephen J Evans, Phillip J Cowen, Nick Freemantle, Irwin Nazareth

“…Main outcome measures: Discontinuation and restarting of treatment; worsening of mental health; acute pre-eclampsia/gestational hypertension; gestational diabetes; caesarean section; perinatal death; major congenital malformations; poor birth outcome (low birthweight, preterm birth, small for gestational age, low Apgar score); transient poor birth outcomes (tremor, agitation, breathing and muscle tone problems); and neurodevelopmental and behavioural disorders. …”
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Plasma eNOS Concentration in Healthy Pregnancy and in Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Evidence of Reduced Concentrations in Pre-Eclampsia from Two Independent Studies by Julyane N. S. Kaihara, Caroline K. Minami, Maria T. S. Peraçoli, Mariana Romão-Veiga, Vanessa R. Ribeiro-Vasques, José C. Peraçoli, Ana C. T. Palei, Ricardo C. Cavalli, Priscila R. Nunes, Marcelo R. Luizon, Valeria C. Sandrim

“…Plasma eNOS concentrations were reduced but not significant in early-onset PE, PE with severe features, preterm birth, and intrauterine growth restriction. No correlation was observed between plasma eNOS and nitrite levels. …”
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Association between gestational age and birth weight on the language development of Brazilian children: a systematic review by Amanda B. Zerbeto, Fernando M. Cortelo, Élio B.C. Filho

“…Conversely, lower birth weight and higher degree of prematurity emerged as risk factors. Conclusions: Preterm birth and low birth weight poses risks for the language development of children, especially in the first years of life. …”
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Impact of Probiotic B. infantis EVC001 Feeding in Premature Infants on the Gut Microbiome, Nosocomially Acquired Antibiotic Resistance, and Enteric Inflammation by Marielle Nguyen, Heaven Holdbrooks, Prasanthi Mishra, Maria A. Abrantes, Sherri Eskew, Mariajamiela Garma, Cyr-Geraurd Oca, Carrie McGuckin, Cynthia B. Hein, Ryan D. Mitchell, Sufyan Kazi, Stephanie Chew, Giorgio Casaburi, Heather K. Brown, Steven A. Frese, Steven A. Frese, Steven A. Frese, Bethany M. Henrick, Bethany M. Henrick

“…Background: Preterm birth is a major determinant of neonatal survival and morbidity, but the gut microbiome and associated enteric inflammation are also key factors in neonatal development and the risk of associated morbidities. …”
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Preconception diabetes mellitus and adverse pregnancy outcomes in over 6.4 million women: A population-based cohort study in China. by Yumei Wei, Qin Xu, Huixia Yang, Ying Yang, Long Wang, Huan Chen, Craig Anderson, Xinyue Liu, Geng Song, Qian Li, Qiaomei Wang, Haiping Shen, Yiping Zhang, Donghai Yan, Zuoqi Peng, Yuan He, Yuanyuan Wang, Ya Zhang, Hongguang Zhang, Xu Ma

“…The primary outcomes were adverse pregnancy outcomes, including spontaneous abortion, preterm birth (PTB), macrosomia, small for gestational age infant (SGA), birth defect, and perinatal infant death. …”
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Analysis of cumulative live birth rate and perinatal outcomes in young patients with low anti-müllerian hormone levels using two ovulation promotion protocols: A cohort study by Zhen Li, Ruolin Jia, Kexin Wang, Junwei Zhang, Bingnan Ren, Yichun Guan

“…In the analysis of perinatal outcomes, there were no statistically significant differences in preterm birth, low birth weight, very low birth weight, and pregnancy complications among the four groups.ConclusionYoung patients with very low AMH levels (< 0. 5 ng/mL), the GnRH antagonist regimen was comparable to the PPOS regimen in CLBR outcomes; the antagonist regimen shortens the time to clinical pregnancy, and the PPOS regimen is more cost-effective. …”
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Comparação entre duas coortes de mães adolescentes em município do Sudeste do Brasil Comparison between two cohorts of adolescent mothers in Southeastern Brazil by Eleonora RO Ribeiro, Marco A Barbieri, Heloisa Bettiol, Antônio AM da Silva

“…Low birth weight and preterm birth rates remained unchanged for all of them. …”
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Rescue in vitro maturation may increase the pregnancy outcomes among women undergoing intracytoplasmic sperm injection by Dan-Yu Qin, Hua-Hua Jiang, Qing-Yun Yao, Wen Yao, Xiao-Qiong Yuan, Yi Wang, Tao-Ran Deng, Yao-Yao Du, Xin-Ling Ren, Na Guo, Yu-Feng Li

“…The perinatal outcomes were also assessed, including preterm birth and birth weight. The abovementioned outcomes were also calculated for in vivo matured and R-IVM oocytes separately in women undergoing ICSI with R-IVM group.Result(s)Compared with the women who underwent only ICSI, those who underwent ICSI with R-IVM had higher numbers of MII oocytes, normally fertilized embryos, cleaved embryos, day-3 available embryos, embryos cultured past day-3, and higher oocyte maturation rate, available embryo rate than women undergoing only ICSI. …”
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Correlation of sFlt/PlGF ratio with severity of preeclampsia in an Indian populationAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Namrata Kumar, MD, MRCOG, EFOG, FACOG, Vinita Das, MD, Anjoo Agarwal, MD, Smriti Agrawal, MD, DNB

“…An adverse perinatal outcome was defined as 1 or more of preterm birth ≤34+0 weeks’ gestation, neonatal intensive care unit admission for >48 hours, respiratory distress syndrome, intraventricular hemorrhage, hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, necrotizing enterocolitis, retinopathy of prematurity, and confirmed fetal infection. …”
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Inflammatory Marker Levels in Preeclampsia versus Normal Pregnancies and Prediction of Preeclampsia Occurrence: A Prospective Mixed Methods Study by John Osaigbovoh Imaralu, Oladapo Walker, Inyang Franklin Ani, Isaac Adediji, Adebayo Adekunle Akadri, Ayodele Adelakun

“…However, this condition remains poorly understood, and since the only cure is delivery, prediction and prevention are crucial to prevent preterm birth or maternal compromise. Aim: To determine the levels of acute phase reactants, namely high-sensitivity C-reactive Protein (hsCRP) and fibrinogen, between preeclamptic and non preeclamptic pregnancies. …”
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Prevention of Neurological Sequelae in Preterm Infants by Eduardo Gonzalez-Moreira, Thalía Harmony, Manuel Hinojosa-Rodríguez, Cristina Carrillo-Prado, María Elena Juárez-Colín, Claudia Calipso Gutiérrez-Hernández, María Elizabeth Mónica Carlier, Lourdes Cubero-Rego, Susana A. Castro-Chavira, Thalía Fernández

“…Background: Preterm birth is one of the world’s critical health problems, with an incidence of 5% to 18% of living newborns according to various countries. …”
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Chemokine levels predict progressive liver disease in Down syndrome patients with transient abnormal myelopoiesis by Tadamune Kinjo, Hirosuke Inoue, Takeshi Kusuda, Junko Fujiyoshi, Masayuki Ochiai, Yasushi Takahata, Satoshi Honjo, Yuhki Koga, Toshiro Hara, Shouichi Ohga

“…All patients in the progression group were preterm birth <37 weeks of gestational age and were earlier than those in the spontaneous resolution group (median, 34.7 vs. 37.0 weeks, p < 0.01). …”
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UK health performance: findings of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010. by Murray, C, Richards, M, Newton, J, Fenton, K, Anderson, H, Atkinson, C, Bennett, D, Bernabé, E, Blencowe, H, Bourne, R, Braithwaite, T, Brayne, C, Bruce, N, Brugha, T, Burney, P, Dherani, M, Dolk, H, Edmond, K, Ezzati, M, Flaxman, A, Fleming, T, Freedman, G, Gunnell, D, Hay, R, Hutchings, S

“…In 2010, compared with EU15+, the UK had significantly lower rates of age-standardised YLLs for road injury, diabetes, liver cancer, and chronic kidney disease, but significantly greater rates for ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lower respiratory infections, breast cancer, other cardiovascular and circulatory disorders, oesophageal cancer, preterm birth complications, congenital anomalies, and aortic aneurysm. …”

UK health performance: Findings of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010 by Murray, C, Richards, M, Newton, J, Fenton, K, Anderson, H, Atkinson, C, Bennett, D, Bernabé, E, Blencowe, H, Bourne, R, Braithwaite, T, Brayne, C, Bruce, N, Brugha, T, Burney, P, Dherani, M, Dolk, H, Edmond, K, Ezzati, M, Flaxman, A, Fleming, T, Freedman, G, Gunnell, D, Hay, R, Hutchings, S

“…In 2010, compared with EU15+, the UK had significantly lower rates of age-standardised YLLs for road injury, diabetes, liver cancer, and chronic kidney disease, but significantly greater rates for ischaemic heart disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lower respiratory infections, breast cancer, other cardiovascular and circulatory disorders, oesophageal cancer, preterm birth complications, congenital anomalies, and aortic aneurysm. …”

Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy: a systematic review. by Harvey, N, Holroyd, C, Ntani, G, Javaid, K, Cooper, P, Moon, R, Cole, Z, Tinati, T, Godfrey, K, Dennison, E, Bishop, N, Baird, J, Cooper, C

“…OUTCOMES: offspring - birthweight, birth length, head circumference, bone mass, anthropometry and body composition, risk of asthma and atopy, small for gestational dates, preterm birth, type 1 diabetes mellitus, low birthweight, serum calcium concentration, blood pressure and rickets; mother - pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes mellitus, risk of caesarean section and bacterial vaginosis. …”