Born too soon in a resource-limited setting: A 10-year mixed methods review of a special care baby unit for refugees and migrants on the Myanmar-Thailand border by Ahmar Hashmi, Ahmar Hashmi, Mu Chae Darakamon, Ko Ko Aung, Mu Mu, Prapatsorn Misa, Podjanee Jittamala, Cindy Chu, Cindy Chu, Aung Pyae Phyo, Aung Pyae Phyo, Claudia Turner, Claudia Turner, Francois Nosten, Francois Nosten, Rose McGready, Rose McGready, Verena I. Carrara, Verena I. Carrara, Verena I. Carrara

“…BackgroundPreterm birth is a major public health concern with the largest burden of morbidity and mortality falling within low- and middle-income countries (LMIC).Materials and methodsThis sequential explanatory mixed methods study was conducted in special care baby units (SCBUs) serving migrants and refugees along the Myanmar-Thailand border. …”
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Planned delivery for pre-eclampsia between 34 and 37 weeks of gestation: the PHOENIX RCT by Chappell, LC, Brocklehurst, P, Green, M, Hardy, P, Hunter, R, Beardmore-Gray, A, Bowler, U, Brockbank, A, Chiocchia, V, Cox, A, Duhig, K, Fleminger, J, Gill, C, Greenland, M, Hendy, E, Kennedy, A, Leeson, P, Linsell, L, McCarthy, FP, O'Driscoll, J, Placzek, A, Poston, L, Robson, S, Rushby, P, Sandall, J, Scholtz, L, Seed, PT, Sparkes, J, Stanbury, K, Tohill, S, Thilaganathan, B, Townend, J, Juszczak, E, Marlow, N, Shennan, A

“…Future work We identified a number of further questions that could be prioritised through a formal scoping process, including uncertainties around disease-modifying interventions, prognostic factors, longer-term follow-up, the perspectives of women and their families, meta-analysis with other studies, effect of a similar intervention in other health-care settings, and clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of other related policies around neonatal unit admission in late preterm birth. Trial registration The trial was prospectively registered as ISRCTN01879376.…”

Family History of Diabetes Is Associated With Delayed Fetal Postprandial Brain Activity by Franziska Schleger, Franziska Schleger, Franziska Schleger, Katarzyna Linder, Katarzyna Linder, Katarzyna Linder, Katarzyna Linder, Laura Walter, Martin Heni, Martin Heni, Martin Heni, Martin Heni, Johanna Brändle, Sara Brucker, Jan Pauluschke-Fröhlich, Magdalene Weiss, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Hans-Ulrich Häring, Hubert Preissl, Hubert Preissl, Hubert Preissl, Hubert Preissl, Hubert Preissl, Hubert Preissl, Andreas Fritsche, Andreas Fritsche, Andreas Fritsche, Andreas Fritsche

“…From a group of 167 participants, a subsample of 52 metabolically healthy women, 37 with a negative, and 15 with a positive FHD (at least one first- or second-degree relative) was carefully selected based on the following inclusion criteria: inconspicuous pregnancy, no GDM, BMI 18.5–30 kg/m2, no preterm birth and at least two fMEG with detectable fetal responses during oGTT.Results: An ANOVA showed a significant interaction between fMEG measurement time during the oGTT and FHD on fAER latency [F(2) = 4.163, p = 0.018]. …”
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Chinese herbal medicine for threatened miscarriage: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Hongliang Xie, Hongliang Xie, Aolin Zhang, Aolin Zhang, Xuan Mou, Xuan Mou, Tao He, Tao He, Junwei Li, Junwei Li, Chi Chiu Wang, Chi Chiu Wang, Xiaohui Fan, Xiaohui Fan, Xiaohui Fan, Lu Li, Lu Li, Lu Li, Lu Li, Lu Li, Lu Li

“…Study Eligibility Criteria: Only randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that assessed the efficacy and safety of CHM or combined CHM and Western medicine (CHM-WM) and compared with other treatments for threatened miscarriage were included for analysis.Methods: Three review authors independently evaluated included studies, assessed the risk of bias and extracted data for meta-analysis (continuation of pregnancy after 28 gestational weeks, continuation of pregnancy after treatment, preterm birth, adverse maternal outcomes, neonatal death, TCM syndrome severity, β-hCG levels after treatment), sensitivity analysis (β-hCG level) and subgroup analysis (TCM syndrome severity, β-hCG level). …”
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Vitamin D supplementation in pregnancy: a systematic review by Nicholas C Harvey, Christopher Holroyd, Georgia Ntani, Kassim Javaid, Philip Cooper, Rebecca Moon, Zoe Cole, Tannaze Tinati, Keith Godfrey, Elaine Dennison, Nicholas J Bishop, Janis Baird, Cyrus Cooper

“…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. …”
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Correlation of Serum Uric Acid and Serum Uric Acid/Creatinine Ratio Levels with Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Late Pregnancy by ZHAO Ru, HAN Chen, HUANG Zeyu, WANG Qian, HU Jun, GE Zhijuan, BI Yan, SHEN Shanmei

“…The results of the effect of serum uric acid and serum uric acid/creatinine ratio on preeclampsia and preterm labor in different pregnancies and deliveries subgroups showed that compared to Q1 serum uric acid level, the risk of preeclampsia increased at Q3 serum uric acid level among primiparous women (P<0.05) ; compared to q1 serum uric acid/creatinine ratio level, the risk of preeclampsia increased at q2 and q3 serum uric acid/creatinine ratio level among primiparous women, as well as the risk of preterm birth at q3 serum uric acid/creatinine ratio level among primiparous women (P<0.05) . …”
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CLINICAL AND PARACLINICAL FEATURES AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGICAL MECHANISMS OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM DISORDERS IN PREMATURE INFANTS WITH PERINATAL PATHOLOGY by Ю. Годованець, T. Дроник

“…According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the incidence of preterm birth is 10-15%, or about 15 million newborns worldwide, and this number is increasing. …”
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The Reproductive Outcome of Women with Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism in IVF by Chun-mei Zhang, Chun-mei Zhang, Chun-mei Zhang, Chun-mei Zhang, Hua Zhang, Rui Yang, Rui Yang, Rui Yang, Rui Yang, Li-xue Chen, Li-xue Chen, Li-xue Chen, Li-xue Chen, Ping Liu, Ping Liu, Ping Liu, Ping Liu, Rong Li, Rong Li, Rong Li, Rong Li, Jie Qiao, Jie Qiao, Jie Qiao, Jie Qiao, Ying Wang, Ying Wang, Ying Wang, Ying Wang

“…The conservative cumulative live birth rates (CLBRs) after the first, the second and ≥third cycles were 43.21%, 58.02% and 60.49%, respectively, while the corresponding optimal CLBRs were 43.21%, 68.45% and 74.19%. The preterm birth (PTB) rates of singletons and twin pregnancy in HH patients were 8.33% (3/36) and 30.77% (4/13), respectively.ConclusionIVF-ET is an effective treatment for HH patients with infertility and patients can get satisfactory pregnancy outcomes.…”
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Adverse pregnancy outcomes as a risk factor for new-onset metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease in postpartum women: A nationwide study by Young Mi Jung, Seung Mi Lee, Wonyoung Wi, Min-Jeong Oh, Joong Shin Park, Geum Joon Cho, Won Kim

“…APOs were defined as the presence of at least one of the followings: hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP), gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), preterm birth, low birth weight, and placental abruption. …”
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Interpregnancy interval and adverse pregnancy outcomes among pregnancies following miscarriages or induced abortions in Norway (2008–2016): A cohort study by Gizachew A. Tessema, Siri E. Håberg, Gavin Pereira, Annette K. Regan, Jennifer Dunne, Maria C. Magnus

“…We aimed to investigate the risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes—preterm birth (PTB), spontaneous PTB, small for gestational age (SGA) birth, large for gestational age (LGA) birth, preeclampsia, and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM)—by interpregnancy interval (IPI) for births following a previous miscarriage or induced abortion. …”
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Major causes of death in preterm infants in selected hospitals in Ethiopia (SIP): a prospective, cross-sectional, observational study by Lulu M Muhe, ProfMD, Elizabeth M McClure, PhD, Assaye K Nigussie, MD, Amha Mekasha, ProfMD, Bogale Worku, ProfMD, Alemayehu Worku, ProfPhD, Asrat Demtse, MD, Beza Eshetu, MD, Zemene Tigabu, MD, Mahlet A Gizaw, MD, Netsanet Workneh, MD, Abayneh Girma, MD, Mesfin Asefa, MD, Ramon Portales, MD, Tiruzer Bekele, MD, Mesele Bezabih, MD, Gesit Metaferia, MD, Mulatu Gashaw, MSc, Bewketu Abebe, MD, Hailu Berta, MD, Addisu Alemu, MD, Tigist Desta, MD, Rahell Hailu, MD, Goitom Gebreyesus, MD, Sara Aynalem, MD, Alemseged L Abdissa, MD, Riccardo Pfister, MD, Zelalem Tazu Bonger, Solomon Gizaw, Tamrat Abebe, PhD, Melkamu A Berhane, MD, Yonas Bekuretsion, MD, Sangappa Dhaded, Janna Patterson, MD, Robert L Goldenberg, ProfPhD

“…More than a third of newborn deaths are due to preterm birth complications, which is the leading cause of death. …”
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Single cell transcriptional signatures of the human placenta in term and preterm parturition by Roger Pique-Regi, Roberto Romero, Adi L Tarca, Edward D Sendler, Yi Xu, Valeria Garcia-Flores, Yaozhu Leng, Francesca Luca, Sonia S Hassan, Nardhy Gomez-Lopez

“…The placenta is a complex heterogeneous organ including cells of both maternal and fetal origin, and insults that disrupt the maternal-fetal dialogue could result in adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm birth. There is limited knowledge of the cell type composition and transcriptional activity of the placenta and its compartments during physiologic and pathologic parturition. …”
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Fine particulate matter air pollution and under-5 children mortality in China: A national time-stratified case-crossover study by Chunhua He, Cong Liu, Renjie Chen, Xia Meng, Weidong Wang, John Ji, Leni Kang, Juan Liang, Xiaohong Li, Yuxi Liu, Xue Yu, Jun Zhu, Yanping Wang, Haidong Kan

“…Mortality from diarrhea, pneumonia, digestive diseases, and preterm birth were significantly associated with exposure to PM2.5. …”
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Evaluation of the impact of continuous Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) initiated immediately after birth compared to KMC initiated after stabilization in newborns with birth weight 1.0... by E. A. Adejuyigbe, I. Agyeman, P. Anand, H. C. Anyabolu, S. Arya, E. N. Assenga, S. Badhal, N. W. Brobby, H. K. Chellani, N. Chopra, P. K. Debata, Q. Dube, T. Dua, L. Gadama, R. Gera, C. K. Hammond, S. Jain, F. Kantumbiza, K. Kawaza, E. N. Kija, P. Lal, M. Mallewa, M. K. Manu, A. Mehta, T. Mhango, H. E. Naburi, S. Newton, I. Nyanor, P. A. Nyako, O. J. Oke, A. Patel, G. Phlange-Rhule, R. Sehgal, R. Singhal, N. Wadhwa, A. B. Yiadom

“…Abstract Background Preterm birth or low birth weight is the single largest cause of death in newborns, however this mortality can be reduced through newborn care interventions, including Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC). …”
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Modification effects of ambient temperature on associations of ambient ozone exposure before and during pregnancy with adverse birth outcomes: A multicity study in China by Juan Chen, Liqiong Guo, Huimeng Liu, Lei Jin, Wenying Meng, Junkai Fang, Lei Zhao, Xiao-Wen Zeng, Bo-Yi Yang, Qi Wang, Xinbiao Guo, Furong Deng, Guang-Hui Dong, Xuejun Shang, Shaowei Wu

“…Objectives: To estimate the modification effects of ambient temperature on associations of ambient O3 exposure before and during pregnancy with preterm birth (PTB), low birth weight (LBW), SGA and LGA based on multicity birth cohorts. …”
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Condiciones biológicas, sociales y familiares asociadas al afrontamiento familiar ante el nacimiento de pretérminos en la ciudad de Cartagena – Colombia by Rossana López Sáleme, Carmen Elena Díaz Montes, Kelly Moreno Jiménez, Katherine Vargas López, Gloria Villamizar Espinosa, Sandra López Salas, Ricardo Sierra Rojas

“…(DUAZARY 2011 No. 2, 150 - 158)</p><p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p><strong> </strong><strong>CONTEXT: </strong>The birth of a child is an event of vital importance, and causes changes generated crisis, changing daily routines of both the parents and family, this event requires an array of strategies to help cope with the stress generated by the situation lived, these strategies are known as coping, which is nothing more than a response to change and the production of new behaviors that allow the family to face the various problems experienced. Preterm birth a child is one of the main generators of crisis, stress and family tensions because the newborn does not meet the full weeks in the womb, has immature organs and systems and therefore need special care. …”
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Anemia in pregnancy and sleep of 6-month-old infants: A prospective cohort study by Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Shuangshuang Ma, Shuangshuang Ma, Shuangshuang Ma, Shuangshuang Ma, Feicai Dai, Feicai Dai, Feicai Dai, Feicai Dai, Qiong Li, Qiong Li, Qiong Li, Qiong Li, Lin Wu, Lin Wu, Lin Wu, Lin Wu, Lijun Yu, Lijun Yu, Lijun Yu, Lijun Yu, Tianqin Xie, Tianqin Xie, Tianqin Xie, Dao-min Zhu, Dao-min Zhu, Dao-min Zhu, Peng Zhu, Peng Zhu, Peng Zhu, Peng Zhu

“…Subgroup analysis showed consistent significant differences in nocturnal sleep duration between infant born to anemic and non-anemic mothers, except in case of stratification by preterm birth [mean difference (mins), 2.03 (95% CI, −20.01, −24.07)] and pre-pregnancy obesity [mean difference (mins), −0.85 (95% CI, −16.86, −15.16)]. …”
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Porphyromonas gingivalis Administration Induces Gestational Obesity, Alters Gene Expression in the Liver and Brown Adipose Tissue in Pregnant Mice, and Causes Underweight in Fetuse... by Sumiko Yoshida, Masahiro Hatasa, Yujin Ohsugi, Yosuke Tsuchiya, Anhao Liu, Hiromi Niimi, Kazuki Morita, Tsuyoshi Shimohira, Naoki Sasaki, Shogo Maekawa, Takahiko Shiba, Tomomitsu Hirota, Tokuju Okano, Asuka Hirose, Rinko Ibi, Kanako Noritake, Yuki Tomiga, Hiroshi Nitta, Toshihiko Suzuki, Hirokazu Takahashi, Hirokazu Takahashi, Naoyuki Miyasaka, Takanori Iwata, Sayaka Katagiri

“…Periodontal disease is a risk factor for many systemic diseases including adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as preterm birth and low birth weight. In addition, the administration of the periodontopathic bacterium Porphyromonas gingivalis exacerbates obesity, glucose tolerance, and hepatic steatosis and alters endocrine function in the brown adipose tissue (BAT). …”
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One Year of COVID-19 in Pregnancy: A National Wide Collaborative Study by Nadia Borges Charepe, Alexandra Queirós, Maria José Alves, Fátima Serrano, Catarina Ferreira, Mariana Gamito, Carolina Smet, Vanessa Silva, Beatriz Féria, Mafalda Laranjo, Inês Martins, Márcia Vieira-Coimbra, Maria do Céu Almeida, Catarina Soares, Fabiana Castro, Gisela Almeida, Isabel Reis, Marta Barbosa, Mariana Santos, Marta Melo, Ariana Bárbara, Daniela Gonçalves, Mariline Oliveira, Paula Pinheiro, Maria de Fátima Faustino, Andreia Oliveira, Helena Canhão, Ana Campos

“…The most frequent maternal comorbidity was obesity. The rates of preterm birth and small-to-gestational-age were 12.1% and 9.9%, respectively. …”
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Stromal cells-specific retinoic acid determines parturition timing at single-cell and spatial-temporal resolution by Hui Zhao, Yang Wang, Hui Xu, Meng Liu, Xinmei Xu, Sijing Zhu, Zhao Liu, Han Cai, Yinan Wang, Jinhua Lu, Xiaoqing Yang, Shuangbo Kong, Haili Bao, Haibin Wang, Wenbo Deng

“…Collectively, the discovery of contribution of stromal cells in parturition expands current knowledge about parturition and opens up avenues for the intervention of preterm birth (PTB).…”
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