Review of Randomized Controlled Trials of Massage in Preterm Infants by Anna-Kaisa Niemi

“…Preterm birth affects about 10% of infants born in the United States. …”
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Mode of Delivery in Premature Neonates: Does It Matter? by Diana A. Racusin, Kathleen M. Antony, Jennifer Haase, Melissa Bondy, Kjersti M. Aagaard

“…Abstract Objective Despite the current prevalence of preterm births, no clear guidelines exist on the optimal mode of delivery. …”
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Spontaneous movements as prognostic tool of neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants: a narrative review by Hyun Iee Shin, Myung Woo Park, Woo Hyung Lee

“…Since improving the neurodevelopmental outcomes of preterm births is a crucial topic, accurate evaluations should be performed to detect infants at high risk of cerebral palsy. …”
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Mortality and Morbidity Among Preterm Neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. by Mamatha Shivananda Pai, Leslie Edward Lewis, Yashoda S, Sangeetha Priyadarshini, Binu Margaret

“…Respiratory distress syndrome, sepsis, hyperbilirubinemia and perinatal asphyxia were the major morbidities among the preterms admitted. Conclusion: Preterm births are one of the conditions that require maximum attention and care.…”
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Nutritional Status of Mother and Gestational Age by Avinash H. Salunkhe, Asha Pratinidhi, SV Kakade, Jyoti A. Salunkhe, Vaishali R. Mohite, Trupti Bhosale

“…Back ground: Mothers’ nutritional status is an important factor in the determination of preterm births among Indian children. Objective: To assess mothers’ nutritional status during pregnancy determining the gestational age. …”
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Chikungunya Virus Infection during Pregnancy, Réunion, France, 2006 by Xavier Fritel, Olivier Rollot, Patrick Gérardin, Bernard-Alex Gaüzère, Jacques Bideault, Louis Lagarde, Barbara Dhuime, Eric Orvain, Fabrice Cuillier, Duksha Ramful, Sylvain Sampériz, Marie-Christine Jaffar-Bandjee, Alain Michault, Liliane Cotte, Monique Kaminski, Alain Fourmaintraux

“…Other outcomes (cesarean deliveries, obstetric hemorrhaging, preterm births, stillbirths after 22 weeks, birthweight, congenital malformations, and newborn admissions) were similar. …”
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Risco de parto pré-termo. Estudo transversal dos seus determinantes. by T P Teles, H Barros, M V da Silva

“…Substancial evidence links gestational duration to birth outcome, and a large number of determinants for premature delivery have been identified. However, most preterm births (gestational age of less than 37 weeks) remain unexplained, and there is a wide geographical variation in risk factors. …”
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GBS hyaluronidase mediates immune suppression in a TLR2/4- and IL-10-dependent manner during pregnancy-associated infection by Michelle Coleman, Austyn Orvis, Alyssa Brokaw, Anna Furuta, Kavita Sharma, Phoenicia Quach, Avneet Bhullar, Rhea Sanghavi, Shayla Nguyen, Erin Sweeney, Ravin Seepersaud, Blair Armistead, Kristina M. Adams Waldorf, Lakshmi Rajagopal

“…IMPORTANCE Bacteria such as GBS can cause infections during pregnancy leading to preterm births, stillbirths, and neonatal infections. …”
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Safety of oral ivermectin during pregnancy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Patricia Nicolas, MSc, Marta F Maia, PhD, Quique Bassat, ProfPhD, Kevin C Kobylinski, PhD, Wuelton Monteiro, PhD, N Regina Rabinovich, MD, Clara Menéndez, ProfPhD, Azucena Bardají, PhD, Carlos Chaccour, PhD

“…Outcomes of interest were spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, congenital anomalies, and neonatal death (serious adverse events), as well as maternal morbidity, preterm births, and low birthweight (adverse events). …”
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The impact of general anesthesia on the outcomes of preterm infants with gestational age less than 32 weeks delivered via cesarean section by Lijun Wang, Chengxiao Liu, Xiaokang Wang, Sha Zhu, Ligong Zhang, Bo Wang, Yonghui Yu

“…Background:Recent advancements in China’s perinatal and neonatal intensive care have significantly reduced neonatal mortality, yet preterm births before 32 weeks remain the primary cause of neonatal fatalities and contribute to long-term disabilities. …”
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Sleep disorders in pregnancy by Rosalia Silvestri, Irene Aricò

“…Pre-eclampsia and labor complicationsleading to an increased number of cesarean sections and preterm births correlate with insomnia and OSA inparticular. …”
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The Cervicovaginal Mucus Barrier by Guillaume Lacroix, Valérie Gouyer, Frédéric Gottrand, Jean-Luc Desseyn

“…Preterm births are a global health priority that affects 15 million babies every year worldwide. …”
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Current Therapies for Neonatal Hypoxic–Ischaemic and Infection-Sensitised Hypoxic–Ischaemic Brain Damage by Konstantina Tetorou, Claudia Sisa, Arzo Iqbal, Kim Dhillon, Mariya Hristova

“…Bacterial infection is a factor contributing to the damage and is recorded in more than half of preterm births. Exposure to infection exacerbates neuronal hypoxic–ischaemic damage thus leading to a phenomenon called infection-sensitised hypoxic–ischaemic brain injury. …”
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Neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of prematurity by Preeti Patil Chhablani, Ramesh Kekunnaya

“…Increasing rates of preterm births coupled with better survival of these infants have resulted in higher prevalence of systemic and ocular complications associated with prematurity. …”
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Adverse perinatal outcomes for advanced maternal age: a cross‐sectional study of Brazilian births by Núbia Karla O. Almeida, Renan M.V.R. Almeida, Carlos Eduardo Pedreira

“…Results: For pregnant women ≥ 41, increased risks were identified for preterm births, for post‐term births (except for primiparous women with schooling ≥ 12 years), and for low birth weight. …”
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The effect of sole reflexology on severity of fatigue in pregnant women by T Pourghaznein, F Ghafari

“…Background & Aim: Fatigue is a significant problem during pregnancy that has rarely been studied, and may increase the number of caesarean deliveries and preterm births. Reflexology can be utilized for decrease of fatigue. …”
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A randomized, prospective study of adjunctive Ampicillin in preterm labor by Tehranian A, Hasel P

“…Acute amniotic fluid infection has emerged as a possible cause of many heretofore unexplained preterm births. Our purpose was to determine the effect of ampicillin in the prolongation of pregnancies receiving tocolysis for preterm labor. …”
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22533 Marshallese Mothers' and Maternal Health Care Providers' Perspectives of the Structural and Socio-Cultural Barriers to Prenatal Care: A Comparison Article by Britni Ayers, Lauren Haggard-Duff, Pearl McElfish

“…OBJECTIVES/GOALS: Inadequate prenatal care is associated with adverse birth outcomes including preterm births, low birth weight infants, and neonatal mortality. …”
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Experience and challenges on influenza and pertussis vaccination in pregnant women by Shabir A. Madhi, Marta C. Nunes

“…Maternal influenza vaccination might also reduce the risk of low-birth weight, preterm births, and stillbirths however, data on this is conflicting. …”
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Effect of treatment of gestational diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and meta-analysis. by Nalinee Poolsup, Naeti Suksomboon, Muhammad Amin

“…However, no significant difference was observed between the two groups regarding perinatal/neonatal mortality, neonatal hypoglycemia, birth trauma, preterm births, pre-eclampsia, caesarean section and labor induction.…”
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