Association between Prenatal Care Adequacy Indexes and Low Birth Weight Outcome by Conceição Christina Rigo Vale, Nubia Karla de Oliveira Almeida, Renan Moritz Varnier Rodrigues de Almeida

“…Younger (15 to 17 years old) and older (35 to 45 years old) mothers, those not married, of black or brown ethnicity, with low schooling (who did not finish Elementary School), primiparous, with preterm births, as well as female newborns had increasing odds for LBW. …”
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Knowledge of menstruation and fertility among adults in rural Western Kenya: Gaps and opportunities for support. by Nadia Diamond-Smith, George O Onyango, Salome Wawire, George Ayodo

“…An understanding of menstruation and its relationship to fertility can help women know the gestational age of any pregnancies, and thus identify preterm births. It can also help women avoid unintended pregnancies. …”
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Assessment of the natural course and treatment of premalignant uterine cervical lesions in pregnancy by Šljivančanin Dragiša, Kesić Vesna, Tulić Lidija, Dotlić Jelena

“…The obtained high rate of spontaneous regression of cervical changes after pregnancy as well as the lower incidence of preterm births in patients who were not treated by conization during pregnancy, confirm that patients with premalignant cervical changes should be, if invasion is excluded, under follow­up throughout pregnancy by regular colposcopic and cytological examinations. …”
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Obstetric outcome of pregnancies complicated by hypertensive disorders of pregnancy by Robinson C Onoh, Kanario A Onyebuchi, Johnbosco E Mamah, Bonaventure O Anozie, Ekwedigwe C Kenneth, Esike O U. Chidi

“…Almost half of the patients had caesarean section (46.4%, 140). Preterm births were recorded in 56.6% (171) of the patients. …”
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Risk Factors for Spontaneous Preterm Delivery Before 34 Weeks of Gestation Among Taiwanese Women by Chung-Chin Lo, Jenn-Jeih Hsu, Ching-Chang Hsieh, T'sang-T'ang Hsieh, Tai-Ho Hung

“…Pregnancies complicated by multiple gestation, fetal anomalies, and iatrogenic preterm births due to maternal or fetal indications were excluded. …”
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Pregnancy outcomes associated with Cesarean deliveries in Peruvian public health facilities by Gonzales GF, Tapia VL, Fort AL, Betran AP

“…On the other hand, and as expected, the rates for preterm births, twin pregnancies, and preeclampsia were higher in women who delivered by cesarean section (P < 0.01). …”
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THE PREVALENCE OF OBSTETRIC RISK FACTORS AND THEIR IMPACT ON ADVERSE PREGNANCY OUTCOMES by Renat Badrudinovich Kurbanismailov, Artem Nikolaevich Narkevich, Konstantin Anatolyevich Vinogradov, Alena Andreevna Mironova

“…To the greatest extent, this risk is influenced by the presence of two or more preterm births in the history, uterine malformations and a history of stillbirth. …”
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Study of correlation of maternal and perinatal outcome with interpregnancy interval at a tertiary care centre by Mona Asnani, Anjoo Agarwal, Renu Singh, Sunita Singh

“…Perinatal outcome was found to be far better in group IPI> 24 months as compared to group with IPI ≤24 months in terms of perinatal mortality, preterm births, low birth weight and admission to neonatal unit / neonatal ICU. …”
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CLINICAL SPECTRUM OF TTHE DISEASES AND THEIR OUTCOME IN ADMITTED CASES OF NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE UNIT IN A PERIPHERAL MILITARY HOSPITAL IN ABBOTTABAD by Umar Nawaz Khan, Faran Nasrullah, Mehwish ., Abdul Wahid Hussain, Affrah Qaiser

“…The most common cause of admission was infection, followed by preterm births and then was the patients with transient tachypnea of the newborn. …”
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The effect of neighbourhood crime and deprivation on pregnancy outcomes. A quasi-experimental study using routine administrative records by Tom Clemens, Chris Dibben

“…Introduction We know that rates of adverse pregnancy outcome such as low birthweight and preterm births vary both by socio-economic status and across geographical areas. …”
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Modern treatment options for mixed and aerobic vaginitis by I. A. Apolikhina, E. A. Gorbunova, Z. N. Efendieva

“…Mixed vaginitis is closely associated with an increased risk of pelvic inflammatory disease, reproductive failures, preterm births, postpartum infectious and inflammatory complications, and cervical neoplasiae. …”
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Maternal and foetal complications of pregestational and gestational diabetes: a descriptive, retrospective cohort study by Miriam Oros Ruiz, Daniel Perejón López, Catalina Serna Arnaiz, Júlia Siscart Viladegut, Joan Àngel Baldó, Joaquim Sol

“…The baby's weight is frequently above average and might reach macrosomia (≥ 4 kg), which can reduce pregnancy time causing preterm births, and increase foetal-pelvic disproportion which often requires delivery by caesarean section. …”
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Thyroid dysfunction in early pregnancy and spontaneous abortion by Preeti Gahlawat, Aditi Singh, Smiti Nanda, Simmi Kharb

“…Abnormal thyroid hormone levels could give rise to increased malplacentation increase to malplacentation that underlies the association between maternal thyroid dysfunction and adverse obstetric outcomes such as fetal brain damage, preterm births, and fetal death. Aim: The present study was planned to predict the risk of abortion in pregnancy by studying the relation between thyroid profile and rate of abortion. …”
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Experience of Mothers Having Preterm Newborns in Neonatal Care Units by Tumla Shrestha, Ajanta Singh, Saraswoti Gautam Bhattarai, Kalpana Silwal Raut

“… Background: Preterm births are vulnerable to morbidities and require hospitalization in the neonatal care unit (NCU). …”
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Variation in follow-up for children born very preterm in Europe by Seppänen, A-V, Barros, H, Draper, ES, Petrou, S, Andronis, L, Kim, S, Maier, RF, Pedersen, P, Gadzinowski, J, Pierrat, V, Sarrechia, I, Lebeer, J, Ådén, U, Toome, L, Thiele, N, van Heijst, A, Cuttini, M, Zeitlin, J

“…We further explored how one aspect of follow-up, its recommended duration, may be reflected in the percent of parents reporting that their children are receiving follow-up services at 5 years of age in these countries using data from an area-based cohort of very preterm births in 2011/12 (<em>N</em>&thinsp;=&thinsp;3635).…”

Predictors of Short Latency Period Exceeding 48 h after Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes by Marion Rouzaire, Marion Corvaisier, Virginie Roumeau, Aurélien Mulliez, Feras Sendy, Amélie Delabaere, Denis Gallot

“…Background: Preterm premature rupture of membranes (PPROM) is a complication responsible for a third of preterm births. Clinical management is initially hospital based, but homecare management is possible if patients are clinically stable 48 h after PPROM. …”
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A Message from the Human Placenta: Structural and Immunomodulatory Defense against SARS-CoV-2 by Nina-Naomi Kreis, Andreas Ritter, Frank Louwen, Juping Yuan

“…Viral infections may predispose pregnant women to a higher rate of pregnancy complications, including preterm births, miscarriage and stillbirth. Despite reports of neonatal COVID-19, definitive proof of vertical transmission is still lacking. …”
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Evaluation of respiratory complications in a cohort of preterm infants who did not receive palivizumab monoclonal antibodies by Poliana Castro de Resende Bonati, Maria Cândida de Carvalho Furtado, Débora Falleiros de Mello, Paula Carolina Bejo Wolkers, Gabriel de Oliveira Faria, Daniela Marques de Lima Mota Ferreira

“…Results: of a total of 5,213 preterm births, 504 (9.7%) met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Perinatal Outcomes after Liver Transplantation: Is There a Role for Aspirin Treatment? by Gil Zeevi, Marius Braun, Eviatar Nesher, Arnon Wiznitzer, Asnat Walfisch, Eran Hadar, Alyssa Hochberg

“…Median gestational age at delivery was 37 weeks (31–39 weeks), with six preterm births (between 31–36 weeks) and a median birthweight of 3004 g(range 1450–4100 g). …”
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Reference charts of birth weight and birth length by gestational age in south east Serbian newborns: Preliminary results by Stanković Sandra, Ignjatović Aleksandra, Vučić Jelena, Stanković Tatjana, Živić Saša, Manojlović Milena, Stanković Miodrag, Vorgučin Ivana

“…The inclusion criteria met 37,169 newborns. Preterm births were relatively uncommon (5.25%). Estimated centile charts for male and female birth weights and lengths were constructed showing the 3rd, 10th, 25th, 50th, 75th, 90th, and 97th centiles. …”
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