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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Perinatal factors"”.
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Exploring early-life microbiome transfer and therapeutic applications in bovines and humans
… which different maternal microbial sources and perinatal factors contribute and shape the initial colonisation, development, and functionality of the neonatal microbiome is a topic of ongoing research. Understanding these factors is crucial for comprehending the early establishment of the …
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Developmental Origins of Infant Emotion Regulation: Mediating and Moderating Effects of Infant Temperament and Maternal Sensitivity
The current study examined perinatal factors that impact infant emotion regulation (ER) development. Prenatal depression, generalized anxiety, pregnancy-specific anxiety (PSA), and diurnal cortisol levels were assessed in 256 pregnant women in early and late pregnancy. Infant temperamental …
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California African-American Infant Mortality Prevention: A Prospective Study
… behavioral characteristics and reproductive and perinatal factors were studied to identify their association with low birthweight and their usefulness in developing low birthweight predictive models. Results revealed that BIH participants experienced a lower percentage of low birthweight during …
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Longitudinal assessment of the impact of preterm birth on cognitive functions and identification of novel methods for stratification of children at risk of long-term impairment
During the last few decades advances in perinatal care have led to significant improvements in the survival of preterm infants. However, survivors of preterm birth are at increased risk of brain maldevelopment, and subsequent neurodevelopmental deficits compared to their term-born peers. Given that …
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Histochemical and biochemical changes in human muscle following 17 days of unilateral lower limb suspension
… undertaken to determine the relationship between perinatal complications and subsequent development of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and other behavioral characteristics. The biological mothers of 74 children diagnosed with ADHD and 77 children displaying no characteristics of …
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The association of prematurity and medical conditions with the gut microbiome of mammals
… 10 days after birth. However, the maternal and perinatal environment (maternal socioeconomic status, antibiotic use, gestational age and delivery mode) did have a significant impact on the microbiome (q-value<0.05). By 4-months corrected age, the impact of these factors on the microbiome was …
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Patterns of mortality in children presenting to a tertiary paediatric emergency unit in Sub-Saharan Africa: a cross sectional study
Background Pneumonia, diarrhoea and perinatal factors are the foremost killers of South African children as in other low- and middle-income countries. Poverty, poor access to care and pre-hospital care are reported major pre-hospital factors and lack of triage, poor skills, delays, poor adherence …
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New approaches to improve the cord blood unit hematopoietic progenitor cell content
… cell content of cord blood units. In this study, factors that may improve the selection and quality of cord blood collections for banking were identified. In 167 consecutive cord blood units collected from healthy full-term neonates and processed at a national cord blood bank, mean platelet volume …
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Sex differences in human perinatal development and autism
… the prenatal sex steroid theory by investigating perinatal factors related to sex differences in physiology. Study 1 (described in Chapter 2) reports a case-control analysis of steroid levels in the amniotic fluid of males who were later diagnosed as autistic, linked with the Danish Biobank (n = …
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The impact of pregnancy and birth complications on long-term maternal mental health
… adjusting for several sociodemographic and perinatal factors. In Chapter 7, semi-structured qualitative interviews were conducted with purposively sampled women to explore their experiences, including mental health, following pregnancy and birth complications. Finally, the systematic review …
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Factores de riesgo perinatales para sobrepeso y obesidad en escolares en una población bogotana
… Evaluar el impacto de los factores maternos y perinatales: peso previo al embarazo, presencia de hipertensión, diabetes y tabaquismo, peso al nacer y tiempo de lactancia con el desarrollo de sobrepeso y obesidad en los niños de 5 a 10 años en una población bogotana. Materiales y métodos: se …