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Showing 1 to 20 of 45 for “"Small for gestational age"”.
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Umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry in predicting the perinatal outcomes in small for gestational age infants
… velocimetry in predicting perinatal outcome of small for gestational age (SGA) infants. MATERIALS AND METHODS: During from Sep. 1995 to Feb. 2006, we retrospectively studied 422 singleton pregnancies with a diagnosis of SGA at delivery, who had no chromosomal abnormalities or major structural …
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Metabolic phenotypes of infants with normal birth weight, small-for-gestational-age, or after maternal gestational diabetes mellitus
… in animal and human studies: infants born small-for-gestational-age (SGA; reflecting intrauterine undernutrition) and offspring of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (OGDM; reflecting intrauterine overnutrition and hyperglycaemia). However, the underlying mechanism behind this …
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Morbidity and Mortality in small for gestational age very low birth weight infants in a middle-income country
Objective: To evaluate the impact of small for gestational age on outcomes of very low birth weight infants at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa. Study design: Data was obtained from Vermont Oxford Network Groote Schuur Hospital database from 2012 to 2018. Fenton growth charts were …
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Influence of food intervention on enteric nervous system and enteroendocrine cells development in a small for gestational age piglet model
The gut immaturity of small for gestational age (SGA) infants predisposes these infants to gastrointestinal diseases like necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). A SGA piglet model was used to investigate the influences of birth weight and diet on the development of the enteric nervous system (ENS) and …
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Intrauterine effects of maternal weight dynamics
… weight gain was associated with a higher risk of gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, pregnancy induced hypertension and delivering a largefor- gestational age neonate. In contrast, interpregnancy weight loss was associated with a lower risk of delivering a large-for-gestational age neonate. Body …
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Green space, blue space, & neonatal health: exploring the relationship between environmental factors & birth outcomes in New York City
… that these effects are particularly strong for individuals of lower socioeconomic status. I add to this body of literature by exploring the relationship between expectant mothers’ exposure to green and blue spaces and adverse birth outcomes in New York City. Three separate birth outcomes are …
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The risk of metabolic consequences from rpaid weight gain and catch-up growth in the first two years of life: a systematic review
… faltering growth, are born preterm, or small for gestational age, often experience rapid weight gain in infancy. Poor growth during infancy is associated with children who are lighter and shorter later in life and have a lower Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and poorer neurocognitive …
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Incidence, Characteristics, and Outcomes of Acute Kidney Injury Treated with Dialysis during Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period
… complications as well as low birth weight, small for gestational age, and preterm birth among infants, although there were no stillbirths and fewer than five neonatal deaths in affected pregnancies. In conclusion, AKI-D in pregnancy is rare. Most affected women and their babies have good …
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Effects of a short interpregnancy interval on pregnancy outcomes
… Stata® Edition 13. Results: We analysed the data for both short and long IPI and found that there were no significant differences in preterm birth, abruptio placentae, preterm prelabour rupture of membranes (PPROM) and low birth weight. There was however a significant difference in the number of …
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Prediction and prevention of fetal growth restriction and compromise of fetal wellbeing: systematic reviews and meta-analyses with model based economic evaluation.
… scientific consensus about the best strategies for predicting these conditions before birth and thus there is uncertainty about the best management of pregnant women who might have a growth-restricted baby. This health technology assessment thesis used state of the art methods to review 337 …
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Low birthweight discrimination using maternal variables.
… isolation from the other maternal factors or in small scale surveys. From 1967 to 1980, antenatal and birth records including a number of maternal characteristics and plasma volume have been compiled in Aberdeen for a large number of primigravidae. With this sizeable file of records, this study …
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Influence of risk perceptions and social context on working for water herbicide sprayers' Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) compliance in the Western Cape of South Africa
… have been associated with the prevalence of small-for-gestational-age and foetal gastroschisis. Farmers and workers from low-income countries are at greater risk of exposure given the spraying techniques used, deficient risk communication tools and the inadequate or lack of Personal …
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Assessing the cognitive, behavioural and psychosocial profile of children with Russell Silver Syndrome
… behavioural and psychosocial consequences for children with Russell Silver Syndrome (RSS), a syndrome characterised by being born Small for Gestational Age (SGA) and having short stature and phenotypical facial features. A systematic review revealed a trend for SGA children is increasing …
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A comparison of the accuracy of various methods of postnatal gestational age estimation; including Ballard score, foot length, vascularity of the anterior lens, last menstrual period and also a clinician's non-structured assessment
Rationale Gestational age is a strong determinant of neonatal mortality and morbidity. Early obstetric ultrasound is the clinical reference standard, but is not widely available in many developing countries. There is a well recognised need to identify reliable and simple methods of postnatal …
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Perinatal Outcome of Singleton and Twin Pregnancy with Severe Preeclampsia
… 통계학적 유의한 차이를 보이지 않았다. 총 364명이 태어났으며, 이 중 저 체중아(small for gestational age: SGA) 출생은 단태임신에서 53명(25.7%), 쌍태임신에서 23명(14.7%)으로 단태임신의 경우가 쌍태임신의 경우보다 유의하게 더 많았으며(P=0.013), 출생시 평균 체중은 단태임신 2429.42±873.14gm, 쌍태임신 2199.23±492.08gm이었다(P=0.02). 주산기 이환율에 있어서는 쌍태임신이 신생아 중환자실 입원(108명 69.2%, P=0.000)을 더 높았으며, …
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MicroRNAs en tejido de cordón umbilical y su relación con el peso al nacimiento
… 68 newborns classified into three groups: small for gestational age (SGA, n=10), large for gestational age (LGA, n=28), and controls with appropriate weight for gestational age (AGA, n=30). Umbilical cord tissue samples were collected immediately after delivery, frozen, and subsequently …
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MATERNAL USE OF PSYCHIATRIC MEDICATIONS DURING PREGNANCY AND ADVERSE BIRTH OUTCOMES AND NEURODEVELOPMENTAL PROBLEMS IN OFFSPRING
… pregnancies (i.e., confounding factors). Therefore, the aim of my dissertation research was to evaluate consequences of prenatal exposure to psychiatric and analgesic medications on risk for adverse birth outcomes and neurodevelopmental problems by seeking converging evidence from multiple …
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Clinical and ultrasonic estimation of fetal weight
… assessment of fetal weight prior to delivery. A foreknowledge of the mass of the fetus can influence management in circumstances complicated by, for example, a previous caesarean section, a breech presentation, a compromised fetus of borderline viability and a diabetic pregnancy at term. …
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An exploration of the calcium metabolic system in pregnancy and public health programmes to improve early nutrition in maternal-infant cohorts
… in the evidence base remain during these life-stages. The research in this thesis was conducted in two phases across three studies in pregnant women and infants. The aim of the first phase was to examine the vitamin D-calcium metabolic system in pregnancy. In the largest clinical study to date, …
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Applications of metabolomics to study the pathophysiology of adverse pregnancy outcomes
… onset, or the effect of a potential therapeutic agent on the metabolome. Adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as small for gestation age (or fetal growth restriction), spontaneous preterm birth, and pre-eclampsia, lead to high maternal and fetal mortality and morbidity rates. However, despite …
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