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Showing 1 to 20 of 252 for “"gestational age"”.
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Sepsis Associated Encephalopathy in Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonates
… once monthly until 36 weeks postmenstrual age or discharge as well as an additional aEEG recording during their first episode of sepsis. All recordings were assessed for the presence of burst suppression and a maturition score was assigned. Burst suppression occurred more frequently during …
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Umbilical artery Doppler velocimetry in predicting the perinatal outcomes in small for gestational age infants
… 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 anomalies in …
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Enhancement and Implementation of an Abdominal Pain Algorithm for Gestational-Age Women: A Quality Improvement Project
… challenges, especially in women of childbearing age. Traditional methods often miss pregnancy-related issues. We developed an algorithmic approach for abdominal pain assessment and pregnancy testing to address this. We conducted a Quality Improvement project involving problem identification, …
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Brain volumetric MRI study of extremely low gestational age newborns (ELGANs) at 9 to 10 years of age
PURPOSE: Extremely low gestation age newborns (ELGANs) are at high risk for developmental brain abnormalities, which can lead to cognitive, physical, emotional and behavioral deficits. This study is to determine potential brain volumetric abnormalities of ELGAN children at 9 to 10 years of age. …
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Metabolic phenotypes of infants with normal birth weight, small-for-gestational-age, or after maternal gestational diabetes mellitus
… 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 phenomenon is …
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The effect of birth weight and gestational age on BCG-induced immune responses in infants following BCG vaccination
Bacillus Calmette?Gu?rin (BCG), the only currently licensed tuberculosis (TB) vaccine, provides variable efficacy. Despite the use of BCG, TB remains a global health problem. BCG is administered at birth; however, more than 15% of infants are born preterm [PT (<37 weeks gestation)], or have low …
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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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Physiological, Psychosocial, Behavioral, Socio-demographic Risk Factors and Antepartum Bed Rest Associated with Gestational Age at Birth and Postpartum Depression in High Risk Pregnant Women
… and socio-demographic risk factors that predict gestational age at birth and postpartum depression; 2) assess whether antepartum bed rest moderates the relationship between risk factors and gestational age at birth and postpartum depression; and 3) compare gestational age at birth, birth weight, …
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Buprenorphine metabolism by preterm placentas: A pilot study
… and to elucidate whether the development/gestational age of the placenta affects metabolism of buprenorphine. The estimated apparent Km did not appear to change with gestational age suggesting the affinity of buprenorphine does not change throughout gestation. On the other hand, the …
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Effect of Procedural Pain on Purines, MDA and Allantoin in Premature Infants
… pain. Specifically, we determined the effects of gestational age, weight for gestational age, and neonatal morbidity on the urinary concentration of purines and allantoin. We found infants born at earlier gestational ages had significantly higher urinary purine and allantoin concentrations …
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Retinopathy of Prematurity in a cohort of neonates at Groote Schuur Hospital
… Infants with a birth weight of < 1251 g or gestational age < 31 weeks admitted to the GSH neonatal unit from November 2012 to May 2013 were screened. A paediatric ophthalmologist examined the infants at 4 weeks chronological age or 32 weeks corrected gestational age, with follow-up …
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Prediction of Large for Gestational Age Infants in Ethnically Diverse Datasets Using Machine Learning Techniques. Development of 3rd Trimester Machine Learning Prediction Models and Identification of Important Features Using Dimensionality Reduction Techniques
Background: Large-for-gestational-age (LGA) is a common pregnancy complication, associated with high maternal BMI and diabetes. Despite its gravity, standard prediction methods, such as ultrasounds are inaccurate. Objective: application of machine learning methods to develop LGA prediction models …
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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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Indagini strutturali e quantitative durante lo sviluppo del rene mediante l’utilizzo di elaborazione immagini
… We first examined sixty-two normal subjects with gestational age ranging from 20 up to 41 weeks; subjects were subdivided into: fetuses (gestational age ≤ 24 weeks, n=5), preterms (gestational age ≥25 and ≤ 36 weeks, n=39), and at term (gestational age ≥ 37 weeks, n=18) infants. we found an …
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Intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) and birth outcomes in a cohort of HIV-infected pregnant women in Cape Town, South Africa
… is associated with infants being small-for-gestational age. In addition to genetic and placental factors, maternal factors such as infection are also responsible for IUGR. Numerous studies have shown that HIV infection could increase the risk of IUGR. Given the consequences of IUGR, …
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Effect of Nutrition Intervention on the Outcomes of Pregnancy: A Rural Urban Comparison
… of pregnancy: birth weight of the baby and gestational age. The study further examines the difference in nutritional intervention in rural and urban areas. The research method used is ex-post facto design. Data for the study is extracted from the health records and tracking sheets of women …
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Determining the needs of fathers of premature neonates
… with respect to sociodemographic factors and gestational age of neonates. The purpose of this study was to determine the needs of NICU fathers and if these needs differed based on sociodemographic factors and gestational age of neonates. Method: A quantitative, comparative, descriptive design …
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