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Showing 1 to 20 of 28 for “"infant outcomes"”.
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Timing of Therapeutic Hypothermia & Short-Term Infant Outcomes
… describing TH timing in relation to short-term infant outcomes is limited with mixed results.</p> <p><strong>Purpose:</strong> Examine TH timing (TH initiation time & time to target temperature) on short-term outcomes (neonatal seizure; brain injury) of infants >35weeks, with suspected HIE, born …
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Parental Mental Health and Infant Outcomes in the NICU: A Pilot Study
… stressful for parents and that parents of NICU infants exhibit higher levels of stress compared to parents of healthy infants (Carter, Mulder, & Darow, 2007; MacDonald, 2007; Treyvaud et al., 2010). In addition, studies have found a correlation between improved parental mental health and shorter …
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Assessment of Maternal and Infant Outcomes of Moderately Malnourished Pregnant Adolescents in Malawi
… with increased risk for poor maternal and infant outcomes. Adolescent pregnancy compounded with moderate malnutrition exacerbates outcomes common to both individually. Supplementary foods may be a way to improve outcomes in malnourished adolescent pregnant women.</p> <p>Objective: To …
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Prevalence and effects of antidepressants during pregnancy on infant outcomes among women in Iceland
… can have adverse negative effects on the infant. Latest studies have shown that the use of antidepressants during pregnancy is increasing. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the prevalence and effects on infant outcomes associated with antidepressant use during pregnancy in …
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Social and Ecological Influences on Maternal and Infant Outcomes in Rwenzori Angolan Colobus Monkeys
… impacts of ecological and social factors on (1) infant survival, (2) maternal glucocorticoid concentrations, and (3) infant independence in a population of Rwenzori Angolan colobus monkeys (Colobus angolensis ruwenzorii) in Uganda. These monkeys live in a multi-level society with three tiers of …
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NICU Parental Mental Health and Infant Outcomes: Effects of Psychological Well-Being and Psychopathology
… stressful for parents and that parents of NICU infants exhibit higher levels of stress compared to parents of healthy infants (Carter, Mulder, & Darlow, 2007; MacDonald, 2007; Treyvaud et al., 2010). As a result of these high levels of stress, NICU parents are at risk for developing …
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Factors and Health Promoting Behaviors that Influence Maternal and Infant Outcomes in Older Pregnant Thai Women
… or older and the factors related to maternal and infant outcomes. Article three is entitled; "Factors and Health Promoting Behaviors that Influence Maternal and Infant Birth Outcomes in Older Pregnant Thai Women." This article describes the relationship between selected factors and health …
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Characterizing perinatal depression and its impact on infant outcomes and maternal-nurse SMS communication in a cohort of Kenyan women
… the association between antenatal depression and infant morbidity/mortality, and to compare SMS communication patterns between women with and without perinatal depression.Background: Perinatal depression is broadly defined as depressive symptoms with onset during pregnancy or within the 12 months …
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Risk Factors for Poor Birth Outcomes in Moderately Malnourished Pregnant Women in Sierra Leone
… is associated with adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes. Malnourished mothers are often faced with additional risk factors as a circumstance of poverty. Supplementary nutrition can improve the outcomes of both mother and infant. Identifying maternal nutritional and socioeconomic risk factors is …
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Perinatal Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
… Stress Disorder (PPTSD), its comorbidities and outcomes. Given the dynamic and multifaceted relationship between PPTSD and perinatal depression, further studies need to explore these issues especially in underserved and vulnerable populations. Therefore, three aims were developed and met through …
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The Public Health Impact of Maternal Smoking Cessation during Pregnancy : The San Bernardino County Experience
… evidence for a causal role in adverse infant outcomes, and public health needs to focus on measures of potential impact in order to better prioritize and allocate resources toward interventions. The aims of this dissertation were: 1) to investigate the public health impact of smoking …
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Pregnancy-Related Anxiety in Mwanza, Tanzania: a Qualitative Approach
… of preterm birth and other maternal and infant outcomes. There is limited research on the mental health of pregnant women residing in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) and little exploration into women’s experiences of pregnancy-related anxiety. In this descriptive phenomenological …
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A study of the association of prenatal inflammatory diet and adverse infant birth outcomes in a birth cohort in Uganda
Background: Low birth weight (LBW) and low infant lung capacity among others are risk factors for childhood and adulthood chronic respiratory diseases such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. These respiratory diseases are among the leading causes of death and disability …
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A Study Of Stability: Maternal Reflective Functioning From Pregnancy To Seven Months Postpartum
… study examining fetal brain connectivity and infant outcomes. Parental reflective functioning was assessed using the Pregnancy Interview-Revised (Slade, Grunebaum, Huganir, & Reeves, 1987; Slade, 2011) and the Parent Development Interview-Revised Short form (Slade et al., 2003). Additional …
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Prenatal stress, the placenta and maternal microbial transmission; implications for health and disease
… for a wide range of poor obstetric and neonatal outcomes, as well as an increased risk for the development of metabolic, immune and nervous system disorders in affected children later in life. Whilst many epidemiology studies have supported these associations, the biological mechanisms linking …
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Outcomes of preterm infants discharged early from a South African Kangaroo Mother Care Unit
… and mortality in preterm and low-birth-weight infants. Few recent South African studies have looked at outcomes of KMC beyond the neonatal period. Aim: The primary objective was to describe the post-discharge clinical course of KMC infants over six months. The secondary objectives were to …
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Fetal Biometry and Early Behavioural Development
… and their relationship, if any, with later infant outcomes. In addition, the possible influence of fetal sex and several maternal conditions (polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), hirsutism and autism) on fetal growth measurements, are explored. The biometrics include anogenital distance (AGD), …
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Parent’s Post-traumatic Stress before and after their Infant’s Second Palliative Heart Surgery: The PatHS Descriptive Correlational Longitudinal Study
One percent of infants born have CHD making it the most common congenital anomaly. Of those infants born with CHD, 1% have a functionally single ventricle. This type of heart defect requires three palliative heart surgeries, the first within seven days of birth, the second at 4-6 months, and the …
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Long-term impacts of antenatal corticosteroid exposure and preterm birth
… respiratory distress syndrome and other serious infant outcomes compared with the initial course alone. No benefits or harms were identified at mid-childhood. We re-analysed data from the first randomised, placebo-controlled trial of antenatal corticosteroids using contemporary methods. Our …
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Antenatal AVSD diagnosis at Groote Schuur Hospital A retrospective cohort study
… for mothers receiving this diagnosis. Outcomes relevant to our local population may be used to improve counselling for parents receiving this diagnosis. During a literature review, there was a lack of existing published data on antenatal AVSD outcomes from the developing world. To …
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