Pancreatic exocrine function and necrotising enterocolitis.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine whether early mortality (first year of life) risks among small for gestational age (SGA) neonates were similar regardless of SGA subtype based on three chronological classifications (term, preterm and post-term). STUDY DESIGN:Retrospective cohort study on all singleton live births in the United...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Kristensen S,Salihu HM,Keith LG,Kirby RS,Fowler KB,Pass MA

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abnormal hypertonia of the neck extensor muscles in newborns may be appreciated by observing spontaneous posture, evaluating resistance to repeated passive flexion of the head, and eliciting the head straightening reflexes. This sign correlates well with other signs of insult to the central nervous system. Of 1743 new...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Amiel-Tison C,Korobkin R,Esque-Vaucouloux MT

更新日期：1977-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies were made of the testicular interstitial tissue from eight human fetuses of 15 to 27 weeks gestation. Three cell types developed in mesenchymal cells: Leydig cells and peritubular cells, as already reported, and cells of the mononuclear phagocyte system (MPS), which are ...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Dechelotte P,Chassagne J,Labbe A,Afane M,Scheye T,De Laguillaumie B,Boucher D

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We evaluated the effect of maternal administration of betamethasone (0.2 mg/kg per day) on mitogen-induced lymphocyte proliferation and interleukin-2 (IL-2) production by maternal, fetal, and neonatal rat splenic lymphocytes. STUDY DESIGN:Betamethasone was injected intramuscularly on days 19 and 20 of gestat...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Murthy KK,Moya FR

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:In the general framework of relating birthing events to later mental development, this study addresses the hypothesis that uneventful non-vertex delivery is associated with higher intelligence than uneventful vertex delivery. STUDY DESIGN:In the course of a developmental obstetrical survey, data was gathered...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Roemer FJ,Rowland DY

更新日期：1994-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of lung function and reflex activity on the success of patient-triggered ventilation (PTV) has been determined. Lung function was assessed by measurement of compliance using a single breath technique. Reflex activity was assessed by measurement of the strength of Hering Breuer reflex indicated by the deg...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Chan V,Greenough A,Muramatsu K

更新日期：1994-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Testosterone (T) is taken or prescribed to enhance appearance, increase athletic performance and libido and to treat hypogonadism. Digit ratio (2D:4D) is thought to be a negative correlate of prenatal T. Here we consider the relationship between 2D:4D and T supplementation. AIMS:Our sample was taken from th...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Manning J,Cook C,Crewther B

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A management programme for the control and treatment of Rh0 (D) immunized during pregnancy is presented. A total of 34,650 births were registered during a 4.5 year period and included 63 D positive newborns to D-immunized mothers. The outcome of all infants has been evaluated according to the severity of the haemolyti...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Filbey D,Berseus O,Lindeberg S,Wesström G

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The introduction of exchange transfusion made it possible to prevent severe hyperbilirubinemia and kernicterus, but kernicterus has never completely disappeared and it is still occurring in North America and, more frequently in Western Europe and the developing world. I discuss the epidemiology and major causes of sev...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Maisels MJ

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:COVID-19 is pandemic. International travel bans in March 2020 dampened viral spread and resulted in an overnight global economic crisis. As countries ease travel and social distancing restrictions, viral resurgences are expected. This study was carried out in order to delineate the development of a second ...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Grech V,Cuschieri S

更新日期：2020-10-03 00:00:00

abstract：:221 small-for-dates (SFD) and 244 average-for-dates (AFD) children were personally examined at birth, and seen thereafter at regular intervals up to 4 years, when a thorough assessment was made. There was an excess of SFD children with major congenital abnormalities; but no difference between the groups in the number ...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Ounsted MK,Moar VA,Scott A

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The premature birth of a child and admission to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a distressing experience for parents, and has been associated with symptoms of depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress. Supporting parents in the NICU after preterm birth is critical not only for their own mental health, b...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Treyvaud K,Spittle A,Anderson PJ,O'Brien K

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thrombocytopenia is a very frequent problem among sick neonates, affecting up to 35% of all infants admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), and serves as an important indicator of multiple clinical conditions. The cause of the thrombocytopenia is unclear in up to 60% of affected neonates. A clinical class...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Del Vecchio A

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anti-müllerian hormone (AMH) is a glycoprotein produced by immature Sertoli cells and responsible for the regression of müllerian ducts in male fetuses. The ontogeny of the hormone in early human development was investigated. While no detectable AMH could be found in female fetal serum, in males, the mean +/- S.E.M. A...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Josso N,Lamarre I,Picard JY,Berta P,Davies N,Morichon N,Peschanski M,Jeny R

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:While the role of antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy in teratogenesis has widely been investigated, there are few prospective studies on later postnatal development in offspring of epileptic women in utero exposed. The aim of this study was a prospective investigation of the psychomotor development in a select...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Parisi P,Francia A,Vanacore N,Fiore S,Giallonardo AT,Manfredi M

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) monitoring is a new challenge for clinicians who deal with early detection of dangerous hypoperfusion in the brain, as well as in splanchnic and renal districts in critically ill preterm infants. Previous studies performed on infants and children with congenital heart disease, demonst...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Cerbo RM,Maragliano R,Pozzi M,Strocchio L,Mostert M,Manzoni P,Stronati M

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Human milk contains a range of host defence proteins that appear to contribute to health and wellbeing, but their variability in abundance among individuals has not been very well characterised. Milk from mothers of premature infants has altered composition, but the effect of gestation length on the host-def...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Broadhurst M,Beddis K,Black J,Henderson H,Nair A,Wheeler T

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Routine oropharyngeal suctioning in term vigorous neonates immediately after birth is a questionable practice. Current recommendations favor suctioning only in the presence of considerable obstruction due to secretions, blood or other matter. We aimed to analyze the influence of oropharyngeal suctioning on c...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Pocivalnik M,Urlesberger B,Ziehenberger E,Binder C,Schwaberger B,Schmölzer GM,Avian A,Pichler G

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soluble fibrinogen--fibrin complex levels were found to be significantly higher in plasma samples from pregnant women with babies suffering from intrauterine growth retardation, when compared with levels found in normal pregnancy. As soluble fibrinogen--fibrin complexes are formed following activation of the coagulati...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： McKillop CA,Howie PW,Forbes CD,Prentice CR

更新日期：1978-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Golgi-Cox method was used to study the maturation of the large pyramidal cells of the Vth cortical layer in three groups of adult rats: one subjected to undernutrition during the first month of life, another throughout the first 2 mth of life, and the last one during gestation and the suckling period. The main alt...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Cordero ME,Trejo M,García E,Barros T,Rojas AM,Colombo M

更新日期：1986-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mother's own milk is widely recognized as the optimal feeding for term infants, but also provides health benefits that are of vital importance for sick and preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), even though the growth and neurodevelopmental needs of very premature infants are best met by appropriate...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Bertino E,Giuliani F,Baricco M,Di Nicola P,Peila C,Vassia C,Chiale F,Pirra A,Cresi F,Martano C,Coscia A

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To identify obstetric risk factors and to elucidate the effect of prolonged rupture of the membranes on the development of cystic periventricular leukomalacia (PVL) in preterm infants. METHODS:A retrospective case-control study of 95 preterm infants with the diagnosis of PVL and 245 healthy controls matched ...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Bauer M,Fast C,Haas J,Resch B,Lang U,Pertl B

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a prospective clinical study from an unselected, area-based population, the influence on birthweight for gestational age of different factors was studied, with special respect to 15 risk factors for intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) recognizable in early pregnancy. In the multiple regression analyses performed...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Cnattingius S,Axelsson O,Eklund G,Lindmark G,Meirik O

更新日期：1984-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Few studies describe in detail the pregnancy and early development of infants with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS). However, variations at these early stages may partially account for differences in the later phenotype. A recent paper described an abnormally high number of problems in pregnancy and early infancy...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Whittington JE,Butler JV,Holland AJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Practically all reference curves for Doppler blood flow variables in pregnancy end at 40 weeks. OBJECTIVE:To study fetal and uteroplacental circulatory changes in pregnancies proceeding beyond 43 weeks. STUDY DESIGN:Longitudinal comparisons from 42 to 43 weeks and comparisons with controls at term. MATERI...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Olofsson P,Saldeen P,Marsál K

更新日期：1996-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Index and regression methods of selecting babies whose heads are out of proportion to their body weight are examined and compared. The ratios head circumference3/birthweight and head circumference3/birthweightP (where P is a power found by regression methods) are used, and the regression of head circumference 3 on bir...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Good F,Scott A,Ounsted M

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aim of the current study was to developed and test the reliability of a technique for measuring temporal parameters of sucking in breastfeeding infants. METHODS:The technique was developed using a cohort of 11 term and 12 preterm infants, and subsequently evaluated using a cohort of 43 preterm infants. Measur...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Rocha AD,Lopes JM,Ramos JR,Gomes SC Jr,Lopes Lucena S,Medeiros A,Lopes Moreira ME

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HIBI) is a common cause of neonatal mortality and morbidity. The use of levetiracetam (LEV), as a potential neuroprotective in brain ischemia, receives an increasingly high attention, and it could have a crucial role in the regulation of epileptogenesis and neuroprotection. Pot...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Kilicdag H,Daglıoglu K,Erdogan S,Guzel A,Sencar L,Polat S,Zorludemir S

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND AIM:Swaddling is a well-known technique in developmental care programs as there is some evidence that swaddling is an appropriate stress-reducing method for preterm infants in the NICU. However, no experimental study has investigated the influence of swaddling in a learning context. This study aimed to a...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Lejeune F,Delacroix E,Gentaz E,Berne-Audéoud F,Marcus L,Debillon T

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biochemical, dermatological and neurological motor disorders of biotinidase deficiency (multiple carboxylase deficiency) show a dramatic response to pharmacological doses of biotin. This condition is characterised by the accumulation of biocytin and depletion of biotin. Neuromuscular function returns to normal wit...

journal_title：Early human development

authors： Taitz LS,Leonard JV,Bartlett K

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00