Rates of twinning before and after fortification of foods in the US with folic acid, Texas, 1996 to 1998.

abstract：:Although many previous studies have reported an association between preterm birth or small size at birth and later behaviour, multiple methodological limitations threaten the validity of causal inferences from reported associations. The authors have examined the association between gestational age and gestational age-...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Yang S,Fombonne E,Kramer MS

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a previous randomised controlled trial, we found that glutamine-enriched enteral nutrition in 102 very low birthweight (VLBW) infants decreased both the incidence of serious infections in the neonatal period and the risk of atopic dermatitis during the first year of life. We hypothesised that glutamine-enriched ent...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： van Zwol A,Moll HA,Fetter WP,van Elburg RM

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Obesity, a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2 , is linked to infertility, potentially through a greater risk of anovulation due to elevated androgens. Yet, previous studies have not directly assessed the impact of adiposity, or body fat, on anovulation in the absence of clinical infertility. OBJECTIVE:To chara...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Bloom MS,Perkins NJ,Sjaarda LA,Mumford SL,Ye A,Kim K,Kuhr DL,Nobles CJ,Connell MT,Schisterman EF

更新日期：2020-10-26 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND: This paper describes the background, aim and study design for the Swedish SELMA study that aimed to investigate the importance of early life exposure during pregnancy and infancy to environmental factors with a major focus on endocrine disrupting chemicals for multiple chronic diseases/disorders in offsprin...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Bornehag CG,Moniruzzaman S,Larsson M,Lindström CB,Hasselgren M,Bodin A,von Kobyletzkic LB,Carlstedt F,Lundin F,Nånberg E,Jönsson BA,Sigsgaard T,Janson S

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The caesarean delivery rate has become a commonly used measure intended to reflect the quality of obstetric care. At least 25% of all primary caesarean deliveries occur electively, i.e. to women who are not in labour. This study is intended to validate a previously published model designed to use ICD-9-CM codes to ide...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Korst LM,Gregory KD,Gornbein JA

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using national data, we develop and contrast the birth-weight percentiles for gestational age by infants of extremely-low-risk (ELR) White and African-American women and examine racial differences in the proportion of small-for-gestational-age (SGA) births. We then scrutinise racial variations in infant mortality rate...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Alexander GR,Kogan MD,Himes JH,Mor JM,Goldenberg R

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study, aiming to document the effect of continued support for mothers on frequency of exclusive breast feeding, was carried out by inclusion of breast feeding counselling in the context of well-baby care. One hundred and forty-six mothers who had been exposed to two educational sessions on breast feeding after del...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Neyzi O,Güleçyüz M,Dinçer Z,Olgun P,Kutluay T,Uzel N,Saner G

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies using vital records-based maternal weight data have become more common, but the validity of these data is uncertain. METHODS:We evaluated the accuracy of prepregnancy body mass index (BMI) and gestational weight gain (GWG) reported on birth certificates using medical record data in 1204 births at a ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Bodnar LM,Abrams B,Bertolet M,Gernand AD,Parisi SM,Himes KP,Lash TL

更新日期：2014-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a risk factor for delivering a large-for-gestational-age (LGA) infant. Haemoglobin A1c (A1C) is an indicator of glycaemic control. The objective of this study was to test whether higher A1C quartile at the time of diagnosis of GDM is associated with increased risk of delivering a...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Katon J,Reiber G,Williams MA,Yanez D,Miller E

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The population under study in the South African longitudinal study of urban children and their families, 'Birth to Ten' (BTT), comprised all births during a 7-week period from April to June 1990 in Soweto-Johannesburg. Specification of the population base for the cohort was hampered by a number of flaws in the notific...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Richter LM,Yach D,Cameron N,Griesel RD,de Wet T

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Stress during pregnancy is known to affect fetal neurodevelopment. It seems likely therefore that intimate partner violence (IPV) and domestic violence (DV) as extreme stressors will have a similarly adverse effect. OBJECTIVES:A systematic review was conducted to assess the association between prenatal expo...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Toso K,de Cock P,Leavey G

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Case-control studies of clinic samples constitute the usual research method for the investigation of the causes and course of psychiatric disorder. However, they carry substantial disadvantages and if causal hypotheses are to be tested in rigorous fashion, it is necessary to use longitudinal research strategies applie...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Rutter M

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Twins and triplets fall behind singletons in cognitive and physical development. We analysed whether these differences are modified by family social position. METHODS:IQ, height, body mass index (BMI) and elbow flexion, handgrip and knee extension strength were measured in Swedish men born between 1951 and ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Silventoinen K,Myrskylä M,Tynelius P,Yokoyama Y,Rasmussen F

更新日期：2013-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Following evidence that prone sleeping is causally related to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), intervention campaigns to avoid prone sleeping in many countries have led to a large reduction in SIDS and total infant mortality. The supine position has been recommended for healthy infants in several countries. The ob...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Dwyer T,Ponsonby AL,Couper D,Cochrane J

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied infant mortality rates in Canada within specific gestational age and birthweight categories after using probabilistic techniques to link information in Statistics Canada's live births data base (1985-94) with that in the death data base (1985-95). Gestational age- and birthweight-specific mortality rates in...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Joseph KS,Kramer MS,Allen AC,Cyr M,Fair M,Ohlsson A,Wen SW

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:We evaluated the importance of measuring early vaginal levels of eight bacterial vaginosis (BV)-associated bacteria, at two points in pregnancy, and the risk of spontaneous preterm delivery (SPTD) among pregnant women and the subgroup of pregnant women with a history of preterm delivery (PTD). METHODS:This ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Nelson DB,Hanlon A,Nachamkin I,Haggerty C,Mastrogiannis DS,Liu C,Fredricks DN

更新日期：2014-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Age at menarche is correlated within families, but estimates of the heritability of menarcheal age have a wide range (0.45-0.95). We examined the familial resemblance for age at menarche and the extent to which this is due to genetic and shared environmental factors. Between 2003 and 2010 data were retrospectively col...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Morris DH,Jones ME,Schoemaker MJ,Ashworth A,Swerdlow AJ

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There are relatively few studies on the association between environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) during pregnancy and childhood, and cancer in childhood, adolescence or adulthood. The associations between maternal smoking during pregnancy and childhood cancer have been studied intensively, but there is no clear associati...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Trédaniel J,Boffetta P,Little J,Saracci R,Hirsch A

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To understand the preventable fraction of low birthweight (LBW) deliveries due to maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy in Korea, it is important to quantify the population-attributable risk (PAR). Thus, we investigated the association between maternal exposure to air pollution during pregnancy and LBW, ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Seo JH,Leem JH,Ha EH,Kim OJ,Kim BM,Lee JY,Park HS,Kim HC,Hong YC,Kim YJ

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the last decade, there has been growing concern about the possible health effects, including a number of adverse reproductive outcomes, from pesticide exposure of people living near agricultural fields. This systematic review evaluates the current epidemiological evidence on the association between living near ag...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Shirangi A,Nieuwenhuijsen M,Vienneau D,Holman CD

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recurrence risk provides information on the heterogeneity of risk in the population, and thus is useful for aetiological studies. While recurrence risk is observable in many areas of epidemiology, it is particularly accessible in the study of perinatal events. High recurrence rates of pregnancy problems suggest geneti...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Wilcox AJ

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recently, the Chinese government has promoted preconception care (PCC) to prevent birth defects. The objective of this study was to evaluate the implementation of PCC in Shanghai, China, following a 3-year municipal project providing 'Free Pre-pregnancy Health Evaluation Services' to 20 000 residents. METHO...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Ding Y,Li XT,Xie F,Yang YL

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the correlation and agreement between the calculated 'gestational interval' from the date of last menstrual period (LMP) and the Ballard newborn assessment of gestational maturity. It then investigates selected maternal socio-demographic, prenatal, intrapartum and infant factors which may account f...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Alexander GR,Hulsey TC,Smeriglio VL,Comfort M,Levkoff A

更新日期：1990-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been a trend over the past two decades in some Western countries for women to delay childbearing, a factor associated with an increased risk of perinatal mortality (stillbirth and neonatal death). While the rates of stillbirth and neonatal mortality have improved in some countries, it has not been establishe...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： O'Leary CM,Bower C,Knuiman M,Stanley FJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiological examination of the abdomen is critical to the diagnosis of necrotising enterocolitis (NEC). Previous studies on the reproducibility of radiological findings have been limited in size and based only on infants with the disease. We conducted a study among a sample of high-risk infants with and without the d...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Di Napoli A,Di Lallo D,Perucci CA,Schifano P,Orzalesi M,Franco F,De Carolis MP

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Pregnant women treated with methadone as opioid maintenance therapy are more likely than women treated with buprenorphine to deliver preterm. Preterm birth is associated with less risk of neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). We sought to assess the role of preterm birth as a mediator of the relationship betwe...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Lemon LS,Naimi A,Caritis SN,Platt RW,Venkataramanan R,Bodnar LM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have developed a methodology for comparing the seasonal influences on two outcomes, when those influences may act cumulatively or instantaneously. We have used this to compare the seasonal pattern of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR, as reflected by weight-for-gestational-age) and preterm delivery (as assessed...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Fulford AJ,Rayco-Solon P,Prentice AM

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Large-for-gestational-age (LGA) or macrosomic infants are associated with adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes. It is unclear if these associations are stronger using customised birthweight centiles. We compared outcomes between term infants defined macrosomic by birthweight >4000 g (Macro(4000) ) or LGA b...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Pasupathy D,McCowan LM,Poston L,Kenny LC,Dekker GA,North RA,SCOPE consortium.

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perinatal mortality has long been used as a comparative measure of health and health care across regions, countries and over time. Recently, the validity of the measure has been questioned. Using data from a population-based survey of late fetal losses, stillbirths and infant deaths, the Northern Perinatal Mortality S...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Rankin J,Pearce MS,Bell R,Glinianaia SV,Parker L

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cohort of children born after assisted reproductive technologies (ART) was set up in 2003 in Italy. It aims to follow up the children in order to study the short- and long-term effects of ART. Parents who agreed to participate were contacted for a telephone interview; questions included occupational and non-occupati...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Raimondi S,Pedotti P,Taioli E

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00