Monitoring the quality of maternity care: how well are labour and delivery events reported in population health data?

abstract：:Gender mix, especially the supposed hormone transfer in utero of the male fetus to his female co-twin, is a highly debated controversial subject. It occurs in animals (free-martin syndrome in the cow) but its existence in man has not been convincingly demonstrated. Two aspects of gender mix effects in man, birthweight...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Derom R,Derom C,Loos RJ,Thiery E,Vlietinck R,Fryns JP

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The public health objective for cerebral palsy (CP) in the United States is to reduce the percentage of children with CP who were born low birthweight (LBW, <2500 g) by 10% between 2006 and 2020. This study reports the prevalence of CP in a constant surveillance area for the years 2006, 2008, and 2010 and de...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Durkin MS,Benedict RE,Christensen D,Dubois LA,Fitzgerald RT,Kirby RS,Maenner MJ,Van Naarden Braun K,Wingate MS,Yeargin-Allsopp M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of neural tube defects was monitored among all live- and still-births delivered between June 1986 and July 1988. In all there were 19,115 total births. The incidence of neural tube defects (NTD) was 1.9 per 1000 among those whose conception time was prior to May 1986. However, in conceptions occurring in...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Caglayan S,Kayhan B,Menteşoğlu S,Aksit S

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retrospective reports of smoking in pregnancy are of importance for clinical or scientific purposes. Careful analyses of stability and accuracy of recalled behaviour are, therefore, needed. In 1998, the mothers of 2369 pre-teens born in Sweden retrospectively reported their smoking behaviour during the first trimester...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Post A,Gilljam H,Bremberg S,Galanti MR

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports changes in the prevalence and outcome of Down's syndrome pregnancies within a 15-year period in a defined geographical population in the north of England. Cases of Down's syndrome in births and terminations of pregnancy occurring between 1985 and 1999, were identified from the Northern Congenital Ab...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Bell R,Rankin J,Donaldson LJ,Northern Congenital Abnormality Survey Steering Group.

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A few studies have indicated an increased risk of epilepsy in children conceived by fertility treatment possibly due to characteristics of the infertile couple rather than the treatment. We therefore aimed to investigate the association between parental infertility, fertility treatment, and epilepsy in the o...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Kettner LO,Ramlau-Hansen CH,Kesmodel US,Bay B,Matthiesen NB,Henriksen TB

更新日期：2016-09-01 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：:The aim of this paper is to estimate the infant mortality rate and the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Lombardy, Northern Italy, in the period 1990-2000 and to provide basic information for a subsequent comparison of the SIDS incidence before and after the risk-intervention campaign. A retrospectiv...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Montomoli C,Monti MC,Stramba-Badiale M,Marinoni A,Foglieni N,Carreri V,Amigoni M,Schwartz PJ

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Child sexual abuse research presents practical, methodological and statistical challenges. This paper examines some recent literature about the incidence and effects of child sexual abuse. Researchers who use epidemiological studies to attempt to ascertain the prevalence of different forms of abuse should be aware of ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Plunkett A,Oates RK

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Low birthweight is uncommon among Mexican-American infants, despite the substantial proportion of mothers who live in poverty. This apparent paradox has generated studies of factors protecting fetal growth, but may have masked other important health problems in the Mexican-American community. Obesity, impaired glucose...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Kieffer EC

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Influenza vaccination is routinely recommended for pregnant women, yet information on perinatal outcomes is sparse. METHODS:We investigated the associations between trivalent (seasonal) influenza vaccination during pregnancy and the risks of preterm delivery (PTD, live birth <37 weeks gestation) and small f...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Ahrens KA,Louik C,Kerr S,Mitchell AA,Werler MM

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is still much debate as to the pathways through which some children develop asthma and others do not. One possible mechanism outlined here concerns the way in which stress may influence the neuroendocrine system and thence the immune system. Supporting evidence from animal experiments suggests that maternal pren...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Wright RJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Perinatal deaths were systematically investigated over a 25-month period in a Zimbabwean district and were classified into pathological subgroups according to Wigglesworth. There were 319 perinatal deaths (a rate of 30.6 per 1000) including 83 normally formed macerated stillbirths, 28 cases of congenital malformation,...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： De Muylder X

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Singleton survivors born to multigravidae in the whole island of Jamaica in 2 months (September-October 1986) were compared with singleton perinatal deaths occurring to multigravidae throughout the island in the 12-month period September 1986 to August 1987. Past obstetric history was obtained from the mothers using a...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Greenwood R,Samms-Vaughan M,Golding J,Ashley D

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluates maternal age, race, cigarette smoking, prior spontaneous abortion, prior induced abortion, and prior preterm birth in relation to vaginal bleeding during the first two trimesters of pregnancy. Information on vaginal bleeding and predictors came from the Pregnancy, Infection, and Nutrition Study, w...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Yang J,Savitz DA,Dole N,Hartmann KE,Herring AH,Olshan AF,Thorp JM Jr

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies of the association between tobacco smoke and hearing loss in children are limited, involve small samples and are cross-sectional. We investigated the association of maternal smoking during pregnancy and exposure to tobacco smoke at age 4 months with hearing impairment at age 3 years in child...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Wilunda C,Yoshida S,Tanaka S,Kanazawa Y,Kimura T,Kawakami K

更新日期：2018-09-01 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：:In this study, hospital admissions for lower respiratory tract illness before two years of age have been documented for all children born in Western Australia in 1986. Admissions data were linked to birth and death records for individual children. Of the total cohort, 5% of non-Aboriginal and 17% of Aboriginal childre...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Read AW,Gibbins J,Stanley FJ

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the study design and patterns of participation for a cohort study of preterm delivery, focused on genital tract infections, nutrition, tobacco use, illicit drugs and psychosocial stress. Women are recruited at 24-29 weeks' gestation from prenatal clinics at a teaching hospital and a county health departmen...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Savitz DA,Dole N,Williams J,Thorp JM,McDonald T,Carter AC,Eucker B

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Induction of labour is one of the fastest growing medical procedures in the United States. In 1998, 19.2% of all US births were a product of induced labour, more than twice the 9.0% in 1989. Induction of labour has been efficacious in the management of post-term pregnancy and in expediting delivery when the mother or ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： MacDorman MF,Mathews TJ,Martin JA,Malloy MH

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We examined hospital and domestic infant care practices in Oxfordshire and Northampton Health Districts to measure changes in prevalence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) risk factors, and to evaluate a specific educational intervention restricted to Oxfordshire. We sent a postal questionnaire to 2781 parents of ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Rose M,Murphy M,Macfarlane JA,Sefi S,Shribman S,Hales V

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cognitively delayed children are at risk for poor mental and physical health throughout their lives. The economically disadvantaged and some race/ethnic groups are more likely to experience cognitive delay, but the age at which delays first emerge and the underlying mechanisms responsible for disparities are not well ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Hillemeier MM,Farkas G,Morgan PL,Martin MA,Maczuga SA

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Preterm birth leads to an estimated 35% of neonatal deaths worldwide. Our study analyses neonatal mortality risks among preterm births in rural Bangladesh. METHODS:Trained community health workers (CHW) prospectively collected data between June 2007 and September 2009. RESULTS:Among 32 126 livebirths, 22.3...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Shah R,Mullany LC,Darmstadt GL,Talukder RR,Rahman SM,Mannan I,Arifeen SE,Baqui AH,ProjAHNMo Study Group in Bangladesh.

更新日期：2014-11-01 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：:There are a variety of biological samples that can be collected from participants in longitudinal studies. Here we outline those that are particularly useful in longitudinal birth cohort studies starting in pregnancy, and discuss their advantages and disadvantages. ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Jones R,Golding J

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：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：:We investigated time trends in maternal weight before and during pregnancy and in infant birthweight in France, from 1972 to 2003, using data on singleton live term births from the representative National Perinatal Surveys of 1972, 1981, 1995, 1998 and 2003 (n=8,664, 4,494, 11,445, 12,006, 12,692, respectively). Mothe...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Diouf I,Charles MA,Blondel B,Heude B,Kaminski M

更新日期：2011-05-01 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：:Whilst only about a third of all cerebral palsy occurs in children who had been of low birthweight, recent increases in the survival of low and very low birthweight infants have coincided with significant increases in the numbers of cerebral palsy children amongst them. This paper analyses data from the Western Austra...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Stanley FJ

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00