abstract：BACKGROUND:This study examined potential self-selection bias in a large pregnancy cohort by comparing exposure-outcome associations from the cohort to similar associations obtained from nationwide registry data. The outcome under study was specialist-confirmed diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). METHODS:The...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Nilsen RM,Surén P,Gunnes N,Alsaker ER,Bresnahan M,Hirtz D,Hornig M,Lie KK,Lipkin WI,Reichborn-Kjennerud T,Roth C,Schjølberg S,Smith GD,Susser E,Vollset SE,Øyen AS,Magnus P,Stoltenberg C

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Labour induction and caesarean are increasingly done without clinical indication. However, little is known about the prevalence of such interventions, or the characteristics of women who receive them. We used the 2003 revision of the US birth certificates to summarise recorded interventions and to characteri...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Ananth CV,Wilcox AJ,Gyamfi-Bannerman C

更新日期：2013-09-01 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：:Understanding the mechanisms that underlie successful human reproduction and development is an ambitious goal, given the many unique methodological challenges surrounding such study. These challenges are well understood by reproductive and perinatal epidemiologists and include its conditional nature, unobservable yet ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Buck Louis GM,Yeung E,Sundaram R,Laughon SK,Zhang C

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Studies on a limited scale in urban settings of Bangladesh report stillbirth rates that do not specifically provide information on the situation of underprivileged slum populations. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of, and risk factors associated with, stillbirth in a developing population. METHOD...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Nahar S,Rahman A,Nasreen HE

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:To optimise the health of pregnant women and their children by evidence-based primary and secondary prevention, more scientific knowledge is needed. To overcome the methodological limitations of many studies on pregnancy and child health, which often use a retrospective design, we established the PRIDE (PReg...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： van Gelder MM,Bretveld RW,Roukema J,Steenhoek M,van Drongelen J,Spaanderman ME,van Rumpt D,Zielhuis GA,Verhaak CM,Roeleveld N

更新日期：2013-01-01 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：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：:Anaemia is one of the most resilient global public health problems and affects a staggering 1.62 billion of the world's population, largely concentrated in Asia and Africa. Anaemia contributes to almost 120,000 maternal deaths globally and indirectly to almost a fifth (18%) of the burden of maternal mortality. Given t...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Bhutta ZA,Imdad A,Ramakrishnan U,Martorell R

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nutritional status of a woman before and during pregnancy is important for a healthy pregnancy outcome. Maternal malnutrition is a key contributor to poor fetal growth, low birthweight (LBW) and short- and long-term infant morbidity and mortality. This review summarised the evidence on association of maternal nutr...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Imdad A,Bhutta ZA

更新日期：2012-07-01 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：:We examined the risk of atopic diseases in twins born after assisted reproduction. Data on atopic diseases and assisted reproduction in 9694 twin pairs, 3-20 years of age, from the Danish Twin Registry were collected via multidisciplinary questionnaires. The risk of atopic diseases in twins born after assisted reprodu...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Jäderberg I,Thomsen SF,Kyvik KO,Skytthe A,Backer V

更新日期：2012-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Passive smoking during pregnancy leads to adverse effects on mother and infant. The present investigation was designed to evaluate the association between maternal reported passive smoking with the cotinine concentration of maternal urine and umbilical cord blood at delivery and to determine the accuracy of maternal r...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Baheiraei A,Banihosseini SZ,Heshmat R,Mota A,Mohsenifar A

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is conflicting evidence concerning the relationship between breast feeding and wheezing illness. The objective of this study was to investigate whether there is any association between breast feeding and wheezing in children aged over 5 years and to discover possible sources of heterogeneity. An electronic searc...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Brew BK,Allen CW,Toelle BG,Marks GB

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maternal injuries during pregnancy are common (∼7% prevalence). However, few studies have examined the association between maternal injuries and birth defects. The National Birth Defects Prevention Study is a population-based case-control study of birth defects in 10 U.S. states. Cases were ascertained through surveil...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Tinker SC,Reefhuis J,Dellinger AM,Jamieson DJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

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：: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：: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：: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：: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：:Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with increased risk of childhood overweight body mass index (BMI). Less is known about the association between prenatal secondhand tobacco smoke (SHS) exposure and childhood BMI. We followed 292 mother-child dyads from early pregnancy to 3 years of age. Prenatal tobacco ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Braun JM,Daniels JL,Poole C,Olshan AF,Hornung R,Bernert JT,Khoury J,Needham LL,Barr DB,Lanphear BP

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Impaired fetal development is associated with a number of adult chronic diseases and it is believed that these associations arise as a result of the phenomenon of prenatal programming, which involves persisting changes in structure and function of various body organs caused by ambient factors during critical and vulne...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Jedrychowski WA,Perera FP,Maugeri U,Mroz E,Klimaszewska-Rembiasz M,Flak E,Edwards S,Spengler JD

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We estimated the accuracy of a non-invasive, inexpensive method (the Chinese lunar calendar, CLC) to predict the sex of a baby from around the time of conception, using 2,840,755 singleton births occurring in Sweden between 1973 and 2006. Maternal lunar age and month of conception were estimated, and used to predict e...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Villamor E,Dekker L,Svensson T,Cnattingius S

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many children are at risk of not achieving their full potential for development. Epidemiological studies have the advantage of being able to identify a number of associated factors potentially amenable to intervention. Our purpose was to identify risk factors for suspected developmental delay (SDD) at age 2 years amon...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： de Moura DR,Costa JC,Santos IS,Barros AJ,Matijasevich A,Halpern R,Dumith S,Karam S,Barros FC

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evidence suggests that low concentrations of 25-hydroxyvitamin D(3) (25OHD3) during gestation may be associated with a range of adverse health outcomes in later life. Retrospective estimation of perinatal vitamin D status using questionnaires is extremely unreliable and stored serum samples are rarely available. We ai...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Eyles DW,Morley R,Anderson C,Ko P,Burne T,Permezel M,Mortensen PB,Nørgaard-Pedersen B,Hougaard DM,McGrath JJ

更新日期：2010-05-01 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：:Calcium supplementation in mothers with low calcium intake has been of interest recently because of its association with optimal fetal growth and improved pre-eclampsia-related outcomes. While the effects of calcium supplementation have demonstrated benefits in prolonging gestation and subsequently improving birthweig...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Abalos E,Merialdi M,Wojdyla D,Carroli G,Campodónico L,Yao SE,Gonzalez R,Deter R,Villar J,Van Look P

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been suggested that a birthweight limit of 2.5 kg should not be regarded as valid for all populations as the cut-off point of low-weight births because of demographic, genetic and environmental differences. Countries often choose alternative cut-off values for low birthweight for clinical purposes. Bangladesh a...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Ullah A,Barman A,Haque J,Khanum M,Bari I

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study describes the timing of puberty in 8- to 13-year-old girls enrolled in the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) and identifies factors associated with earlier achievement of menarche. Women were enrolled during pregnancy and their offspring were followed prospectively. We analysed self-r...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Rubin C,Maisonet M,Kieszak S,Monteilh C,Holmes A,Flanders D,Heron J,Golding J,McGeehin M,Marcus M

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In spite of technological progress throughout the world, ill health, both physical and mental, is widespread - but much of this is preventable. With rapid globalization, populations in both industrialised and developing countries are being exposed to various stresses and to new environmental factors, such as those rel...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Golding J,Jones R,Bruné MN,Pronczuk J

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：:Designing, piloting and proceeding with a longitudinal birth cohort is a major exercise. Here we outline ways in which a resource centre could be initiated to provide advice and training, a library of appropriate instruments and publications, provision for cross-cohort comparisons and a biobanking facility. The resour...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Golding J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deformational plagiocephaly, an abnormal asymmetric flattening of infants' heads, is diagnosed in approximately 10% of infants. The prevalence of plagiocephaly has increased dramatically since 1992 when it was first recommended that infants be placed to sleep in a non-prone position to reduce the risk of sudden infant...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： McKinney CM,Cunningham ML,Holt VL,Leroux B,Starr JR

更新日期：2009-07-01 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：:Administrative or population health data sets (PHDS), such as birth and hospital discharge data, are used increasingly to evaluate maternity care. Use of PHDS requires reliable identification of diagnoses and procedures. The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy and reliability of the reporting of diagnoses ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Roberts CL,Bell JC,Ford JB,Morris JM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to determine the relationship of douching prior to pregnancy and bacterial vaginosis (BV) during pregnancy on preterm birth, addressing individual and joint effects. We used a prospective cohort study and assessed vaginal microflora using gram stains and Nugent's criteria. Douching behaviour was based on self...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Thorp JM Jr,Dole N,Herring AH,McDonald TL,Eucker B,Savitz DA,Kaczor D

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of a verbal autopsy (VA) tool in ascertaining the causes of stillbirths and neonatal deaths in rural Ghana and was nested within a community-based maternal vitamin A supplementation trial (ObaapaVitA trial). All stillbirths and neonatal deaths between 1 January 2003 and 30 ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Edmond KM,Quigley MA,Zandoh C,Danso S,Hurt C,Owusu Agyei S,Kirkwood BR

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is not clear to what extent ethnic differences in the term birthweight distribution are constitutional or pathological. This study explored term birthweight heterogeneity between ethnic groups and the explanatory role of constitutional and environmental factors. As part of a prospective cohort study, the Amsterdam ...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Goedhart G,van Eijsden M,van der Wal MF,Bonsel GJ

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Male genital tract birth defects have been associated in previous studies with several prenatal exposures to environmental and dietary risk factors. The purpose of this study was to explore the association between hypospadias and cryptorchidism, and the dietary habits of an agricultural population in Italy. A populati...

journal_title：Paediatric and perinatal epidemiology

authors： Giordano F,Carbone P,Nori F,Mantovani A,Taruscio D,Figà-Talamanca I

更新日期：2008-05-01 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