Recurrence of Preterm Birth and Early Term Birth

Investigating the Association of Cord Blood Resistin and Birth Weight in Term and Preterm Neonates

BackgroundResistin is reported as an antagonistic hormone of insulin and in the literature. Nowadays, importance of resistin is being more highlighted in the metabolism of mother and fetus during pregnancy. This study aimed to assess the level of resistin in the umbilical cord and blood sugar at birth and evaluate the association of resistin and neonatal birth weight.Materials and MethodsThis c...

Preterm Birth and Long-Term Pulmonary Function

Association of preterm birth with long-term survival, reproduction, and next-generation preterm birth.

CONTEXT Preterm birth is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality. Less is known about long-term health among persons born preterm. OBJECTIVE To determine the long-term effects of preterm birth on survival, reproduction, and next-generation preterm birth. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Population-based, observational, longitudinal study using registry data from 1,167,506 singleton...

long-term neurodevelopmental outcomes after preterm birth

conclusions: the increased survival of preterm infants was not associated with lower complications. there is now increasing evidence of sustained adverse outcomes into school age and adolescence, for preterm infants. results: cerebral palsy especially spastic diplegia, intellectual disability, visual (retinopathy of prematurity) and hearing impairments are the main neurodevelopmental disorders ...

Long-Term Neurodevelopmental Outcomes After Preterm Birth

CONTEXT All over the the world, preterm birth is a major cause of death and important neurodevelopmental disorders. Approximately 9.6% (12.9 million) births worldwide are preterm. EVIDENCE ACQUISITION In this review, databases such as PubMed, EMBASE, ISI, Scopus, Google Scholar and Iranian databases including Iranmedex, and SID were researched to review relevant literature. A comprehensive se...