OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to evaluate the associations between postpartum contraception and having a recent preterm birth. STUDY DESIGN Population-based data from the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System in 9 states were used to estimate the postpartum use of highly or moderately effective contraception (sterilization, intrauterine device, implants, shots, pills, patch, ...

BACKGROUND Prevention of postnatal growth restriction of very preterm infants still represents a challenge for neonatologists. As standard feeding regimens have proven to be inadequate. Improved feeding strategies are needed to promote growth. Aim of the present study was to evaluate whether a set of nutritional strategies could limit the postnatal growth restriction of a cohort of preterm infa...

conclusions udca decreased the pruritus score, tba, and alt levels more effectively than same, reducing the rate of preterm delivery for icp. evidence acquisition a meta-analysis of all randomized controlled trials (rcts) comparing udca, same, and combination therapy was performed. we carried out a literature search using pubmed, embase, the cochrane register of controlled trials, and the scien...

BACKGROUND Preterm birth rate continues to rise around the world mainly at the expense of late preterm newborns, recently defined as births between the gestational age of 34 weeks and 36-6/7 weeks. Late preterm infants are considered to have significantly more short-term and longterm adverse outcomes than term infants. DATA SOURCES Articles concerning morbidity, mortality and long-term outcom...

Objective—To determine the clinical significance of the presence of amniotic fluid (AF) ‘sludge’ among asymptomatic patients at high-risk for spontaneous preterm delivery. Study design—This retrospective case-control study included 281 patients with (n=66) and without (n=215) AF ‘sludge’, who underwent transvaginal ultrasound between 13 and 29 completed weeks of gestation. Patients with threate...

OBJECTIVE Women who experience preterm birth (PTB) are at increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the subsequent decades. Individuals with cardiovascular disorders have increased central aortic systolic blood pressure (SBP(Ao)) and arterial stiffness, assessed by pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx). The aim of this screening study was to evaluate SBP(Ao), ...

BACKGROUND High concentrations of triglyceride-rich lipoproteins, and apolipoprotein B in newborns with low gestational age may increase the risk of cardiovascular diseases in the future. We investigated the lipid profile in term, late preterm and preterm Iranian infants. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total number of 99 term (gestational age ≥37 weeks), preterm (gestational age <34 weeks), and late...

OBJECTIVES Increased carotid intima-media thickness (cIMT) and loss of capillary density are antecedents of cardiovascular disease in adults. Former preterm infants are at risk for metabolic precursors of vascular disease, but vascular changes have not yet been studied in this population. PATIENTS AND METHODS In 54 former preterm (birth weigh (BW) 753±152 g) and 12 term children (BW 3395±558 ...

In preterm and term infants, brainstem and middle latency auditory evoked responses (ABR and MLR) were obtained at 40 and 52 weeks conceptional age (CA) and at 5 years of age. A neurological and neuropsychological evaluation was performed at 5 years of age. To study the effect of preterm birth on the maturation of the ABR and MLR, the preterm infants were divided into early and late preterm gro...