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...

Despite scientific advances, efforts to prevent preterm birth can be disappointing. Obstetric care must focus on strategies to improve the outcome of preterm infants. The major goal is to delay preterm birth long enough to allow the transfer of women about to deliver preterm to a facility with a neonatal intensive care unit and to administer corticosteroids to enhance fetal lung maturation. A p...

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between prepregnancy maternal body mass Index (BMI) and preterm birth. Materials and Methods: This study included 231 healthy pregnant women, without any risk factors of preterm birth, were classified into categories that were based on their body mass index. Association between BMI, weight in 28-32 weeks of pregnancy, gestationa...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to estimate national hospital costs for infant admissions that are associated with preterm birth/low birth weight. METHODS Infant (<1 year) hospital discharge data, including delivery, transfers, and readmissions, were analyzed by using the 2001 Nationwide Inpatient Sample from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. The Nationwide Inpatient Samp...

abstract background: preterm infants constitute a large proportion of the newborn population in the neonatal intensive care units (nicus). parents, as the main members of the care team, are not adequately supported as the focus is chiefly on infant care. the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of a family support intervention on the stress levels among the parents of preterm infants in n...

BACKGROUND Preterm birth and other pregnancy complications have been linked to maternal stress during pregnancy. We investigated the association between maternal exposure to severe life events and risk of preterm birth. METHODS Mothers of all singleton live births (n = 1.35 million births) in Denmark between 1 January 1979 and 31 December 2002 were linked to data on their children, parents, s...

BACKGROUND The aetiology of preterm birth remains poorly understood. The purpose of this study is to investigate if an association exists between prenatal alcohol consumption and preterm birth and to determine if such an association differs by subcategories of preterm birth. METHODS We employed vital statistics data from the state of Missouri covering the period 1989-2005 (n = 1 221 677 singl...

BACKGROUND Assessment of risk factors for preterm birth in a population with high incidence of preterm birth and HIV infection. METHODS Secondary analysis of data for 2,149 women included in a community based randomized placebo controlled trial for the prevention of preterm birth (APPLe trial (ISRCTN84023116) with gestational age at birth determined through ultrasound measurement in early pre...

BACKGROUND The literature shows a variable and inconsistent relationship between socioeconomic position and preterm birth. We examined risk factors for spontaneous and iatrogenic preterm birth, with a focus on socioeconomic position and clinical risk factors, in order to explain the observed inconsistency. METHODS We carried out a retrospective population-based cohort study of all singleton d...