BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Differences in the gastrocnemius-soleus muscle and tendon have been documented shortly after birth in infants born preterm compared with infants born at term. Knowledge of muscle tendon unit lengths at term age to 12 weeks of age in infants born preterm may be useful in understanding motor development. PARTICIPANTS AND METHOD Gastrocnemius-soleus muscle tendon unit leng...

BACKGROUND Military professionals who deploy to combat operations may encounter hazards that could adversely affect reproductive health. Pregnant women are generally exempt from deployment to military operations; however, exposures to such environments may inadvertently occur. We investigated whether maternal deployment during pregnancy was associated with adverse health outcomes in infants. ...

BACKGROUND Births between 37 0/7 and 38 6/7 weeks of gestation are newly defined as early term infants (ETIs), and are increasingly considered to be at higher risk of adverse outcomes than infants born at 39-41 weeks' gestation. To date, the long-term development of ETIs has not been systematically reviewed. OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of being born early term on long-term developmental ou...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Infants born preterm are significantly lighter and shorter on reaching term equivalent age (TEA) than are those born at term, but the relation with body composition is less clear. We conducted a systematic review to assess the body composition at TEA of infants born preterm. METHODS The databases MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL, HMIC, "Web of Science," and "CSA Conference Pap...

OBJECTIVE To study whether infant weight for gestational age, and gestational age predict mother- and father-rated infant temperament (IBQ) at 6 months. METHODS The sample comprised of family units with both biological parents and infants born at term (n = 152). Data on weight and gestational age were collected form obstetric database. RESULTS Infants born small for gestational age (SGA) (w...

OBJECTIVE To assess changes in survival for infants born before 26 completed weeks of gestation. DESIGN Prospective cohort study in a geographically defined population. SETTING Former Trent health region of the United Kingdom. SUBJECTS All infants born at 22+0 to 25+6 weeks' gestation to mothers living in the region. Terminations were excluded but all other births of babies alive at the o...