5 risultati
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effects of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) on perinatal outcomes.
METHODS
Retrospective cohort study.
METHODS
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
METHODS
Nonsmoking women with singleton gestations who delivered 1 April 2001-31 March 2009, identified through the
OBJECTIVE
The goal was to describe the frequency, characteristics, and correlates of infectious disease morbidity during the first 6 months of life among HIV-1-exposed but uninfected infants.
METHODS
The study population consisted of infants enrolled in the National Institute of Child Health and
Objective: Obesity in the USA continues to be a prominent medical and public health concern. Due to increasing rates of maternal obesity, the current Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines recommend 11-20 pounds of total weight gain during pregnancy in women with a BMI ≥30 kg/m2.
Persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) is a disease characterised by the disruption of the transition from fetal to neonatal circulation with the persistence of high pulmonary vascular resistances and right-to left shunting. This condition, occurring in about 1-2 newborns per 1000 live births,
Maternal GBS colonization is associated with early-onset neonatal sepsis and extensive efforts are directed to preventing this complication. Less is known about maternal risks of GBS colonization. We seek to provide a modern estimate of the incidence and impact of maternal GBS