Dead or alive? A review of perinatal factors that determine canine neonatal viability

O Uchańska, M Ochota, M Eberhardt, W Niżański - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The article summarizes the current knowledge on factors related to
pregnancy, parturition, and newborns that affect the health status of a puppy and determine …

[HTML][HTML] Prenatal food supplementation fortified with multiple micronutrients increases birth length: a randomized controlled trial in rural Burkina Faso

L Huybregts, D Roberfroid, H Lanou, J Menten… - The American Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
Background Prenatal multiple micronutrient (MMN) or balanced energy and protein
supplementation has a limited effect on birth size of the offspring. Objective The objective …

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) as determinants of various anthropometric measures of birth outcome

I Al-Saleh, A Alsabbahen, N Shinwari, G Billedo… - Science of the total …, 2013 - Elsevier
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are ubiquitous environmental contaminants that
are known to induce oxidative stress. There have been several reports about the link …

Genetic regulation of the placental transcriptome underlies birth weight and risk of childhood obesity

S Peng, MA Deyssenroth, AF Di Narzo, H Cheng… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
GWAS identified variants associated with birth weight (BW), childhood obesity (CO) and
childhood BMI (CBMI), and placenta is a critical organ for fetal development and postnatal …

Health beliefs and breast self-examination among female university nursing students in Turkey

N Erbil, N Bolukbas - Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 2014 - koreascience.kr
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the health beliefs and knowledge about
breast self examination (BSE) and the actual BSE habits of female university nursing …

Subclinical changes in maternal thyroid function parameters in pregnancy and fetal growth

LE Johns, KK Ferguson, DE Cantonwine… - The Journal of …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Context Overt thyroid disease in pregnancy is a known risk factor for abnormal fetal growth
and development. Data on the effects of milder forms of variation in maternal thyroid function …

Relation between pesticide exposure and intrauterine growth retardation

M Levario-Carrillo, D Amato, P Ostrosky-Wegman… - Chemosphere, 2004 - Elsevier
The increased use of organophosphorus insecticides in agriculture and their widespread
existence in the environment poses a potential health hazard. To determine the relationship …

Maternal and perinatal outcomes among adolescents and mature women: a hospital-based study in the north of Mexico

RO Minjares-Granillo, SA Reza-López… - Journal of Pediatric and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Abstract Study Objective To compare maternal and newborn pregnancy outcomes from
adolescents and mature women. Design, Setting, and Participants A cross-sectional study …

Influence of maternal psychological distress during COVID-19 pandemic on placental morphometry and texture

H Saeed, YC Lu, N Andescavage, K Kapse… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been accompanied by
increased prenatal maternal distress (PMD). PMD is associated with adverse pregnancy …

Photoacoustic imaging provides an in vivo assessment of the preeclamptic placenta remodeling and function in response to therapy

DJ Lawrence, CL Bayer - Placenta, 2022 - Elsevier
Introduction There is a lack of effective therapeutic interventions for preeclampsia. A central
factor in the etiology of the disease is the development of placental hypoxia due to abnormal …