PREGNANCY complicationsDESCRIPTIVE statisticsRESEARCH fundingDATA analysis softwareGESTATIONAL diabetesEPIGENOMICSKey Points: Question: Is exposure to gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, or preeclampsia associated with biological gestational age, measured via epigenetic clock...
One example is the maternal hypothyroidism and hyperthyroidism occurring at the beginning and end of pregnancy that may increase the risk of low birth weight and the likelihood of a Caesarean section [4, 5]. For this reason, correct diagnosis is important so that any thyroid dysfunction can be...
Hypoxia is associated with pregnancy complications, such as preeclampsia, placental abruption, and gestational sleep apnea. Hypoxic insults during gestation can impact the brain maturation of cortical and subcortical pathways, such as the nigrostriatal pathway. However, the long-term effects of in utero ...
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Gestational age is defined as the number of weeks between date of last normal period and the date of birth [32]. Gestational age was calculated as the difference between the date of birth and the estimated date of the beginning of the pregnancy, which was provided by the mother. Then, it...
Introduction: Institute of Medicine gestational weight gain recommendations are based on body mass index (BMI) status using adult cut-off points for women of all ages, even though adolescents have specific criteria, like WHO and CDC, so adolescents can receive inadequate weight gain recommendations....
Small for gestational age (SGA) is a term used to describe a newborn that is smaller than the 10th centile for the gestational age of pregnancy. Some SGA infants (20% in our series) are small but otherwise normal. Others (80% in our series) have intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) ...
This cohort study evaluates whether exposure to each of 3 pregnancy complications (gestational diabetes, gestational hypertension, and preeclampsia) is
The surrogate becomes pregnant when at least one embryo implants in her uterus. The chance of a successful pregnancy varies with the age of the woman who provided the egg. How does gestational surrogacy work with frozen embryos? Using frozen embryos is similar to the process for using frozen ...
Late Preterm Pregnancy and the Newborn Tonse N.K. Raju MD, DCH, in Clinics in Perinatology, 2006 Assessment of gestational age is an imperfect science [42–45]. It typically is estimated using the mother's LMP, or based on fetal ultrasound measures [19]. When performed before 20 weeks,...