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Correani A, Lanciotti L, Giorgetti C, Palazzi ML, Monachesi C, Antognoli L, Burattini I, Cogo P, Carnielli V. Reduced pulmonary oxygen diffusion at 36 weeks of postmenstrual age in small-for-gestational-age preterm infants of less than 32 weeks without bronchopulmonary dysplasia. Pediatr Pulmonol 2023; 58:3054-3062. [PMID: 37594147 DOI: 10.1002/ppul.26620] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2023] [Revised: 06/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Small-for-gestational-age (SGA) preterm infants are at increased risk of developing bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). There is limited information on pulmonary oxygen diffusion of SGA preterm infants, particularly in those without BPD. OBJECTIVE To compare the pulmonary oxygen diffusion of SGA to that of appropriate-for-gestational-age (AGA) preterm infants without BPD. STUDY DESIGN Preterm infants with a gestational age (GA) between 24.0 and 31.6 weeks were studied. The oxygen saturation (SpO2 ), fraction to inspired oxygen (FiO2 ), and the SpO2 to FiO2 ratio (SFR) were compared between SGA and AGA infants. The association between SGA and SFR at 36 weeks was assessed using a multiple regression analysis. In the subgroup without BPD, SGA were match-paired for GA and gender with AGA infants. RESULTS We analyzed 1189 infants surviving at 36 weeks: 194 (16%) were SGA and 995 (84%) AGA. The incidence of BPD was significantly higher in SGA than AGA infants (32% vs. 13%; p = .000). Out of the 995 infants without BPD, 132 (13%) were SGA and 863 (87%) AGA. SGA was negatively associated with the SFR value at 36 weeks, independently from BPD. SGA infants without BPD had significantly higher (better) SFR at birth, but lower (worse) SpO2 and SFR and from 33 to 36 weeks than their matched AGA counterpart. At 36 weeks, median SpO2 and SFR values were 97.7 versus 98.4 (p = .006) and 465 versus 468 (p = .010) in match-paired SGA and AGA, respectively. CONCLUSION Among preterm infants of less than 32 weeks and without BPD, SGA infants had a reduced pulmonary oxygen diffusion at 36 weeks in comparison with AGA infants.
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- Alessio Correani
- Department of Odontostomatologic and Specialized Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Division of Neonatology, Mother and Child Department, G. Salesi Children Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle, Ancona, Marche, Italy
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- Department of Odontostomatologic and Specialized Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Neonatology, Mother and Child Department, G. Salesi Children Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle, Ancona, Marche, Italy
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- Division of Neonatology, Mother and Child Department, G. Salesi Children Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle, Ancona, Marche, Italy
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- Department of Odontostomatologic and Specialized Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Department of Odontostomatologic and Specialized Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
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- Division of Neonatology, Mother and Child Department, G. Salesi Children Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle, Ancona, Marche, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University Hospital S Maria della Misericordia, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
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- Department of Odontostomatologic and Specialized Clinical Sciences, Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy
- Division of Neonatology, Mother and Child Department, G. Salesi Children Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria delle, Ancona, Marche, Italy
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Cui Y, Chen D, Lin H, Tao Y. The association between low birth weight and/or preterm birth and dental caries -A systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Dent Hyg 2022. [PMID: 36524312 DOI: 10.1111/idh.12651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Revised: 12/01/2022] [Accepted: 12/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Studies on the association between adverse birth outcomes and dental caries in children have shown conflicting results, so the aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to investigate the association between adverse birth outcomes and dental caries in children. METHODS We systematically searched articles in four electronic databases (Web of Science, PubMed, Cochrane Library and Embase) published prior to August 2021. The odds ratio (OR) (or converted OR) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) were processed. The certainty of evidence was assessed using GRADE's risk bias assessment tool. Random effects model was used for this meta-analysis. RESULTS A total of thirty-one observational studies met the inclusion criteria. The pooled estimates indicated that children exposed to low birth weight (LBW)/preterm birth (PTB) did not experience higher dental caries in primary teeth. Subgroup analyses showed that children with LBW (OR: 1.30, 95% CI: 1.03-1.63) were prone to have dental caries in primary teeth for cross-sectional studies, but no significant differences for prospective studies. PTB children experienced more primary caries in high-income countries (OR: 1.31, 95% CI: 1.00-1.70) than in low- and middle-income countries. CONCLUSIONS The current evidence did not suggest a significant association between LBW and dental caries in children for primary teeth. Children with PTB in high-income countries had a higher prevalence of primary dental caries. Further prospective studies should adjust for confounding factors (age, oral health and family finances) to determine the definitive association between LBW/PTB and dental caries.
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- Yuqi Cui
- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Department of Orthodontics, Hospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Preventive Dentistry, Hospital of Stomatology, Guanghua School of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China.,Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Stomatology, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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Agbota G, Accrombessi M, Cottrell G, Martin-Prével Y, Milet J, Ouédraogo S, Courtin D, Massougbodji A, Garcia A, Cot M, Briand V. Increased Risk of Malaria During the First Year of Life in Small-for-Gestational-Age Infants: A Longitudinal Study in Benin. J Infect Dis 2020; 219:1642-1651. [PMID: 30535153 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiy699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2018] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND According to the Developmental Origins of Health and Diseases paradigm, the fetal period is highly vulnerable and may have profound effects on later health. Few studies assessed the effect of small-for-gestational age (SGA), a proxy for fetal growth impairment, on risk of malaria during infancy in Africa. METHODS We used data from a cohort of 398 mother-child pairs, followed from early pregnancy to age 1 year in Benin. Malaria was actively and passively screened using thick blood smear. We assessed the effect of SGA on risk of malaria infection and clinical malaria from birth to 12 months, after stratifying on the infant's age using a logistic mixed regression model. RESULTS After adjustment for potential confounding factors and infant's exposure to mosquitoes, SGA was associated with a 2-times higher risk of malaria infection (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.16; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.04-4.51; P = .039) and clinical malaria (aOR = 2.33; 95% CI, 1.09-4.98; P = .030) after age 6 months. CONCLUSION Results suggest higher risk of malaria during the second semester of life in SGA infants, and argue for better follow-up of these infants after birth, as currently for preterm babies.
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- Gino Agbota
- Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, Institut Français de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Paris 5, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France.,Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur le Paludisme Associé à la Grossesse et à l'Enfance, Cotonou, Benin
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- Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, Institut Français de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Paris 5, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France.,Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur le Paludisme Associé à la Grossesse et à l'Enfance, Cotonou, Benin
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- Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, Institut Français de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Paris 5, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- UMR204, Institut Français de Recherche pour le Développement, Université de Montpellier, SupAgro Montpellier, France
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- Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, Institut Français de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Paris 5, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- Unité de Formation et de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé, Université de Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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- Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, Institut Français de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Paris 5, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- Centre d'Etude et de Recherche sur le Paludisme Associé à la Grossesse et à l'Enfance, Cotonou, Benin
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- Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, Institut Français de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Paris 5, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, Institut Français de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Paris 5, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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- Mère et Enfant Face aux Infections Tropicales, Institut Français de Recherche pour le Développement, Université Paris 5, Sorbonne Paris Cité, France
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The Grown in Wales Study: Examining dietary patterns, custom birthweight centiles and the risk of delivering a small-for-gestational age (SGA) infant. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0213412. [PMID: 30861017 PMCID: PMC6413917 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0213412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Objectives Maternal lifestyles, including diet, have been linked to infant birthweight. However, customised birthweight centiles (CBWC), which more accurately identify small babies that have increased fetal growth restriction and are at higher risk of newborn morbidity and later life health complications, are rarely considered when studying maternal diet. This study investigated maternal dietary patterns and their impact on infant CBWC within a cohort of women living in South Wales. Methods This study utilised cross-sectional data from the longitudinal Grown in Wales (GiW) cohort. Women 18–45 years old were recruited the morning prior to an elective caesarean section (ELCS). Women completed a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ). Additional data on pregnancy and birth outcomes was extracted from medical notes. Data from 303 participants was analysed. Results ‘Western’ and ‘Health conscious dietary patterns were identified. The ‘Health Conscious’ dietary pattern was significantly associated with maternal BMI, age, education, income and exercise. Adjusted regression analyses indicated that greater adherence to a ‘Health Conscious’ dietary pattern was significantly associated with increased CBWC (AOR = 4.75 [95% CI: 1.17, 8.33] p = .010) and reduced risk of delivering a small-for-gestational age (SGA) infant (AOR = .51 [95% CI: .26, .99] p = .046). Conclusion A healthier diet was significantly associated with higher birthweight using CBWC and a reduced risk of delivering an SGA infant suggesting that birthweight will be improved in areas of Wales by focused support encouraging healthier dietary habits.
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Prentice S. They Are What You Eat: Can Nutritional Factors during Gestation and Early Infancy Modulate the Neonatal Immune Response? Front Immunol 2017; 8:1641. [PMID: 29234319 PMCID: PMC5712338 DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2017] [Accepted: 11/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The ontogeny of the human immune system is sensitive to nutrition even in the very early embryo, with both deficiency and excess of macro- and micronutrients being potentially detrimental. Neonates are particularly vulnerable to infectious disease due to the immaturity of the immune system and modulation of nutritional immunity may play a role in this sensitivity. This review examines whether nutrition around the time of conception, throughout pregnancy, and in early neonatal life may impact on the developing infant immune system.
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- Sarah Prentice
- Clinical Research Department, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Kvalvik LG, Haug K, Klungsøyr K, Morken NH, DeRoo LA, Skjaerven R. Maternal Smoking Status in Successive Pregnancies and Risk of Having a Small for Gestational Age Infant. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2017; 31:21-28. [PMID: 27981584 DOI: 10.1111/ppe.12333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Smoking during pregnancy is linked to having a small for gestational age (SGA) baby. We estimated SGA risk among women who smoked persistently, quit smoking or started smoking during their first two pregnancies. METHODS Data from the population-based Medical Birth Registry of Norway was used to evaluate self-reported smoking at the beginning and end of two successive pregnancies among 118 355 Nordic women giving birth 1999-2014. Relative risks (RR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) of SGA in the second pregnancy were estimated using adjusted generalised linear models with non-smokers during both pregnancies serving as referent category. RESULTS Daily smokers throughout both pregnancies had almost threefold increased SGA risk in the second pregnancy (RR 2.9, 95% CI 2.7, 3.1). Daily smokers in the first pregnancy, who abstained in the second, had a 1.3-fold increased risk (95% CI 1.1, 1.5). Intermediate risks were found among persistent daily smokers who quit by the end of the second pregnancy (RR 2.0, 95% CI 1.6, 2.4) and non-smokers in first pregnancy who smoked daily throughout their second (RR 1.8, 95% CI 1.4, 2.3). Persistently smoking women without SGA in first pregnancy, had a 2.7-fold increased risk of SGA in second pregnancy (95% CI 2.5, 3.0). CONCLUSIONS Smoking throughout two successive pregnancies was associated with the greatest increased SGA risk compared with non-smokers, while cessation before or during the second pregnancy reduced this risk. Women who smoked in the first pregnancy without experiencing SGA are not protected against SGA in second pregnancy if they continue smoking.
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- Liv G Kvalvik
- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,The Medical Birth Registry of Norway, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,The Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway.,The Medical Birth Registry of Norway, Norwegian Institute of Public Health, Bergen, Norway
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Study of the relationship between variants near CCNL1/LEKR1 and in ADCY5 with low birth weight in a Chinese population. Genes Genomics 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-015-0328-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Ramsey KA, Foong RE, Sly PD, Larcombe AN, Zosky GR. Early life arsenic exposure and acute and long-term responses to influenza A infection in mice. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 2013; 121:1187-93. [PMID: 23968752 PMCID: PMC3801203 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1306748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2013] [Accepted: 07/23/2013] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Arsenic is a significant global environmental health problem. Exposure to arsenic in early life has been shown to increase the rate of respiratory infections during infancy, reduce childhood lung function, and increase the rates of bronchiectasis in early adulthood. OBJECTIVE We aimed to determine if early life exposure to arsenic exacerbates the response to early life influenza infection in mice. METHODS C57BL/6 mice were exposed to arsenic in utero and throughout postnatal life. At 1 week of age, a subgroup of mice were infected with influenza A. We then assessed the acute and long-term effects of arsenic exposure on viral clearance, inflammation, lung structure, and lung function. RESULTS Early life arsenic exposure reduced the clearance of and exacerbated the inflammatory response to influenza A, and resulted in acute and long-term changes in lung mechanics and airway structure. CONCLUSIONS Increased susceptibility to respiratory infections combined with exaggerated inflammatory responses throughout early life may contribute to the development of bronchiectasis in arsenic-exposed populations.
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- Kathryn A Ramsey
- Division of Clinical Sciences, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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Lendoiro E, González-Colmenero E, Concheiro-Guisán A, de Castro A, Cruz A, López-Rivadulla M, Concheiro M. Maternal Hair Analysis for the Detection of Illicit Drugs, Medicines, and Alcohol Exposure During Pregnancy. Ther Drug Monit 2013; 35:296-304. [DOI: 10.1097/ftd.0b013e318288453f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ramsey KA, Larcombe AN, Sly PD, Zosky GR. In utero exposure to low dose arsenic via drinking water impairs early life lung mechanics in mice. BMC Pharmacol Toxicol 2013; 14:13. [PMID: 23419080 PMCID: PMC3584853 DOI: 10.1186/2050-6511-14-13] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2012] [Accepted: 01/31/2013] [Indexed: 02/02/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Exposure to arsenic via drinking water is a significant environmental issue affecting millions of people around the world. Exposure to arsenic during foetal development has been shown to impair somatic growth and increase the risk of developing chronic respiratory diseases. The aim of this study was to determine if in utero exposure to low dose arsenic via drinking water is capable of altering lung growth and postnatal lung mechanics. METHODS Pregnant C57BL/6 mice were given drinking water containing 0, 10 (current World Health Organisation (WHO) maximum contaminant level) or 100 μg/L arsenic from gestational day 8 to birth. Birth outcomes and somatic growth were monitored. Plethysmography and the forced oscillation technique were used to collect measurements of lung volume, lung mechanics, pressure-volume curves and the volume dependence of lung mechanics in male and female offspring at two, four, six and eight weeks of age. RESULTS In utero exposure to low dose arsenic via drinking water resulted in low birth weight and impaired parenchymal lung mechanics during infancy. Male offspring were more susceptible to the effects of arsenic on growth and lung mechanics than females. All alterations to lung mechanics following in utero arsenic exposure were recovered by adulthood. CONCLUSIONS Exposure to arsenic at the current WHO maximum contaminant level in utero impaired somatic growth and the development of the lungs resulting in alterations to lung mechanics during infancy. Deficits in growth and lung development in early life may contribute to the increased susceptibility of developing chronic respiratory disease in arsenic exposed human populations.
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- Kathryn A Ramsey
- Division of Clinical Sciences, Telethon Institute for Child Health Research, 100 Roberts Road, Subiaco, WA, 6008, Australia.
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Ali Khan A, Rodriguez A, Sebert S, Kaakinen M, Cauchi S, Froguel P, Hartikainen AL, Pouta A, Järvelin MR. The interplay of variants near LEKR and CCNL1 and social stress in relation to birth size. PLoS One 2012; 7:e38216. [PMID: 22685556 PMCID: PMC3369922 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038216] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2011] [Accepted: 05/01/2012] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We previously identified via a genome wide association study variants near LEKR and CCNL1 and in the ADCY5 genes lead to lower birthweight. Here, we study the impact of these variants and social stress during pregnancy, defined as social adversity and neighborhood disparity, on infant birth size. We aimed to determine whether the addition of genetic variance magnified the observed associations. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We analyzed data from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (n=5369). Social adversity was defined by young maternal age (<20 years), low maternal education (<11 years), and/or single marital status. Neighborhood social disparity was assessed by discrepancy between neighborhoods relative to personal socio-economic status. These variables are indicative of social and socioeconomic stress, but also of biological risk. The adjusted multiple regression analysis showed smaller birth size in both infants of mothers who experienced social adversity (birthweight by -40.4 g, 95%CI -61.4, -19.5; birth length -0.14 cm, 95%CI -0.23, -0.05; head circumference -0.09 cm 95%CI -0.15, -0.02) and neighborhood disparity (birthweight -28.8 g, 95%CI -47.7, -10.0; birth length -0.12 cm, 95%CI -0.20, -0.05). The birthweight-lowering risk allele (SNP rs900400 near LEKR and CCNL1) magnified this association in an additive manner. However, likely due to sample size restriction, this association was not significant for the SNP rs9883204 in ADCY5. Birth size difference due to social stress was greater in the presence of birthweight-lowering alleles. CONCLUSIONS/SIGNIFICANCE Social adversity, neighborhood disparity, and genetic variants have independent associations with infant birth size in the mutually adjusted analyses. If the newborn carried a risk allele rs900400 near LEKR/CCNL1, the impact of stress on birth size was stronger. These observations give support to the hypothesis that individuals with genetic or other biological risk are more vulnerable to environmental influences. Our study indicates the need for further research to understand the mechanisms by which genes impact individual vulnerability to environmental insults.
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- Anokhi Ali Khan
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medical Research Council Health Protection Agency Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medical Research Council Health Protection Agency Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Medical Research Council Social Genetic Developmental Psychiatry Centre, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom
- Department of Social Sciences –Psychology, Mid Sweden University, Östersund, Sweden
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medical Research Council Health Protection Agency Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Unités Mixte de Recherche 8199, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie de Lille, Université Lille 2, Institut Pasteur, Lille, France
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- Unités Mixte de Recherche 8199, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut de Biologie de Lille, Université Lille 2, Institut Pasteur, Lille, France
- Genomic Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Sciences/Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Clinical Sciences/Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Medical Research Council Health Protection Agency Centre for Environment and Health, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
- Institute of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- Biocenter Oulu, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
- National Institute for Health and Welfare, Oulu, Finland
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van der Weiden S, de Jong EP, Te Pas AB, Middeldorp JM, Vossen ACTM, Rijken M, Walther FJ, Lopriore E. Is routine TORCH screening and urine CMV culture warranted in small for gestational age neonates? Early Hum Dev 2011; 87:103-7. [PMID: 21145674 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2010.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2010] [Revised: 11/05/2010] [Accepted: 11/09/2010] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND congenital infections are associated with a wide variety of clinical symptoms, including small for gestational age (SGA). AIMS to determine the co-occurrence of SGA and congenital TORCH infections, as diagnosed by TORCH serologic tests and/or cytomegalovirus (CMV) urine culture. STUDY DESIGN we performed a retrospective study of all neonates admitted to our neonatal intensive care unit from January 2004 to February 2010 in whom SGA was diagnosed and TORCH serologic tests and/or CMV urine cultures were performed. RESULTS TORCH serologic tests (in neonatal or maternal serum) and/or a CMV urine culture were performed in 112 neonates with SGA. None of the neonates tested positive for Toxoplasma gondii, Rubella, and Herpes simplex virus. Positive CMV urine culture was detected in 2% (2/112) of neonates, but their CMV IgM titers were negative. CONCLUSIONS the co-occurrence of TORCH congenital infection in infants with SGA is rare. Routine TORCH screening in neonates with isolated SGA does not seem warranted and should be limited to CMV urine cultures.
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- S van der Weiden
- Division of Neonatology, Department of Paediatrics, Leiden University Medical Centre, The Netherlands
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Khan AA, Rodriguez A, Kaakinen M, Pouta A, Hartikainen AL, Jarvelin MR. Does in utero exposure to synthetic glucocorticoids influence birthweight, head circumference and birth length? A systematic review of current evidence in humans. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2011; 25:20-36. [PMID: 21133966 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2010.01147.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Synthetic glucocorticoids are the mainstay treatment for stimulating lung maturation in threatened preterm delivery. Animal studies suggest that in utero exposure to glucocorticoids leads to a reduction in birth size. Smaller birthweight has been associated with higher risk of many chronic diseases. Therefore, the authors undertook a systematic review of human studies examining the association between synthetic glucocorticoid treatment and birth size. Medline, EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane, Google scholar and Institute of Life Science databases were searched for studies published between 1978 and 2009 investigating the association between synthetic glucocorticoids and birthweight, head circumference, birth length and ponderal index. All studies controlling for gestational age were examined. Seventeen studies were included in the analysis. Nine out of 17 studies reported a reduction in birthweight (range 12-332 g), five of nine a reduction of head circumference (range 0.31-1.02 cm) and two of four a reduction of 0.8 cm in birth length. Despite methodological inconsistencies and limitations that impede clear conclusions, the evidence suggests an association between in utero exposure to synthetic glucocorticoids and reduced birth size.
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- Anokhi Ali Khan
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London, Faculty of Medicine, London, UK
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Narchi H, Skinner A, Williams B. Small for gestational age neonates – are we missing some by only using standard population growth standards and does it matter? J Matern Fetal Neonatal Med 2009; 23:48-54. [DOI: 10.3109/14767050903067352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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von Ehrenstein OS, Mikolajczyk RT, Zhang J. Timing and trajectories of fetal growth related to cognitive development in childhood. Am J Epidemiol 2009; 170:1388-95. [PMID: 19889710 DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwp296] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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The authors investigated timing and trajectories of fetal growth in relation to childhood development in the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development-Scandinavian Study of Successive Small-for-Gestational Age Births (1986-1988) (n = 1,059). Fetal size was assessed by ultrasound at 17, 25, and 33 gestational weeks and at birth. Bayley Scales of Infant Development and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence-Revised tests were conducted at ages 1 and 5 years, respectively, producing mental and psychomotor development indexes and verbal and performance intelligence quotients. Relative fetal size was calculated as a standard deviation score at each data point; growth trajectories were explored with longitudinal mixture models. Fetal size at 17, 25, and 33 weeks was positively associated with mental development index; larger size at 33 weeks and at birth was associated with higher verbal intelligence quotient scores (2.61, 95% confidence interval: 1.06, 4.15 and 1.90, 95% confidence interval: 0.67, 3.13 increase per 1 standard deviation score, respectively); findings were similar for performance intelligence quotient. Seven trajectories were identified; scores were lower for "small" and "medium-to-small" trajectories than for "medium" and "big" (representing normal size) trajectories: mental development index (P < 0.01), performance intelligence quotient (P < 0.001), and verbal intelligence quotient (P < 0.001). Overall, larger fetal size in the second and third trimesters was positively associated with childhood development. Fetal growth trajectories may matter beyond birth.
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- Ondine S von Ehrenstein
- School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, P.O. Box 951772, Los Angeles, CA 90095-1772, USA.
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Evensen KAI, Skranes J, Brubakk AM, Vik T. Predictive value of early motor evaluation in preterm very low birth weight and term small for gestational age children. Early Hum Dev 2009; 85:511-8. [PMID: 19450939 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2009.04.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2009] [Revised: 04/15/2009] [Accepted: 04/23/2009] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Motor problems are common in children born preterm or small for gestational age. AIM To study the predictive value of early motor assessments for later motor skills. SUBJECTS Twenty-eight children born preterm with very low birth weight (VLBW: birth weight <or=1500 g), 57 children born small for gestational age (SGA: birth weight <10th centile) at term and 77 term-born controls with normal birth weight. METHODS The psychomotor development index (PDI) of the Bayley Scales of Infant Development was used as a measure of motor skills at age one, the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS) at age five and the Movement Assessment Battery for Children (Movement ABC) at age 14. Low/borderline low scores were defined as <-2SD/-1SD (PDI) or <5th/15th centile (PDMS; Movement ABC). RESULTS In the VLBW group, motor problems in adolescence were identified both by low PDI (sensitivity: 0.80; 95%CI:0.38-0.96) and PDMS scores (sensitivity: 0.83; 95%CI:0.44-0.97). In the SGA and the control group sensitivity was poor for low PDI and moderate for low PDMS scores. However, in the SGA group, sensitivity increased when borderline low PDMS scores were used as cut-off (sensitivity: 0.75; 95%CI:0.41-0.93). Specificity of PDI and PDMS was high in all three groups. CONCLUSIONS Both PDI and PDMS may be valuable tools for early identification of motor problems in VLBW children, whereas PDMS best predicted motor problems in the two other groups. In all three groups, a normal motor examination at 1 and 5 years was highly predictive of normal motor skills at age 14.
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- Kari Anne I Evensen
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Children's and Women's Health, Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.
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Effects of preterm birth and fetal growth retardation on cardiovascular risk factors in young adulthood. Early Hum Dev 2009; 85:239-45. [PMID: 19013031 DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2008.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 87] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2008] [Revised: 08/26/2008] [Accepted: 10/22/2008] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The association between low birth weight (LBW) and increased risk of obesity, hypertension and cardiovascular disease later in life is well documented in epidemiological studies. However, clinical follow-up studies of LBW populations have only partly supported this. AIMS Evaluate associations between LBW and body fat, blood pressure (BP), lung and endothelial function, and maximal oxygen uptake (VO(2max)) in 18 year old young adults. SUBJECTS Thirty-seven subjects born prematurely with birth weight <1501 g (VLBW group), 47 born at term with low weight (<10th centile) for gestational age (SGA group) and 63 controls with normal birth weight participated in the study. OUTCOME MEASURES Anthropometric measurements, BP, endothelial function, lung function and VO(2max) were recorded. RESULTS Both LBW groups were shorter, lighter, had smaller head circumference and higher subscapular-to-triceps skinfold-ratio than controls. Systolic and mean arterial BP was higher in the VLBW compared with the control group, whereas there were no differences between the groups in endothelial function. The VLBW group had reduced dynamic lung volumes lower carbon monoxide transfer factor and lower VO(2max) compared with controls. In particular young adults born VLBW who were also growth retarded in utero had higher indices of central body fat, higher BP and lower VO(2max). CONCLUSION We found that very preterm birth, but not growth retardation at term, was associated with higher BP and a less favourable fat distribution. In particular, the young adults born VLBW who were also growth retarded in utero had less favourable outcomes.
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Li CY, Sung FC. Socio-economic inequalities in low-birth weight, full-term babies from singleton pregnancies in Taiwan. Public Health 2008; 122:243-50. [PMID: 17825330 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2006] [Revised: 03/11/2007] [Accepted: 05/24/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study investigated the chronological trend of low-birth weight in full-term babies (TLBW) in Taiwan in the 1980s and 1990s when the nation experienced a rapid economic advancement, and assessed the association between TLBW and parental education and marital status. DESIGN Data from liveborn singletons from Taiwan's birth registry, born between 1978 and 1997, were used to calculate overall and socio-economic factor-specific rates of TLBW for every 2-year interval in this 20-year period. METHODS Logistic regression models were used to assess the trend of TLBW rates, and the interaction between secular time, selected demographic factors and other predictors. RESULTS Among 6,159,070 full-term, liveborn singletons, 208,729 were TLBW. The average annual rate of TLBW was 3.39% in the study period. The period-specific TLBW declined monotonically from 4.41% in 1978-1979 to 2.49% in 1996-1997, representing a 43% deduction. Multiple logistic regression demonstrated persistent declining trends irrespective of the educational level or marital status of the parents. However, the decline was slower for populations of lower socio-economic status, such as less-educated parents and unmarried mothers, which enhanced the inequalities of TLBW risk across populations. The TLBW risk ratios of the least-educated mothers to the most-educated mothers increased from 1.43 in 1978-1979 to 2.05 in 1996-1997. Unmarried status was an independent predictor of elevated risk of TLBW. CONCLUSIONS The association between socio-economic inequality and the risk of TLBW infants was sustained over the 1980s and 1990s in Taiwan. Interventions are necessary to promote antenatal care and educational attainment, particularly for lower socio-economic and socially deprived populations in Taiwan.
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- C Y Li
- Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Fu-Jen Catholic University, 510 Chung Cheng Road, Hsinchuang, Taipei Hsien 24205, Taiwan.
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Saraiva MCD, Bettiol H, Barbieri MA, Silva AA. Are intrauterine growth restriction and preterm birth associated with dental caries? Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2007; 35:364-76. [PMID: 17822485 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0528.2006.00345.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To assess the association between two intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) surrogates - IUGR [small for gestational age birth (SGA) and fetal growth restriction (FGR)] and preterm birth with dental caries. METHODS Data from the Third National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (1988-1994) were used, including 2- to 5.9-year-old singletons (n = 3189). Dental caries was defined as presence of any teeth with dental caries (treated or untreated) and also as presence of at least two teeth with dental caries. Exposure variables were preterm birth (<37 gestational weeks), FGR, and SGA. Covariates included were poverty, race/ethnicity, age, sex, sucrose intake, environmental tobacco smoking, dental visits, education of head of household, breastfeeding, and use of baby bottle. Separate statistical analyses were conducted for IUGR and for preterm birth through the estimation of prevalence ratio (PR), taking complex sampling design into consideration and adjusting for confounders. Sensitivity analysis was conducted including and excluding 2-year-old children and also with the two definitions of dental caries. RESULTS In general, the inclusion of 2-year-old children and the case definition of presence of any teeth with dental caries biased the results toward the null, but with no major changes in the results. In bivariate analysis, SGA and FGR birth were both negatively but not significantly associated with dental caries while a significant positive association was found for preterm birth. Sensitivity analysis showed that the PR for preterm in bivariate analysis varied from 1.65 (95% CI 1.14-2.40) to 1.84 (95% CI 1.19-2.83). After adjusting for confounders, the PR for preterm birth varied from 1.38 (95% CI 1.00-1.89) to 1.64 (95% CI 1.22-2.20). After adjustment, the PR for SGA varied from 0.79 (95% CI 0.56-101) to 0.66 (95% CI 0.33-0.96). For children from 3 to 5.9 years old, the adjusted PR for FGR using the category 'none' as reference were mild (PR 1.10; 95% CI 0.76-1.58), moderate (PR 0.66; 95% CI 0.26-167), and severe (PR 0.59; 95% CI 0.36-0.99). These values for FGR were very similar for the other models using other classifications of case definition or inclusion of 2-year-old children. CONCLUSIONS Preterm birth was found to be positively associated with dental caries while there is an indication that SGA and FGR are negatively associated with dental caries. Although the negative association is counterintuitive, it is possible that increased antibiotic use and delayed tooth eruption may explain the negative association between IUGR and dental caries.
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- Maria C D Saraiva
- University of São Paulo at Ribeirão Preto, School of Dentistry, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
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Saraiva MC, Bettiol H, Barbieri MA, Silva AA. Are intrauterine growth restriction and preterm birth associated with dental caries? Community Dent Oral Epidemiol 2007. [DOI: 10.1111/j.0301-5661.2007.00345.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Saraiva MCP, Chiga S, Bettiol H, Silva AA, Barbieri MA. Is low birthweight associated with dental caries in permanent dentition? Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol 2007; 21:49-56. [PMID: 17239179 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2007.00782_1.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis of association between low birthweight and dental caries. This study used data from the Third National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey, 1988-94 (NHANES III) including 7- to 11-year-old children with complete dental caries information (n = 2439). Two case definitions for dental caries were used: presence of the disease in more than one tooth, and more than 10% of teeth with dental caries. Low birthweight was defined as those children born weighing <2500 g. Other covariates used in the analysis were sex, age, poverty level, race/ethnicity, frequency of dental visit, education of head of household, daily sucrose intake, blood lead level and blood cotinine level. A separate analysis was conducted for each case definition of dental caries. Bivariable and stratified analysis was performed followed by multivariable Poisson regression. The Stata 8.0 statistical package was used to take into consideration the multistage complex sample. For the definition of more than one tooth with dental caries, the prevalence ratios (PRs) for bivariable and multivariable analyses were 1.28 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.48, 3.42] and 1.01 [95% CI: 0.41, 2.49] respectively. For the definition of >10% of teeth with dental caries, the PRs for bivariable and multivariable analyses were 1.33 [95% CI: 0.60, 2.96] and 1.32 [95% CI: 0.75, 2.30] respectively. This study could not demonstrate an association between low birthweight and dental caries in permanent teeth of 7- to 11-year-old American children.
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- Maria C P Saraiva
- Dental School of Ribeirão Preto, Faculty of Medicine of Ribeirão Preto, University of São Paulo, Avenue do Café s/n, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Henderson-Smart DJ, Hutchinson JL, Donoghue DA, Evans NJ, Simpson JM, Wright I. Prenatal predictors of chronic lung disease in very preterm infants. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2006; 91:F40-5. [PMID: 16131530 PMCID: PMC2672649 DOI: 10.1136/adc.2005.072264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To identify prenatal risk factors for chronic lung disease (CLD) at 36 weeks postmenstrual age in very preterm infants. POPULATION Data were collected prospectively as part of the ongoing audit of the Australian and New Zealand Neonatal Network (ANZNN) of all infants born at less than 32 weeks gestation admitted to all tertiary neonatal intensive care units in Australia and New Zealand. METHODS Prenatal factors up to 1 minute of age were examined in the subset of infants born at gestational ages 22-31 weeks during 1998-2001, and who survived to 36 weeks postmenstrual age (n = 11 453). Factors that were significantly associated with CLD at 36 weeks were entered into a multivariate logistic regression model. RESULTS After adjustment, low gestational age was the dominant risk factor, with an approximate doubling of the odds with each week of decreasing gestational age from 31 to less than 25 weeks (trend p<0.0001). Birth weight for gestational age also had a dose-response effect: the lower the birth weight for gestational age, the greater the risk, with infants below the third centile having 5.67 times greater odds of CLD than those between the 25th and 75th centile (trend p<0.0001). There was also a significantly increased risk for male infants (odds ratio 1.51 (95% confidence interval 1.36 to 1.68), p<0.0001). CONCLUSIONS These population based data show that the prenatal factors low gestational age, low birth weight for gestational age, and male sex significantly predict the development of chronic respiratory insufficiency in very preterm infants and may assist clinical decision about delivery.
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- D J Henderson-Smart
- Centre for Perinatal Health Services Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
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OBJECTIVE We investigated the association between high parity and fetal morbidity outcomes. METHODS We analyzed 22,463,141 singleton deliveries at 20 weeks or more of gestation in the United States from 1989 through 2000. Adjusted odds ratios generated from logistic regression models were used to approximate relative risk for neonatal morbidity in women with 1-4 (moderate parity or type I; referent group), 5-9 (high parity or type II), 10-14 (very high parity or type III) and 15 or more (extremely high parity or type IV) prior live births. Main outcome measures included low and very low birth weight, preterm and very preterm birth, and small and large for gestational age delivery. RESULTS The overall crude rates for low birth weight, very low birth weight, preterm birth, very preterm birth, and small and large for gestational age were 55, 11, 97, 19, 83, and 129 per 1,000 live births, respectively. The adjusted odds ratios for low birth weight, very low birth weight, preterm, and very preterm delivery increased consistently and in a dose-effect fashion with ascending parity (P for trend < .001). In the case of large for gestational age delivery, the adjusted odds ratio showed an inverted-U pattern, being highest among women in the type III parity cluster. The findings with respect to small for gestational age were inconclusive. CONCLUSION High parity is a risk factor for adverse fetal outcomes. However, the impact of heightened parity is more manifest as shortened gestation rather than physical size restriction. These findings could prove beneficial for counseling women of high parity.
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- Muktar H Aliyu
- Department of Epidemiology and Department of Maternal and Child Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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BACKGROUND Despite extensive literature on the topic, it is uncertain if grand (para > or = 5) and great grand (para > or = 10) multiparity are associated with adverse birth outcomes. We critically evaluate the evidence for and against the existence of adverse maternal and/or fetal outcomes in high parity women. METHODS An electronic search of MEDLINE and other bibliographic databases (Current Contents, EMBASE, and CAB) was conducted, and all relevant articles in English language were retrieved. RESULTS Findings on the association between high parity and maternal-fetal birth outcomes are not consistent. Although the older literature tends to suggest that multiparity is a risk factor for negative birth outcomes, more recent reports are not supportive. Comparison across studies was further complicated by confounding factors like maternal age, socioeconomic status, and levels of prenatal care, as well as by variations in study designs and in the definition of parity itself. Furthermore, most studies that examined women of extreme parity (para > or = 10) were handicapped by inadequate power. CONCLUSIONS After accounting for quality, culture, and degrees of associations, the preponderance of evidence seems to point to possible existence of heightened risk for certain medical complications and placental pathologies among women of extreme parity. The literature also provides reasonable evidence for a higher-than-expected likelihood for occurrence of fetal macrosomia with advanced parity.
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- Muktar H Aliyu
- Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Lacaze-Masmonteil T, Truffert P, Pinquier D, Daoud P, Goldfarb G, Vicaut E, Fauroux B. Lower respiratory tract illness and RSV prophylaxis in very premature infants. Arch Dis Child 2004; 89:562-7. [PMID: 15155404 PMCID: PMC1719950 DOI: 10.1136/adc.2003.028282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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AIMS To determine the frequency of and the risk factors for readmissions for any lower respiratory tract illness (LRTI) and for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) documented LRTI in children born very prematurely who had or had not received RSV prophylaxis. METHODS Multicentre prospective longitudinal cohort study of 2813 infants, born between April 2000 and December 2000 at less than 33 weeks of gestational age, and followed until the end of the epidemic season. RESULTS Among the 2256 children who had no bronchopulmonary dysplasia at 36 weeks of postmenstrual age and were not submitted to RSV prophylaxis, 27.4% were readmitted at least once for any reason during the epidemic season; 15.1% and 7.2% were readmitted at least once for any LRTI and RSV related LRTI, respectively. Children born at less than 31 weeks' gestation, having an intrauterine growth restriction, or living in a single mother family were at a significantly higher risk of readmission for LRTI in general as well as for RSV related LRTI. Of the 376 children submitted to prophylaxis, 28.2% were readmitted at least once for any LRTI and 6.1% for RSV related LRTI. CONCLUSION One out of four children who had received no prophylaxis, was born very prematurely, and was without bronchopulmonary dysplasia at 36 weeks of postmenstrual age, was readmitted at least once for any reason. Roughly 50% and 20% of these readmissions were related to a LRTI and an RSV infection, respectively. Further epidemiological studies are warranted to assess the aetiology and impact of other respiratory pathogens on post-discharge readmission and respiratory morbidity in this population.
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- T Lacaze-Masmonteil
- Service de Réanimation et Pédiatrie Néonatales, Hôpital Antoine-Béclère, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Clamart, France.
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Hoo AF, Stocks J, Lum S, Wade AM, Castle RA, Costeloe KL, Dezateux C. Development of lung function in early life: influence of birth weight in infants of nonsmokers. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2004; 170:527-33. [PMID: 15172896 DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200311-1552oc] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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This study aimed to compare lung growth and development during the first year of life in healthy term infants of low or appropriate birth weight for gestation. Paired measurements of forced expiratory volume in 0.4 second, FVC, and forced expiratory flow when 75% of FVC has been exhaled were obtained, using the raised volume technique, at about 7 weeks and 9 months of age in 80 infants (32 low and 48 appropriate birth weight for gestation) of white, nonsmoking mothers. Forced flows and volumes increased with growth. Longitudinal trends in results were compared between the two groups, using random effects modeling and adjusted for potential confounding factors. After adjustment for sex, age, and length, forced expiratory volume was significantly reduced by an average (95% confidence interval) of 9% (2 to 16%) in low birth weight compared with appropriate birth weight for gestation infants throughout the first year of life, with a similar trend in forced expiratory flow (8% [-2 to 17%]) and FVC (4% [-3 to 11%]). These findings suggest that lung function is reduced in low birth weight for gestation infants born to nonsmoking white mothers and that this is independent of somatic growth during infancy.
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- Ah-Fong Hoo
- Portex Respiratory Unit, Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford Street, London WC1N 1EH, UK.
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Pichini S, Garcia-Algar O, Muñoz L, Vall O, Pacifici R, Figueroa C, Pascual JA, Diaz D, Sunyer J. Assessment of chronic exposure to cigarette smoke and its change during pregnancy by segmental analysis of maternal hair nicotine. JOURNAL OF EXPOSURE ANALYSIS AND ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 2003; 13:144-51. [PMID: 12679794 DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/20/2023]
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This study aimed to investigate the association between biomarkers of fetal exposure to smoking during the whole pregnancy, nicotine in maternal and newborns hair samples, and quantitative measurement of smoking intake and exposure evaluated by maternal self-reported questionnaire. Study subjects were 150 mothers and their newborns from a hospital in Barcelona. A questionnaire including smoking habits was completed in the third trimester of pregnancy and on the day of delivery. Nicotine content was measured in two subsequent segments of maternal hair accounting for the first and last months of pregnancy, and in fetal hair. The geometric mean of nicotine concentration in maternal hair discriminated between nonexposition (3.84 and 2.80 ng/mg in distal and proximal hair segment, respectively) and exposition to cigarette smoke during pregnancy (6.06 and 4.30 ng/mg in distal and proximal hair segment, respectively) (P<0.05), and between these two classes and active smoking (14.40 and 11.08 ng/mg in distal and proximal hair segment, respectively). Maternal hair nicotine was able to differentiate levels of exposure to tobacco smoke and levels of intake. Nicotine concentration in hair from newborns did not differentiate between exposure and nonexposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in nonsmoking mothers. Finally, chronic exposure to cigarette smoke during pregnancy, assessed by maternal hair nicotine, correlated negatively with anthropometric parameters of newborns.
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- Simona Pichini
- Clinical Biochemistry Dept. Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy
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Sommerfelt K, Sonnander K, Skranes J, Andersson HW, Ahlsten G, Ellertsen B, Markestad T, Jacobsen G, Hoffman HJ, Bakketeig LS. Neuropsychologic and motor function in small-for-gestation preschoolers. Pediatr Neurol 2002; 26:186-91. [PMID: 11955924 DOI: 10.1016/s0887-8994(01)00381-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate neuropsychologic and motor performance in term small-for-gestation preschool children. A patient-based sample of 311 5-year-old children with birth weights less than the fifteenth percentile for gestation was compared with a random sample of 321 appropriate-for-gestation control subjects. The main assessment tools were subscales from the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence Revised, subscales from the Illinois Test of Psycholinguistic Abilities, tests of manual dexterity and figure copying, and the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales. The small-for-gestation children had mean scores on tests of visuospatial and visuomotor abilities that were one fourth standard deviation lower than appropriate-for-gestation control subjects and slightly lower scores on manual dexterity. The small-for-gestation children were comparable to appropriate-for-gestation children regarding motor performance. We therefore conclude that the neuropsychologic and neuromotor performance in preschool years of term small-for-gestation children is reassuring.
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Pichini S, Puig C, García-Algar O O, Pacifici R, Figueroa C, Vall O, Muñoz L, Sunyer J. [Neonatal effects of smoking habit during pregnancy and sociodemographic determinants in Barcelona, Spain]. Med Clin (Barc) 2002; 118:53-6. [PMID: 11809144 DOI: 10.1016/s0025-7753(02)72278-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Smoking during pregnancy poses a health risk for the fetus which may later extend to the child and adult, with higher probability of respiratory problems. The aim of this study was the to investigate the correlation between smoking during pregnancy and the neonatal characteristics and sociodemographic determinants of smoking habit during pregnancy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Study subjects were 419 mothers and their newborns in Barcelona, Spain. Data on smoking habits were collected using a structured questionnaire. We measured cotinine in umbilical cord blood as a biomarker of exposition to tobacco smoke. Concentrations of cotinine were determined using a radioimmunoassay. RESULTS 29% interviewed mothers declared daily cigarette consumption during the third trimester of pregnancy, while the biomarker test showed that 34% mothers were smoking at the end of pregnancy. Smoking habit during pregnancy, assessed by means of either the questionnaire or the biomarker, correlated negatively with anthropometric parameters (weight, length and head circumference) of the newborn. The smoking habit was not associated with social class and age, although it was lower in primigravid mothers. CONCLUSIONS Unlike other European countries, there is a widespread smoking consumption during pregnancy in Spain, regardless of the social class and maternal age. Reduction of both active smoking and exposition to environmental tobacco smoke represent key elements in the prevention of newborns' morbidity and mortality.
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- Simona Pichini
- Departamento de Bioquímica Clínica. Istituto Superiore di Sanità. Roma. Italia
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Lum S, Hoo AF, Dezateux C, Goetz I, Wade A, DeRooy L, Costeloe K, Stocks J. The association between birthweight, sex, and airway function in infants of nonsmoking mothers. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2001; 164:2078-84. [PMID: 11739138 DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.11.2104053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The risk of respiratory illness and death is increased in infants of low birthweight for gestational age, but the underlying physiologic mechanisms remain unclear. We examined the hypothesis that airway function is diminished in infants of low birthweight for gestational age, independent of exposure to maternal smoking. Respiratory function was measured using partial and raised volume forced expiratory maneuvers in 103 infants (> 35 wk gestation; 56 boys) not exposed pre- or postnatally to maternal smoking who, according to birthweight, were either small (SGA; n = 38) or appropriate (AGA; n = 65) for gestational age. At testing, SGA infants were of similar postnatal age (mean [SD]: SGA 6.8 [2.4] wk, AGA 5.9 [2.3] wk), but remained shorter and lighter than AGA infants. In univariate analyses, FVC, forced expired volume in 0.4 s (FEV(0.4)), and FEF(75) were significantly diminished in SGA compared with AGA infants (mean [95% CI of difference]: FVC: 127 versus 143 ml [-29, -2]; FEV(0.4): 112 versus 125 ml [-24, -2]; and FEF(75): 173 versus 203 ml s(-1) [-57, -3], respectively), but these differences were no longer significant after allowing for sex and body size. Furthermore, FEF(75) was on average 35 ml s(-1) lower in boys than girls (95% CI: -61, -8). We conclude that diminished airway function in SGA infants shortly after birth appears to be primarily mediated through impaired somatic growth.
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- S Lum
- Portex Anaesthesia, Intensive Therapy and Respiratory Medicine Unit, Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom.
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Sommerfelt K, Andersson HW, Sonnander K, Ahlsten G, Ellertsen B, Markestad T, Jacobsen G, Bakketeig LS. Behavior in term, small for gestational age preschoolers. Early Hum Dev 2001; 65:107-21. [PMID: 11641032 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-3782(01)00200-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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AIMS To evaluate whether being born small for gestational age (SGA) was associated with an increased frequency of preschool behavioral problems. STUDY DESIGN Follow-up study at 5 years of age. SUBJECTS A population based cohort of 318 term infants who were SGA, defined as having a birthweight less than the 15th percentile for gestational age, and without major handicap such as cerebral palsy or mental retardation, and a random control sample of 307 appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants. OUTCOME MEASURES The Personality Inventory for Children and the Yale Children's Inventory (completed by the mothers), and child behavior during psychometric testing. RESULTS Behavior problems was not more common among the SGA children. The results were not confounded by a wide range of parental demographic and child rearing factors, including maternal non-verbal problem solving abilities, child rearing style, and maternal psychological distress. However, the parental factors explained 13% of the variance in a summary score of child behavior compared to 1% explained by SGA vs. AGA status. The SGA children were not more sensitive to the negative impacts of parental risk factors than AGA controls. The study does not address the outcome of severely growth-retarded SGA infants. CONCLUSION Being born moderately SGA is not a significant risk factor for preschool behavior problems.
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- K Sommerfelt
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Bergen, Barneklinikken, 5021 Haukeland Sykehus, Bergen, Norway
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Sommerfelt K, Andersson HW, Sonnander K, Ahlsten G, Ellertsen B, Markestad T, Jacobsen G, Hoffman HJ, Bakketeig L. Cognitive development of term small for gestational age children at five years of age. Arch Dis Child 2000; 83:25-30. [PMID: 10868995 PMCID: PMC1718382 DOI: 10.1136/adc.83.1.25] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIM To assess the relative significance for cognitive development of small for gestational age, parental demographic factors, and factors related to the child rearing environment. METHODS IQ of a population based cohort of 338 term infants who were small for gestational age (SGA) and without major handicap, and a random control sample of 335 appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants were compared at 5 years of age. RESULTS The mean non-verbal IQ was four points lower, while the mean verbal IQ was three points lower for the children in the SGA group. The results were not confounded by parental demographic or child rearing factors. However, parental factors, including maternal non-verbal problem solving abilities, and child rearing style, accounted for 20% of the variance in non-verbal IQ, while SGA versus AGA status accounted for only 2%. The comparable numbers for verbal IQ were 30 and 1%. Furthermore, we found no evidence that the cognitive development of SGA children was more sensitive to a non-optimal child rearing environment than that of AGA children. Maternal smoking at conception was associated with a reduction in mean IQ comparable to that found for SGA status, and this effect was the same for SGA and AGA children. The cognitive function of asymmetric SGA was comparable to that of symmetric SGA children. CONCLUSIONS Our findings indicate that child cognitive development is strongly associated with parental factors, but only marginally associated with intrauterine growth retardation.
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- K Sommerfelt
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Bergen, Barneklinikken, 5021 Haukeland Sykehus, Norway.
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Lindley AA, Gray RH, Herman AA, Becker S. Maternal cigarette smoking during pregnancy and infant ponderal index at birth in the Swedish Medical Birth Register, 1991-1992. Am J Public Health 2000; 90:420-3. [PMID: 10705863 PMCID: PMC1446162 DOI: 10.2105/ajph.90.3.420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This study examined the effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on infant body proportion. METHODS The ponderal index, defined as birthweight divided by crown-heel length cubed, was examined in 207,607 infants from the Swedish Medical Birth Register for 1991 and 1992. RESULTS Infant ponderal index was used as the outcome variable in an ordinary least squares continuous regression, which included early pregnancy smoking status, gestational age, and birthweight among the predictors. Ponderal index increased by 0.030 (+/- 0.0014) among infants of moderate smokers and by 0.040 (+/- 0.0017) among infants of heavy smokers, showing a dose response. CONCLUSIONS Smoking differentially alters the trajectory of weight vs length growth in the fetus.
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- A A Lindley
- Division of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Prevention Research, National Center for Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., USA.
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Dejmek J, Selevan SG, Benes I, Solanský I, Srám RJ. Fetal growth and maternal exposure to particulate matter during pregnancy. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 1999; 107:475-80. [PMID: 10339448 PMCID: PMC1566587 DOI: 10.1289/ehp.99107475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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Prior studies reported an association between ambient air concentrations of total suspended particles and SO2 during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes. We examined the possible impact of particulate matter up to 10 microm (PM10) and up to 2.5 microm (PM2. 5) in size on intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) risk in a highly polluted area of Northern Bohemia (Teplice District). The study group includes all singleton full-term births of European origin over a 2-year period in the Teplice District. Information on reproductive history, health, and lifestyle was obtained from maternal questionnaires. The mean concentrations of pollutants for each month of gestation were calculated using continuous monitoring data. Three intervals (low, medium, and high) were constructed for each pollutant (tertiles). Odds ratios (ORs) for IUGR for PM10 and PM2.5 levels were generated using logistic regression for each month of gestation after adjustment for potential confounding factors. Adjusted ORs for IUGR related to ambient PM10 levels in the first gestational month increased along the concentration intervals: medium 1.62 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.07-2.46], high 2.64 (CI, 1.48-4.71). ORs for PM2.5 were 1.26 (CI, 0.81-1.95) and 2.11 (CI, 1. 20-3.70), respectively. No other associations of IUGR risk with particulate matter were found. Influence of particles or other associated air pollutants on fetal growth in early gestation is one of several possible explanations of these results. Timing of this effect is compatible with a current hypothesis of IUGR pathogenesis. Seasonal factors, one of the other possible explanations, is less probable. More investigation is required to examine these findings and alternative explanations.
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- J Dejmek
- Laboratory of Genetic Ecotoxicology, Regional Institute of Hygiene of Central Bohemia and Institute of Experimental Medicine, Prague, Vídeñská, Czech Republic.
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Dejmek J, Selevan SG, Benes I, Solanský I, Srám RJ. Fetal growth and maternal exposure to particulate matter during pregnancy. ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PERSPECTIVES 1999; 107:475-480. [PMID: 10339448 DOI: 10.2307/3434630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Prior studies reported an association between ambient air concentrations of total suspended particles and SO2 during pregnancy and adverse pregnancy outcomes. We examined the possible impact of particulate matter up to 10 microm (PM10) and up to 2.5 microm (PM2. 5) in size on intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) risk in a highly polluted area of Northern Bohemia (Teplice District). The study group includes all singleton full-term births of European origin over a 2-year period in the Teplice District. Information on reproductive history, health, and lifestyle was obtained from maternal questionnaires. The mean concentrations of pollutants for each month of gestation were calculated using continuous monitoring data. Three intervals (low, medium, and high) were constructed for each pollutant (tertiles). Odds ratios (ORs) for IUGR for PM10 and PM2.5 levels were generated using logistic regression for each month of gestation after adjustment for potential confounding factors. Adjusted ORs for IUGR related to ambient PM10 levels in the first gestational month increased along the concentration intervals: medium 1.62 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.07-2.46], high 2.64 (CI, 1.48-4.71). ORs for PM2.5 were 1.26 (CI, 0.81-1.95) and 2.11 (CI, 1. 20-3.70), respectively. No other associations of IUGR risk with particulate matter were found. Influence of particles or other associated air pollutants on fetal growth in early gestation is one of several possible explanations of these results. Timing of this effect is compatible with a current hypothesis of IUGR pathogenesis. Seasonal factors, one of the other possible explanations, is less probable. More investigation is required to examine these findings and alternative explanations.
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- J Dejmek
- Laboratory of Genetic Ecotoxicology, Regional Institute of Hygiene of Central Bohemia and Institute of Experimental Medicine, Prague, Vídeñská, Czech Republic.
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Trasti N, Vik T, Jacobsen G, Bakketeig LS. Smoking in pregnancy and children's mental and motor development at age 1 and 5 years. Early Hum Dev 1999; 55:137-47. [PMID: 10390089 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-3782(99)00017-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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We used data from a Scandinavian prospective multicenter study to investigate if smoking in pregnancy may have an adverse effect on the child's mental and motor abilities. Eligible for enrolment were para I and 2 women with a singleton pregnancy, who resided in one of the study areas and could be registered before the 20th gestational week. Women were classified as 'smokers' or 'non-smokers' at study start. At 13 months, 376 children (124 children of smokers) were evaluated with the Bayley Scales of Infant Development. At this age, children of smokers and non-smokers performed equally well. At 5 years, 369 children (132 children of smokers) were tested with the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scales of Intelligence Revised (WPPSI-R), and 362 children with the Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS). Children of smokers had an increased risk of getting a WPPSI-R score below the median value of the population (OR = 2.1, 95% CI: 1.2-3.3), but the risk was reduced when we adjusted for maternal education (OR = 1.6, 95% CI: 0.9-3.7). Children of smokers had an increased risk of getting a test score below the median population value on the subscale 'balance' from PDMS (OR = 1.8, 95% CI: 1.2-2.8). Thus, we found that smoking in pregnancy was associated with a small, but demonstrable adverse effect on the child's balance at 5 years, whereas the negative effect on cognitive function did not reach statistical significance, when we adjusted for the mother's level of education.
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- N Trasti
- Faculty of Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim
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Elder DE, Hagan R, Evans SF, Benninger HR, French NP. Hospital admissions in the first year of life in very preterm infants. J Paediatr Child Health 1999; 35:145-50. [PMID: 10365350 DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.00308.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To analyse hospital readmissions to 1 year in infants < 33 weeks' gestation. STUDY DESIGN Cohort of very preterm infants born in Western Australia. METHODS Parental social class, history of asthma, race, gestational age, birthweight, sex, severity of respiratory disease and oxygen requirement at 28 days chronic lung disease (CLD), 36 weeks and term, maternal smoking, cohabitation with siblings, breast-feeding duration and hospital readmissions were recorded prospectively. RESULTS Data were available for 538 of 560 (96%) infants discharged. Eight died in the first year. Two hundred and twenty-five infants (42%) had 443 readmissions, of which 370 were medical and 73 surgical. Risk factors for medical readmission were Aboriginal race, male sex and CLD. Breast-feeding was protective. Risk factors for surgical admission were male sex, lower gestation, severe hyaline membrane disease, severe CLD and birthweight < 10th centile. CONCLUSIONS Readmission is common after very preterm birth. Risk factors for medical and surgical admission differ with CLD being the only perinatal factor associated with both medical and surgical admission.
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- D E Elder
- Department of Neonatal Paediatrics, University of Western Australia
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