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Menotti S, Mura C, Raia S, Bergianti L, De Carolis S, Romeo DM, Rota CA, Pontecorvi A. Overt hypothyroidism in pregnancy and language development in offspring: is there an association? J Endocrinol Invest 2024; 47:2201-2212. [PMID: 38498228 PMCID: PMC11369058 DOI: 10.1007/s40618-024-02317-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 01/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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PURPOSE Overt hypothyroidism during pregnancy is linked to various obstetric complications, such as premature birth and fetal death. While some studies have shown that maternal hypothyroidism can impact a child's Intelligence Quotient (IQ) and language development, findings are controversial. The aim of this study was to explore the connection between treated maternal hypothyroidism during pregnancy and offspring neurodevelopment, focusing on learning and language and examining related maternal obstetric complications. METHODS Group 1 included 31 hypothyroid women with elevated thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) (> 10 mU/L, > 10 µIU/mL) during pregnancy, and Group 2 had 21 euthyroid women with normal TSH levels (0.5-2.5 mU/L, 0.5-2.5 µIU/mL). Children underwent neuropsycological assessments using the Griffiths-II scale. RESULTS Pregnancy outcome showed an average gestational age at delivery of 38.2 weeks for hypothyroid women, compared to 40 weeks for controls, and average birth weight of 2855.6 g versus 3285 g for controls, with hypothyroid women having children with higher intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) prevalence and more caesarean sections. The 1-min APGAR score was lower for the hypothyroid group's children, at 8.85 versus 9.52. Neuropsychological outcomes showed children of hypothyroid mothers scored lower in neurocognitive development, particularly in the learning and language subscale (subscale C), with a notable correlation between higher maternal TSH levels and lower subscale scores. CONCLUSION Fetuses born to hypothyroid mothers appeared to be at higher risk of IUGR and reduced APGAR score at birth. Neurocognitive development seemed to affect language performance more than the developmental quotient. This alteration appeared to correlate with the severity of hypothyroidism and its duration.
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- S Menotti
- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Woman and Child Health, Woman Health Area Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricerca e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Rome, Italy
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- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Largo A. Gemelli, 00168, Rome, Italy
- Pediatric Neurology Unit, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, 00168, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Translational Medicine and Surgery, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
- Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli, IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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Desalegn M, Yohannes T, Tesfaye L. Determinants of low Apgar score among newborns delivered by Cesarean section in Nigist Eleni Mohammed memorial specialized hospital, Southern Ethiopia. Sci Rep 2024; 14:12420. [PMID: 38816451 PMCID: PMC11139861 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-62223-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2024] [Accepted: 05/15/2024] [Indexed: 06/01/2024] Open
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A variety of factors can predispose newborns to have a low Apgar score after delivery. Identification of the determinants of low Apgar scores is an important first step to take to apply the necessary precautions. This study aimed to identify the determinants of low fifth-minute Apgar score after a Cesarean section. An institutional-based case-control study was conducted among mothers who deliver their newborns by Cesarean section in Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Ethiopia, from July 1, 2022, to September 30, 2022. Data were collected from 70 cases and 140 controls using a semi-structured checklist. A systematic random sampling technique was used to select both charts of mothers with cases and controls. Charts of mothers with newborns Apgar score less than 7 were considered as cases; whereas a similar group of charts of mothers with newborns with fifth-minute Apgar score greater than or equal to 7 were categorized as control. Descriptive statistics and bivariable and multivariable binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to describe the mothers and newborns and identify determinants of the fifth-minute low Apgar score, respectively. Adjusted odds ratios (AOR) with their respective 95% confidence interval (CI) were used to declare the determinant factors, and the statistical significance was set at P < 0.05. In total, 140 controls and 70 cases of mothers charts were enrolled in this study. The Mean ± SD age of mothers of cases and controls were 26.9 ± 4.9 and 27.06 ± 4.1 years, respectively. General anaesthesia (AOR = 4.2; 95% CI: 1.9 ‒ 9.3), rural residence (AOR = 3.7, 95% CI, 1.7‒8.1), low birth weight (AOR = 3.2, 95% CI, 1.3‒7.8), and emergency Cesarean section (AOR = 2.6; 95% CI: 1.2 ‒ 5.8) were identified determinant factors of low fifth minute Apgar score. A fifth-minute low Apgar score was significantly associated with newborns delivered through emergency Cesarean section, low birth weight, rural residence, and delivered from mothers who had undergone Cesarean section under general anaesthesia.
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- Mitiku Desalegn
- Department of Anesthesia, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hosaina, Ethiopia.
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- School of Public Health, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hosaina, Ethiopia
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- School of Public Health, College of Medicine & Health Sciences, Wachemo University, Hosaina, Ethiopia
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Lungameni J, Nghitanwa EM, Uusiku L, Karera A. Maternal factors associated with immediate low Apgar score in newborn babies at an intermediate hospital in Northern Namibia. J Public Health Afr 2022; 13:2045. [PMID: 36405520 PMCID: PMC9667578 DOI: 10.4081/jphia.2022.2045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 05/16/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND All newborn infants are required to undergo the Apgar score/assessment immediately after birth and again at five minutes. This vital examination is performed to determine how well the infant is adjusting to the birthing process and the outside environment. Some newborns may have a normal Apgar score, while others may have a low score. The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with low Apgar scores among newborns at an intermediate hospital in Northern Namibia. OBJECTIVE To identify maternal factors associated with an immediate low Apgar score in newborns at an intermediate hospital in Northern Namibia and to examine the association between maternal factors and an immediate low Apgar score. Quantitative, retrospective, descriptive research methodology was employed. A document review checklist was utilized to collect data at Onandjokwe Intermediate Hospital between August 2020 and October 2020. RESULTS Gravidity (p0.021), parity (p0.029), haemoglobin after the first ante-natal care visit (p0.011), ante-partum haemorrhage (APH) (p0.004), membrane status (p0.000), duration of labour (p0.000), type of delivery (p0.000), and caesarean section type and indication (p0.000) were found to be associated with an immediate low Apgar score. CONCLUSIONS The study identified maternal factors that influence an infant's initial low Apgar score. Strengthen maternal health education regarding gravidity and parity, diet, and recognizing danger signs during pregnancy. In addition, strict monitoring of patients with a partograph, cardiotocography, accurate record keeping, and prompt referral of patients with risk factors is strongly advised.
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- Justina Lungameni
- School of Nursing and Public Health, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
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- School of Nursing and Public Health, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia,University of Namibia, P/Bag 1330, Windhoek, Namibia.
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- School of Nursing and Public Health, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
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- School of Allied Health, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
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Determinants of low fifth minute Apgar score among newborns delivered by cesarean section at Wolaita Sodo University Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: an unmatched case control study. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 2022; 22:665. [PMID: 36028804 PMCID: PMC9413889 DOI: 10.1186/s12884-022-04999-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Apgar score is used to evaluate the neonates' overall status and response to resuscitation, as well as its prognosis beyond the neonatal period. Low fifth minute Apgar scores is more frequent and is associated with markedly increased risks of neonatal mortality and morbidity. In Ethiopia, the prevalence of birth asphyxia is high (22.52%). Birth asphyxia contributes to significant neonatal morbidities and mortalities due to severe hypoxic-ischemic multi-organ damage, mainly brain damage. Therefore, this study was aimed to identify determinants of low fifth minute Apgar score among newborns delivered by cesarean section. METHODS An unmatched case control study design was conducted. The Apgar score is based on measures of heart rate, respiratory effort, skin color, muscle tone, and reflex irritability. The data collection tool or checklist was adapted from previous study done at Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In this study, cases were all newborns with Apgar score < 7 whereas controls were all newborns with Apgar score > = 7. The study participants were selected by simple random sampling technique. Data was into Epidata version 4.6 and exported to SPSS software version 24. Multivariable logistic regression was used to identify the independent effect of different factors at P < 0.05. RESULT Factors associated with low Apgar score were fetal birth weight < 2.5 kg [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 8.17, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.03 ‒ 64.59] P = 0.046, skin incision to delivery time (AOR = 5.27; 95% CI: 2.20 ‒ 12.60) P = 0.001, pregnancy induced hypertension (AOR = 4.58, 95% CI: 1.75 ‒ 11.92) P = 0.002, antepartum hemorrhage (AOR = 3.96; 95% CI: 1.75 ‒ 8.94) 0.001, general anesthesia (AOR = 3.37, 95% CI: 1.72 ‒ 6.62) P = 0.001, meconium stained amniotic fluid (AOR = 3.07, 95% CI: 1.32 ‒ 7.12) P = 0.009 and emergency cesarean section (AOR = 2.17, 95% CI: 1.13 ‒ 4.15) P = 0.019. CONCLUSIONS Fetal birth weight < 2.5 kg, skin incision to delivery time, pregnancy induced hypertension, antepartum hemorrhage, type of anesthesia, meconium stained amniotic fluid and type of cesarean section were factors independently associated with Apgar score. Therefore, it is important to work on identified risk factors to reduce the impacts low fifth minute Apgar score in the in early adulthood..
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Cai Y, Zhang X, Wu X, Liu H, Qi L, Liu X. The value of umbilical artery blood gas analysis in the diagnosis and prognosis evaluation of fetal distress. Am J Transl Res 2022; 14:4821-4829. [PMID: 35958451 PMCID: PMC9360831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 05/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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To explore the diagnostic specificity and clinical application of neonatal umbilical cord blood gas analysis in the prognosis of fetal distress, and to provide theoretical basis for neonatal rescue. Clinical data of a total of 240 singleton pregnant women and their neonates who delivered in the Obstetrics Department of our hospital from January 2021 to December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. The pregnant women and their newborns were divided into an acute group (acute fetal distress), a chronic group (chronic fetal distress) and a control group (no fetus distress), with 80 cases in each. The umbilical artery blood gas analysis values including power of hydrogen (PH), partial pressure of carbon dioxide (PCO2), partial pressure of oxygen (PO2), bicarbonate radical (HCO3 -), buffer excess (BE) and the Apgar score, as well as the neonatal asphyxia outcome after birth were recorded. There were statistically significant differences in fetal condition, PH and BE between newborns with asphyxia and normal newborns (P<0.05). The incidence of neonatal distress was 1.25% in the control group and 19.38% in the fetal distress group (including acute and chronic groups). Logistic regression analysis found that fetal distress was a risk factor for neonatal asphyxia (Odds Ratio (OR)=11.064, P=0.012). The specificity and sensitivity of neonatal cord blood gas analysis in diagnosing neonatal asphyxia were 95.69% and 80.65%, respectively. The specificity of Apgar score in the diagnosis of neonatal asphyxia was 94.74%, and the sensitivity was 70.97%. The rate of neonatal asphyxia in the chronic fetal distress group (26.25%) was higher than that in the acute fetal distress group (12.5%). The proportion of neonatal severe asphyxia in the chronic fetal distress group (66.67%) was higher than that in the acute group (20%). The PH and BE levels in the chronic fetal distress group were lower than those in the control group and acute fetal distress group (P<0.05). Cord blood gas analysis can help to improve the accuracy of fetal distress diagnosis. Cord blood gas is closely related to neonatal prognosis. Compared with acute fetal distress, chronic fetal distress is more likely to lead to neonatal acidosis and asphyxia.
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- Yu Cai
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (Zunyi First People's Hospital) Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (Zunyi First People's Hospital) Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (Zunyi First People's Hospital) Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (Zunyi First People's Hospital) Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (Zunyi First People's Hospital) Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Third Affiliated Hospital of Zunyi Medical University (Zunyi First People's Hospital) Zunyi 563000, Guizhou, China
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