Small vulnerable newborns—big potential for impact

P Ashorn, U Ashorn, Y Muthiani, S Aboubaker, S Askari… - The Lancet, 2023 - thelancet.com
Despite major achievements in child survival, the burden of neonatal mortality has remained
high and even increased in some countries since 1990. Currently, most neonatal deaths are …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical risk factors of adverse outcomes among women with COVID-19 in the pregnancy and postpartum period: a sequential, prospective meta-analysis

ER Smith, E Oakley, GW Grandner, G Rukundo… - American journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective This sequential, prospective meta-analysis sought to identify risk factors among
pregnant and postpartum women with COVID-19 for adverse outcomes related to disease …

[HTML][HTML] FIGO (international Federation of Gynecology and obstetrics) initiative on fetal growth: best practice advice for screening, diagnosis, and management of fetal …

N Melamed, A Baschat, Y Yinon… - … of Gynaecology and …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is defined as the failure of the fetus to meet its growth potential
due to a pathological factor, most commonly placental dysfunction. Worldwide, FGR is a …

[HTML][HTML] Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement …

L Abarca-Gómez, ZA Abdeen, ZA Hamid… - The lancet, 2017 - thelancet.com
Background Underweight, overweight, and obesity in childhood and adolescence are
associated with adverse health consequences throughout the life-course. Our aim was to …

Risk factors for childhood stunting in 137 develo** countries: a comparative risk assessment analysis at global, regional, and country levels

G Danaei, KG Andrews, CR Sudfeld, G Fink… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Stunting affects one-third of children under 5 y old in develo** countries, and
14% of childhood deaths are attributable to it. A large number of risk factors for stunting have …

Lifestyle factors and reproductive health: taking control of your fertility

R Sharma, KR Biedenharn, JM Fedor… - Reproductive biology and …, 2013 - Springer
Approximately 10 to 15% of couples are impacted by infertility. Recently, the pivotal role that
lifestyle factors play in the development of infertility has generated a considerable amount of …

Pre-pregnancy body mass index in relation to infant birth weight and offspring overweight/obesity: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Z Yu, S Han, J Zhu, X Sun, C Ji, X Guo - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Overweight/obesity in women of childbearing age is a serious public-health
problem. In China, the incidence of maternal overweight/obesity has been increasing …

Trends in adult body-mass index in 200 countries from 1975 to 2014: a pooled analysis of 1698 population-based measurement studies with 19· 2 million participants

NCD Risk Factor Collaboration - Lancet (London, England), 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Underweight and severe and morbid obesity are associated with highly
elevated risks of adverse health outcomes. We estimated trends in mean body-mass index …

Birth settings in America: Outcomes, quality, access, and choice

EP Backes, SC Scrimshaw - 2020 - books.google.com
The delivery of high quality and equitable care for both mothers and newborns is complex
and requires efforts across many sectors. The United States spends more on childbirth than …

Screening for fetal growth restriction and placental insufficiency

MC Audette, JC Kingdom - Seminars in Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, 2018 - Elsevier
Fetal growth restriction (FGR) continues to be a leading cause of preventable stillbirth and
poor neurodevelopmental outcomes in offspring, and furthermore is strongly associated with …