Neonatal Medicine
Neonatal Medicine

Predictive factors for perinatal bacterial transmission from colonized mothers to delivered very-low-birth-weight infants: a retrospective cohort study

Sci Rep. 2024 Jul 22;14(1):16835. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-67674-7. ABSTRACT This study investigated the predictive factors for perinatal bacterial transmission in very-low-birth-weight infants (VLBWIs) born to mothers …

Raman-guided exploration of placental microplastic exposure: Unraveling the polymeric tapestry and assessing developmental implications

J Hazard Mater. 2024 Jul 20;477:135271. doi: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2024.135271. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The prevalence of microplastics in human tissues and their potential reproductive toxicity …

Associations of hypertension and antenatal care-seeking with perinatal mortality: A nested case-control study in rural Bangladesh

PLoS One. 2024 Jul 22;19(7):e0287622. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0287622. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT Maternal hypertension may be an underrecognized but important risk factor for perinatal death in low …

Effect of COVID-19 lockdown on maternity care and maternal outcome in the Netherlands: a national quasi-experimental study

Public Health. 2024 Jul 20;235:15-25. doi: 10.1016/j.puhe.2024.06.024. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: The COVID-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns disrupted health care worldwide. High-income countries …

What are the neurodevelopmental outcomes of children with asymptomatic congenital cytomegalovirus infection at birth? A systematic literature review

Rev Med Virol. 2024 Jul;34(4):e2555. doi: 10.1002/rmv.2555. ABSTRACT Congenital cytomegalovirus (cCMV) is among the most common congenital infections globally. Of 85%-90% cCMV-infected infants without symptoms …