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Reconsideration of lowering gestational weight gain guidelines in pregnant women diagnosed with gestational diabetes: evidence from a Belgian study

BMC Med. 2025 Mar 18;23(1):165. doi: 10.1186/s12916-025-03992-5. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The suitability of the United States National Academy of Medicine guidelines for gestational weight gain in …

Efficacy of late cervical cerclage for preventing preterm birth in pregnancies complicated by cervical incompetence: retrospective cohort study

BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2025 Mar 18;25(1):310. doi: 10.1186/s12884-025-07432-3. ABSTRACT OBJECTIVES: To compare different periods of cerclage placement in preventing preterm birth in singleton pregnancies complicated …

Correlation between hepatitis B surface antibody (anti-HBs) in maternal blood and cord blood in newborn: a study on transplacental acquired maternal antibody

BMC Pediatr. 2025 Mar 18;25(1):213. doi: 10.1186/s12887-025-05569-w. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Hepatitis B Virus infection is a global health problem. Transplacental maternal antibodies can protect the infant …

Exploring the current usage of and attitudes towards transanastomotic tube (TAT) feeding in infants born with duodenal atresia: a survey of practice in the UK

BMJ Paediatr Open. 2025 Mar 18;9(1):e003267. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-003267. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Despite evidence demonstrating clinical and cost benefits of transanastomotic tubes (TATs), following repair of congenital …

Feasibility and acceptability of the Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) in universal health visiting practice in England: a mixed-methods study using Normalisation Process Theory

BMJ Paediatr Open. 2025 Mar 18;9(1):e002997. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-002997. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: The Alarm Distress Baby Scale (ADBB) is a validated observation tool, designed for use by …

Dexmedetomidine in neonates: utilisation trends and safety profile over time in a neonatal intensive care unit

BMJ Paediatr Open. 2025 Mar 18;9(1):e003004. doi: 10.1136/bmjpo-2024-003004. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Dexmedetomidine is an alpha-2 adrenergic agonist with sedative, anxiolytic and analgesic effects. Its use in …

Clinicogenetic characterisation of SLC29A3-related syndromes: a case series, tracing ancestral variants and molecular dynamics simulation

J Med Genet. 2025 Mar 18:jmg-2024-110606. doi: 10.1136/jmg-2024-110606. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: SLC29A3-related syndromes (SLC29A3-RS) are characterised by severe and multiorgan involvement that …