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Improving the external validity of Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids trial findings
Improving the external validity of Antenatal Late Preterm Steroids trial findings
Abstract Background The external validity of randomised trials can be compromised when trial participants differ from real...
Preconception exposures and adverse pregnancy, birth and postpartum outcomes: Umbrella review of systematic reviews
Preconception exposures and adverse pregnancy, birth and postpartum outcomes: Umbrella review of systematic reviews
Abstract Background Preconception exposures have been associated with adverse pregnancy, birth and postpartum outcomes. Ho...
Antepartum severe maternal morbidity: A population‐based study of risk factors and delivery outcomes
Antepartum severe maternal morbidity: A population‐based study of risk factors and delivery outcomes
Abstract Background Severe maternal morbidity (SMM) is a key indicator of maternal health. Generally explored without dist...
Household pesticide exposures and infant gross motor development in the MADRES cohort
Household pesticide exposures and infant gross motor development in the MADRES cohort
Abstract Background The development of motor skills in infancy is a vital neurodevelopmental milestone. Although previous ...
Association between first and second stage of labour duration and mode of delivery: A population‐based cohort study
Association between first and second stage of labour duration and mode of delivery: A population‐based cohort study
Abstract Background Active first stage of labour duration can widely vary between women. However, the nature of the relati...
Maternal early‐pregnancy ferritin and offspring neurodevelopment: A prospective cohort study from gestation to school age
Maternal early‐pregnancy ferritin and offspring neurodevelopment: A prospective cohort study from gestation to school age
Abstract Background Iron plays a role in many key processes in the developing brain. During pregnancy, iron supplementatio...
Extreme heat and its association with social disparities in the risk of spontaneous preterm birth
Extreme heat and its association with social disparities in the risk of spontaneous preterm birth
Abstract Background Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of heatwaves. Prior studies associate high te...
Air pollution and fecundability: Results from a Danish preconception cohort study
Air pollution and fecundability: Results from a Danish preconception cohort study
Abstract Background Animal and epidemiologic studies indicate that air pollution may adversely affect fertility. Epidemiol...
Group B Streptococcus real‐time PCR may potentially reduce intrapartum maternal antibiotic treatment
Group B Streptococcus real‐time PCR may potentially reduce intrapartum maternal antibiotic treatment
Abstract Background Protocols for preventing early-onset group B streptococcal (GBS) neonatal infection may result in unne...
Air pollution and preterm birth: A time‐stratified case‐crossover study in the San Joaquin Valley of California
Air pollution and preterm birth: A time‐stratified case‐crossover study in the San Joaquin Valley of California
Abstract Background Air pollution is linked to preterm birth (PTB), but existing studies are primarily focused on chronic ...
Maternal factors and risk of spontaneous preterm birth due to high ambient temperatures in New South Wales, Australia
Maternal factors and risk of spontaneous preterm birth due to high ambient temperatures in New South Wales, Australia
Abstract Background Exposure to high ambient temperatures has been shown to increase the risk of spontaneous preterm birth...
The Nutrition in Early Life and Asthma (NELA) birth cohort study: Rationale, design, and methods
The Nutrition in Early Life and Asthma (NELA) birth cohort study: Rationale, design, and methods
Abstract Background Primary prevention strategies for asthma are lacking. Its inception probably starts in utero and/or du...
Is prenatal diet associated with the composition of the vaginal microbiome?
Is prenatal diet associated with the composition of the vaginal microbiome?
Abstract Background The vaginal microbiome has been associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes, but information on the imp...
Caesarean delivery and pubertal timing in boys and girls: A Danish population‐based cohort study
Caesarean delivery and pubertal timing in boys and girls: A Danish population‐based cohort study
Abstract Background There is considerable public and scientific interest in the declining age of pubertal timing. Prenatal...
Differences in birthweight by maternal and paternal nativity status in Canada
Differences in birthweight by maternal and paternal nativity status in Canada
Abstract Background Parental nativity, as well as duration of residence of foreign-born parents in the host country, has b...