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Analizar el impacto sobre el crecimiento fetal del tratamiento con glucocorticoides para acelerar la maduración del pulmón fetal, según el número de ciclos administrados.Se ha utilizado la base de datos del Estudio Colaborativo Español de... more
Prematurity and perinatal insults lead to increased developmental vulnerability. The home-based Infant Behavioral Assessment and Intervention Program (IBAIP) was designed to improve development of preterm infants. In a multicenter... more
This ecological study analyzed the association between pesticide use and prematurity, low weight and congenital abnormality at birth, infant death by congenital abnormality, and fetal death in Brazil in 2001. Simple linear regression... more
Background: The birth of a preterm infant has a greater risk of developmental disabilities health, and growth problems than infants born at full term. The aim of the present study was toexamine the effect of an educational program based... more
Pre-B-cell colony enhancing factor (PBEF) was first isolated from an activated peripheral blood lymphocyte cDNA library and was found to be involved in the maturation of B-cell precursors. It was subsequently identified as one of the... more
Background Previous publications indicate that acupuncture is efficient for the treatment of pelvic girdle pain, PGP, in pregnant women. However, the use of acupuncture for PGP is rare due to insufficient documentation of adverse effects... more
Background and Aim: In the last few decades, the total number of preterm newborns, with ges-tational age less than 35 weeks, who survived the prematurity conditions, has increased significantly. This might lead to a high prevalence of... more
The consequences of very preterm birth are long-lasting and cognitive outcomes do not seem to have improved over the last decades. Adolescents born very preterm showed impairments in neurocognitive processes that are involved in cognitive... more
The aim of this study was to investigate the psychological impact of Kangaroo Mother Care KMC on mother–infant bonding in cases of premature delivery. Examined variables were mother– infant relationships, maternal anxiety levels, and... more
This review summarizes the level of epidemiologic evidence for relationships between prenatal and/or early life exposure to environmental chemical contaminants and fetal, child, and adult health. Discussion focuses on fetal loss,... more
Background Fossil fuel combustion by-products, including particulate matter (PM2.5), polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and carbon dioxide (CO2), are a significant threat to children's health and equality.... more