This is a selection of articles from the January 2007 archive. Click here for this month's Perinatology & Neonatology headlines.
Semilobar holoprosencephaly prenatal diagnosis: an unexpected complex rearrangement in a de novo apparently balanced reciprocal translocation on karyotype
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 31, 2007 Authors: S. Kanafani, A. Aboura, E. Pipiras, L. Carbillon, A. C. Tabet, C. Largillière, C. Garel, P. Gressens, M. Bucourt, I. Cedrin-Durnerin, E. Lachassinne, C. Roumegoux, M. Uzan, J. N. Hugues, J. P. Wolf, B. Benzacken Source Type: journals
Abruptio placentae and idiopathic arterial calcification in a stillborn
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Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - January 30, 2007 Authors: Agapitou, PagonaLazaris, AndreasAgapitos, EmmanouilPatsouris, Efstratios Source Type: journals
Suspicion of intrauterine growth restriction: Use of abdominal circumference alone or estimated fetal weight below 10%
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Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - January 30, 2007 Authors: Chauhan, SuneetCole, JillSanderson, MaureenMagann, EverettScardo, James Source Type: journals
Mitochondrial respiratory chain defects and developmental diaphragmatic dysfunction in the neonatal period
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Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - January 30, 2007 Authors: Gupta, SamirWyllie, JonathanWright, ChrisTurnbull, DouglassTaylor, Robert Source Type: journals
Delivery room strategies and outcomes in preterm infants with gestational age 2428 weeks
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Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - January 30, 2007 Authors: Zecca, Enricode Luca, DanieleCosta, SimonettaMarras, Marcode Turris, PierluigiRomagnoli, Costantino Source Type: journals
Possible association between maternal recurrent orofacial herpes in pregnancy and a lower rate of preterm birth
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Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - January 30, 2007 Authors: Banhidy, FerencPuho, ErzsebetAcs, NandorCzeizel, Andrew Source Type: journals
Treatment of pulmonary hypertension with sildenafil in a neonate with spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita
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Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - January 30, 2007 Authors: Kecskes, ZsuzsokaKent, AlisonReynolds, Graham Source Type: journals
Low-molecular-weight heparin for thromboprophylaxis in pregnant women with mechanical heart valves
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Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - January 30, 2007 Authors: James, AndraBrancazio, LeoGehrig, ThomasWang, AndrewOrtel, Thomas Source Type: journals
Periodontal disease and adverse pregnancy outcomes
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Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - January 30, 2007 Authors: Shub, AlexisSwain, JonathanNewnham, John Source Type: journals
Is routine prophylactic cervical cerclage associated with significant prolongation of triplet gestation?
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Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - January 30, 2007 Authors: Bernasko, JamesLee, RobertPagano, MichelleKohn, Nina Source Type: journals
Evaluation of third trimester uterine artery flow velocity indices in relationship to perinatal complications
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Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - January 30, 2007 Authors: Ghosh, G.Breborowicz, A.Brazert, M.Maczkiewicz, M.Kobelski, M.Dubiel, M.Gudmundsson, S. Source Type: journals
Associated factors and outcomes of persistent occiput posterior position: A retrospective cohort study from 1976 to 2001
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Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - January 30, 2007 Authors: Cheng, YvonneShaffer, BrianCaughey, Aaron Source Type: journals
Fetal plasma cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate concentrations in pregnancy and term parturition
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Source: Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine - January 30, 2007 Authors: Oh, Soo-YoungRomero, RobertoShim, Soon-SupPark, JoongJun, JongYoon, Bo Source Type: journals
Determination of the genetic status of cleavage-stage human embryos by microsatellite marker analysis following multiple displacement amplification
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 30, 2007 Authors: Pamela J. Renwick, Cathryn M. Lewis, Stephen Abbs, Caroline Mackie Ogilvie Source Type: journals
Normal and abnormal diameter pulse waveforms in the fetal inferior vena cava
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 30, 2007 Authors: Akira Mori, Noa Uchida, Akifumi Inomo, Yoko Ishiguro, Togo Atsuko, Mikami Mikio Source Type: journals
Treatment strategies to prevent or close a patent ductus arteriosus in preterm infants and outcomes
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 25, 2007 Authors: M LaughonC BoseR Clark Source Type: journals
Indomethacin prophylaxis or expectant treatment of patent ductus arteriosus in extremely low birth weight infants?
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - January 25, 2007 Authors: L CorderoC A NankervisD DeLoozeP J Giannone Source Type: journals
Prenatal diagnosis in the Netherlands, 1991-2000: number of invasive procedures, indications, abnormal results and terminations of pregnancy
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 23, 2007 Authors: H. T. C. Nagel, A. C. Knegt, M. D. Kloosterman, H. I. J. Wildschut, N. J. Leschot, F. P. H. A. Vandenbussche Source Type: journals
Endoscopic fetal surgery: in vitro thermic effect of electrosurgical units
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 22, 2007 Authors: Valentina Ciardelli, Elena Caroli, Ivan Corazza, Maria Segata, Romano Zannoli, Nicola Rizzo Source Type: journals
How important is consent in maternal serum screening for Down syndrome in France? Information and consent evaluation in maternal serum screening for Down syndrome: a French study
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 22, 2007 Authors: Romain Favre, Nathalie Duchange, Christophe Vayssière, Monique Kohler, Nicole Bouffard, Marie-Chrsitine Hunsinger, Anne Kohler, Cécile Mager, Muriel Neumann, Christine Vayssière, Brigitte Viville, Christian Hervé, Grégoire Moutel Source Type: journals
Nuchal translucency measurement and congenital heart defects: modest association in low-risk pregnancies
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 22, 2007 Authors: M. A. Müller, S. A. Clur, E. Timmerman, C. M. Bilardo Source Type: journals
Age-specific risk of fetal loss post second trimester amniocentesis: analysis of 5043 cases
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 22, 2007 Authors: Vincenzo Mazza, Mariangela Pati, Emma Bertucci, Claudia Re, Andrea Ranzi, Antonio Percesepe, Antonino Forabosco, Annibale Volpe Source Type: journals
Elevated maternal second-trimester serum alpha-fetoprotein as a risk factor for placental abruption
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 22, 2007 Authors: Minna Tikkanen, Esa Hämäläinen, Mika Nuutila, Jorma Paavonen, Olavi Ylikorkala, Vilho Hiilesmaa Source Type: journals
Specific osseous spurs in a lethal form of hypophosphatasia correlated with 3D prenatal ultrasonographic images
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - January 22, 2007 Authors: M. Sinico, J. M. Levaillant, A. Vergnaud, J. R. Blondeau, F. Encha-Razavi, E. Mornet, M. Le Merrer, M. Gerard-Blanluet Source Type: journals
In this issue
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 12, 2007 Source Type: journals
Did you spot?
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 11, 2007 Source Type: journals
Obesity, gestational weight gain and preterm birth: a study within the Danish National Birth Cohort
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 11, 2007 Source Type: journals
Advert for Endowed Chair in Pediatric Outcomes Research in Pharmacology or Endocrinology
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 11, 2007 Source Type: journals
Co-occurrence of birth defects and intellectual disability
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 11, 2007 Source Type: journals
Data collected on maternal dietary exposures in the Danish National Birth Cohort
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 11, 2007 Source Type: journals
Research interviewers' experience in the Early Births study of very preterm birth: qualitative assessment of data collection processes in a case–control study
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 11, 2007 Source Type: journals
Maternal age and parity-associated risks of preterm birth: differences by race/ethnicity
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 11, 2007 Source Type: journals
Is low birthweight associated with dental caries in permanent dentition?
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 11, 2007 Source Type: journals
Growth in the first year of life and the risk of type 1 diabetes in a Danish population
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 11, 2007 Source Type: journals
The relationship between birthweight, weight gain in infancy, and educational attainment in childhood
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 11, 2007 Source Type: journals
Outcome of perinatal care for very preterm infants at 5 years of age: a comparison between 1983 and 1993
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 11, 2007 Source Type: journals
Lower mortality but higher neonatal morbidity over a decade in very preterm infants
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 11, 2007 Source Type: journals
The discourteous reviewer
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - January 11, 2007 Source Type: journals
Maternal use of selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors in early pregnancy and infant congenital malformations
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - January 10, 2007 Authors: Bengt A. J. Källén, Petra Otterblad Olausson Source Type: journals
Maternal flu or fever, medication use, and neural tube defects: A population-based case-control study in northern China
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - January 10, 2007 Authors: Zhiwen Li, Aiguo Ren, Jianmeng Liu, Lijun Pei, Le Zhang, Zhanying Guo, Zhu Li Source Type: journals
Karyotypic changes detected by comparative genomic hybridization in a stillborn infant with chorioangioma and liver hemangioma
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - January 5, 2007 Authors: Dimosthenis Miliaras, Jeffrey Conroy, Stavroula Pervana, Soultana Meditskou, Devin McQuaid, Norma Nowak Source Type: journals
NMDA channel antagonist MK-801 does not protect against bilirubin neurotoxicity.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Shapiro SM, Sombati S, Geiger A, Rice AC Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Early low-dose hydrocortisone in very preterm infants: a randomized, placebo-controlled trial.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Bonsante F, Latorre G, Iacobelli S, Forziati V, Laforgia N, Esposito L, Mautone A Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Angiogenesis in lung development, injury and repair: implications for chronic lung disease of prematurity.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Thébaud B Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
A new model of neonatal stress which produces lasting neurobehavioral effects in adult rats.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: McPherson RJ, Gleason C, Mascher-Denen M, Chan M, Kellert B, Juul SE Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Concentration dependence of a poly-leucine surfactant protein C analogue on in vitro and in vivo surfactant activity.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Almlén A, Stichtenoth G, Robertson B, Johansson J, Curstedt T Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Severe postnatal cytomegalovirus infection in a very premature infant.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Takahashi R, Tagawa M, Sanjo M, Chiba H, Ito T, Yamada M, Nakae S, Suzuki A, Nishimura H, Naganuma M, Tominaga N, Moriuchi M, Moriuchi H Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Congenital nephrotic syndrome.
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Source: Neonatal Network - January 1, 2007 Authors: Jackson LW Tags: Neonatal Netw Source Type: journals
Dipyridamole promotes changes in calbindin-D28k and tyrosine hydroxylase expression in neonatal rats.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Hefner KE, Butler R, Ravindra A, Ahmad Z, Molina D, Turner CP Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Neonatal abstinence syndrome: reconstructing the evidence.
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Source: Neonatal Network - January 1, 2007 Authors: Marcellus L Tags: Neonatal Netw Source Type: journals
Retinoic acid combined with vitamin A synergizes to increase retinyl ester storage in the lungs of newborn and dexamethasone-treated neonatal rats.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Ross AC, Ambalavanan N Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Innate immunity: toll-like receptors and some more. A brief history, basic organization and relevance for the human newborn.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Fleer A, Krediet TG Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Role of abdominal muscles activity on duration and severity of hypoxemia episodes in mechanically ventilated preterm infants.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Esquer C, Claure N, D'Ugard C, Wada Y, Bancalari E Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Recent advances in the pathogenesis and treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Abman SH Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Effect of SP-B peptides on the uptake of liposomes by alveolar cells.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Poelma DL, Walther FJ, Waring AJ, Haitsma JJ, Zimmermann LJ, Lachmann B, van Iwaarden JF Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Randomized crossover comparison of proportional assist ventilation and patient-triggered ventilation in extremely low birth weight infants with evolving chronic lung disease.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Schulze A, Rieger-Fackeldey E, Gerhardt T, Claure N, Everett R, Bancalari E Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Ultrasound-guided percutaneous cholecystostomy for acute neonatal biliary obstruction.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Helin R, Bhat R, Rao B Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
The contribution of intermittent hypoxemia to late neurological handicap in mice with hyperoxia-induced lung injury.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Ratner V, Kishkurno SV, Slinko SK, Sosunov SA, Sosunov AA, Polin RA, Ten VS Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
The effect of maternal ketanserin treatment on foetal 5-HT receptor function in umbilical cord artery of pre-eclamptic patients.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Hanff LM, Gupta S, MaassenVanDenBrink A, Steegers EA, Saxena PR, Vulto AG, Visser W Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Prospective volumetric analysis of gallbladders in critically ill newborns: the impact of nutrition.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Schmidt B, Roth B, Stützer H, Benz-Bohm G Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Breast milk: a source of bifidobacteria for infant gut development and maturation?
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Gueimonde M, Laitinen K, Salminen S, Isolauri E Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Clinical outcomes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus-colonized neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Kim YH, Chang SS, Kim YS, Kim EA, Yun SC, Kim KS, Pi SY Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Cloacal exstrophy: a case study.
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Source: Neonatal Network - January 1, 2007 Authors: Marvin T Tags: Neonatal Netw Source Type: journals
Hydrophobic surfactant proteins and their analogues.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Walther FJ, Waring AJ, Sherman MA, Zasadzinski JA, Gordon LM Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Right-sided diaphragmatic eventration: a rare cause of non-immune hydrops fetalis.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Zankl A, Osterheld MC, Vial Y, Beurret N, Meuli R, Meagher-Villemure K, Roth-Kleiner M Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Red cell folate and plasma homocysteine in preterm infants.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Jyothi S, Misra I, Morris G, Benton A, Griffin D, Allen S Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
Genetic disorders of surfactant proteins.
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Source: Neonatology - January 1, 2007 Authors: Hamvas A, Cole FS, Nogee LM Tags: Neonatology Source Type: journals
The hemodynamically significant ductus arteriosus in critically ill full-term neonates. Two case reports?
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