This is a selection of articles from the July 2008 archive. Click here for this month's Perinatology & Neonatology headlines.
Volume 19 Issue 03
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Source: Fetal and Maternal Medicine Review - July 31, 2008 Source Type: info
Carbimazole embryopathy-bilateral choanal atresia and patent vitello-intestinal duct: A case report and review of literature
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - July 31, 2008 Authors: Lakshminarayanan Kannan, Satish Mishra, Ramesh Agarwal, Venkat Kartikeyan, Neerja Gupta, Madhulika Kabra Source Type: info
Acceptance of preimplantation genetic diagnosis for [beta]-thalassemia in Lebanese women with previously affected children
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 26, 2008 Authors: Chantal Farra, Anwar H. Nassar, Ihab M. Usta, Pascale Salameh, Mirna Souaid, Johnny Awwad Source Type: info
Combined test + inhibin A at week 13 in contingent sequential testing: an interesting alternative for first-trimester prenatal screening for Down Syndrome
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 25, 2008 Authors: D. J. Ramos-Corpas, J. C. Santiago Source Type: info
Prenatal diagnosis of mosaic 1q31.3q32.1 trisomy associated with occipital encephalocele
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 25, 2008 Authors: Chih-Ping Chen, Yann-Jang Chen, Schu-Rern Chern, Fuu-Jen Tsai, Hung-Hung Lin, Chen-Chi Lee, Wayseen Wang Source Type: info
Partial trisomy 20q in a fetus with hypoplastic nasal bone, mild ventriculomegaly, and short femur
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 25, 2008 Authors: Waldo Sepulveda, Cecilia Be Source Type: info
Folate-related gene polymorphisms as risk factors for cleft lip and cleft palate
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - July 25, 2008 Authors: James L. Mills, Anne M. Molloy, Anne Parle-McDermott, James F. Troendle, Lawrence C. Brody, Mary R. Conley, Christopher Cox, Faith Pangilinan, David J. A. Orr, Michael Earley, Eamon McKiernan, Ena C. Lynn, Anne Doyle, John M. Scott, Peadar N. Kirke Source Type: info
Prader-Willi syndrome: is there a recognizable fetal phenotype?
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 25, 2008 Authors: Nicole Bigi, Jean-Michel Faure, Christine Coubes, Jacques Puechberty, Geneviève Lefort, Pierre Sarda, Patricia Blanchet Source Type: info
Mutational analysis of SHH and GLI3 in anorectal malformations
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - July 25, 2008 Authors: Maria-Mercè Garcia-Barceló, Vincent Chi-Hang Lui, Xiaoping Miao, Man-ting So, Thomas Yuk-yu Leon, Zhen-wei Yuan, Long Li, Lei Liu, Bin Wang, Xiao-bing Sun, Liu-ming Huang, Jin-fa Tou, Elly Sau-wai Ngan, Stacey S. Cherny, Kin-wai Chan, Kim-hung Lee, Weil Source Type: info
Fetal anemia and hydrops associated with homozygosity for hemoglobin Quong Sze
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 24, 2008 Authors: Can Liao, Jian Li, Dong-Zhi Li Source Type: info
Regarding environmental factors in the etiology of esophageal atresia and congenital diaphragmatic hernia
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - July 24, 2008 Authors: Silvia Ceccanti, Denis A. Cozzi, Mauro Ceccanti Source Type: info
A survey of the current neonatal nurse practitioner workforce
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - July 24, 2008 Authors: R M CussonM E Buus-FrankV A FlanaganS MillerK ZukowskyL Rasmussen Source Type: info
List of presentations at Fifth International NTD conference
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - July 24, 2008 Authors: Helga Toriello Source Type: info
Spina bifida before and after folic acid fortification in Canada
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - July 24, 2008 Authors: Philippe De Wals, Fassiatou Tairou, Margot I. Van Allen, R. Brian Lowry, Jane A. Evans, Michiel C. Van den Hof, Marian Crowley, Soo-Hong Uh, Pamela Zimmer, Barbara Sibbald, Bridget Fernandez, Nora S. Lee, Theophile Niyonsenga Source Type: info
Reply to Ceccanti et al.
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - July 24, 2008 Authors: Janine F. Felix, Marieke F. van Dooren, Merel Klaassens, Wim C.J. Hop, Claudine P. Torfs, Dic Tbboel Source Type: info
Genome-wide pathway analysis of folate-responsive genes to unravel the pathogenesis of orofacial clefting in man
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - July 24, 2008 Authors: Bart J. B. Bliek, Régine P. M. Steegers-Theunissen, Leen J. Blok, Lindy A. M. Santegoets, Jan Lindemans, Ben A. Oostra, Eric A. P. Steegers, Annelies de Klein Source Type: info
Is there a role for erythropoietin in neonatal medicine?
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Source: Early Human Development - July 22, 2008 Authors: Mainie P Tags: Early Hum Dev Source Type: info
Second trimester amniotic fluid transferrin and uric acid predict infant birth outcomes
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 22, 2008 Authors: Tao Gao, Nadine R. Zablith, David H. Burns, Cameron D. Skinner, Kristine G. Koski Source Type: info
A score-based method for quality control of fetal images at routine second-trimester ultrasound examination
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 22, 2008 Authors: L. J. Salomon, N. Winer, J. P. Bernard, Y. Ville Source Type: info
Increased level of cell-free placental mRNA in a subgroup of placenta previa that needs hysterectomy
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 22, 2008 Authors: Kiyonori Miura, Shoko Miura, Kentaro Yamasaki, Atsushi Yoshida, Koh-ichiro Yoshiura, Daisuke Nakayama, Norio Niikawa, Hideaki Masuzaki Source Type: info
Detection of circulating fetal cells utilizing automated microscopy: potential for noninvasive prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal aneuploidies
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 22, 2008 Authors: Antti Seppo, Veronika Frisova, Ilia Ichetovkin, Youngmin Kim, Mark I. Evans, Aristeidis Antsaklis, Kypros H. Nicolaides, Triantafyllos Tafas, Petros Tsipouras, Michael W. Kilpatrick Source Type: info
Comparison of microarray-based detection rates for cytogenetic abnormalities in prenatal and neonatal specimens
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 22, 2008 Authors: Lisa G. Shaffer, Justine Coppinger, Sarah Alliman, Beth A. Torchia, Aaron Theisen, Blake C. Ballif, Bassem A. Bejjani Source Type: info
In utero acquired limb ischemia in monochorionic twins with and without twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 22, 2008 Authors: Enrico Lopriore, Liesbeth Lewi, Dick Oepkes, Anne Debeer, Frank P. Vandenbussche, Jan Deprest, Frans J. Walther Source Type: info
Metabolic effects of different protein intakes after short term undernutrition in artificially reared infant rats.
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Source: Early Human Development - July 21, 2008 Authors: Robert CD, Li N, Caicedo R, Frost S, Lane R, Hauser N, Neu J Tags: Early Hum Dev Source Type: info
Embryotoxicity of artesunate in animal species related to drug tissue distribution and toxicokinetic profiles
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part B: Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology - July 18, 2008 Authors: Qigui Li, Yuanzheng Si, Kirsten S. Smith, Qiang Zeng, Peter J. Weina Source Type: info
Management of anemia in the newborn.
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Source: Early Human Development - July 18, 2008 Authors: Luban NL Tags: Early Hum Dev Source Type: info
Repeated Paracentesis in a Fetus with Meconium Peritonitis with Massive Ascites: A Case Report
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Recipient's Vascular Doppler Pattern Immediately following Death of the Donor in a Case of Untreated Severe Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Endoscopic Fetal Urethrotomy for Anterior Urethral Valves: A Preliminary Report
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Women's Perception of Information and Experiences of Nuchal Translucency Screening in Greece
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Feasibility of in utero Telemetric Fetal ECG Monitoring in a Lamb Model
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Dandy-Walker Syndrome, Associated Anomalies and Survival through Infancy: A Population-Based Study
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Viewing of the Soft and the Hard Palate on Routine 3-D Ultrasound Sweep of the Fetal Face -- A Feasibility Study
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Estimation of Fetal Weight: Accuracy of Regression Models versus Accuracy of Ultrasound Data
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Establishment of a Polymerase Chain Reaction Method for Detection of Escherichia coli in Amniotic Fluid in Patients with Chorioamnionitis
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Examination of the Fetal Heart by Four-Dimensional Ultrasound with Spatiotemporal Image Correlation during Routine Second-Trimester Examination: The 'Three-Steps Technique'
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Prenatal Diagnosis and Subsequent Treatment of an Intermediate-Risk Paraspinal Neuroblastoma: Case Report and Review of the Literature
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Umbilical Cord Ulceration after Prenatal Diagnosis of Duodenal Atresia with Interstitial Deletion of Chromosome 13q: A Case Report
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
A Stillborn Fetus with Amniotic Band Syndrome and Elevated Levels of a-Fetoprotein plus b-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin: A Case Report
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Double Aneuploidy in Spontaneous Miscarriages: Two Case Reports and Review of the Literature
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
An Echo-Poor Spine at 13 Weeks: An Early Sign of Cleidocranial Dysplasia
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Source: Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy - July 17, 2008 Source Type: info
Gestational diabetes: diagnosis and management
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - July 17, 2008 Authors: Y W ChengA B Caughey Source Type: info
Effects of motor physical therapy on bone mineralization in premature infants: a randomized controlled study
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - July 17, 2008 Authors: C M VignochiE MiuraL H Canani Source Type: info
Massage therapy reduces hospital stay and occurrence of late-onset sepsis in very preterm neonates
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - July 17, 2008 Authors: E W MendesR S Procianoy Source Type: info
Prevention of NTDs with periconceptional multivitamin supplementation containing folic acid in China
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical and Molecular Teratology - July 17, 2008 Authors: Gong Chen, Xinming Song, Ying Ji, Lei Zhang, Lijun Pei, Jiapeng Chen, Jufen Liu, Chengfu Li, Xiaoying Zheng Source Type: info
Motor impairment and low achievement in very preterm children at eight years of age.
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Source: Early Human Development - July 17, 2008 Authors: Wocadlo C, Rieger I Tags: Early Hum Dev Source Type: info
Does point-of-care functional echocardiography enhance cardiovascular care in the NICU?
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - July 17, 2008 Authors: A SehgalP J McNamara Source Type: info
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis function in 3-month old infants with prenatal selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant exposure.
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Source: Early Human Development - July 17, 2008 Authors: Oberlander TF, Grunau R, Mayes L, Riggs W, Rurak D, Papsdorf M, Misri S, Weinberg J Tags: Early Hum Dev Source Type: info
Nobody likes premies: the relative value of patients’ lives
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - July 17, 2008 Authors: A JanvierI LeblancK J Barrington Source Type: info
How to interpret your dot: decoding the message of clinical performance indicators
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - July 17, 2008 Authors: J SchulmanD J SpiegelhalterG Parry Source Type: info
Persistent maternal anxiety affects the interaction between mothers and their very low birthweight children at 24 months.
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Source: Early Human Development - July 14, 2008 Authors: Zelkowitz P, Papageorgiou A, Bardin C, Wang T Tags: Early Hum Dev Source Type: info
Assessment of the value of detecting specific IgA antibodies for the diagnosis of a recently acquired primary Toxoplasma infection
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 13, 2008 Authors: Fernanda Santos Nascimento, Lisandra Akemi Suzuki, Cláudio Lúcio Rossi Source Type: info
Maternal smoking, demographic and lifestyle factors in relation to daughter's age at menarche
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - July 13, 2008 Authors: Gayle C. Windham, Lixia Zhang, Matthew P. Longnecker, Mark Klebanoff Source Type: info
How to tackle bleeding and thrombosis in the newborn.
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Source: Early Human Development - July 12, 2008 Authors: Stanworth SJ, Bennett C Tags: Early Hum Dev Source Type: info
Sensitive periods for developmental toxicity of orally administered artesunate in the rat
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part B: Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology - July 11, 2008 Authors: Tacey E.K. White, Robert L. Clark Source Type: info
The changing face of haemolytic disease of the newborn.
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Source: Early Human Development - July 11, 2008 Authors: Roberts IA Tags: Early Hum Dev Source Type: info
Maternal serum screening in cases of mosaic and translocation Down syndrome
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 11, 2008 Authors: Sophie Dreux, Camille Olivier, Jean-Michel Dupont, Nathalie Leporrier, Study Group , Jean-François Oury, Françoise Muller Source Type: info
Corrigendum
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Source: Birth Defects Research Part B: Developmental and Reproductive Toxicology - July 10, 2008 Authors: Makoto Usami Source Type: info
Increased carotid artery intima-media thickness following venoarterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in the neonatal period
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - July 10, 2008 Authors: P FriedlichJ GonzalezT NieldH KeshavaJ SteinI SeriV Gilsanz Source Type: info
Postoperative cardiorespiratory instability following ligation of the preterm ductus arteriosus is related to early need for intervention
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - July 10, 2008 Authors: L S TeixeiraS P ShivanandaD StephensG Van ArsdellP J McNamara Source Type: info
Growth and neurodevelopment at 16 to 24 months of age for infants born with gastroschisis
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - July 10, 2008 Authors: A P SouthD D MarshallC L BoseM M Laughon Source Type: info
Can magnetic resonance spectroscopy predict neurodevelopmental outcome in very low birth weight preterm infants?
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Source: Journal of Perinatology - July 10, 2008 Authors: E M AugustineD M SpielmanP D BarnesT L SutcliffeJ D DermonM MirmiranD B ClaytonR L Ariagno Source Type: info
Second-trimester maternal serum free-[beta]-human chorionic gonadotropin and [alpha]-fetoprotein levels in normal twin and singleton pregnancies: a report of local Chinese population
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 9, 2008 Authors: Zhenwei Xie, Shiming Lu, Yuning Zhu, Yali Sun, Yu Jin Source Type: info
Serum beta(2)-Microglobulin as a Marker of Congenital Toxoplasmosis and Cytomegalovirus Infection in Preterm Neonates.
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Source: Neonatology - July 9, 2008 Authors: Nešović-Ostojić J, Klun I, Vujanić M, Trbovich A, Djurković-Djaković O Tags: Neonatology Source Type: info
Editorial Note: Sources of Neonatal Medicine.
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Source: Neonatology - July 9, 2008 Authors: Halliday HL, Speer CP Tags: Neonatology Source Type: info
Suppression and Recovery of the Hypothalamic Function after High-Dose Corticosteroid Treatment in Preterm Infants.
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Source: Neonatology - July 9, 2008 Authors: Ng PC, Lam CW, Lee CH, Chan IH, Wong SP, Fok TF Tags: Neonatology Source Type: info
History of Neonatal Resuscitation - Part 1: Artificial Ventilation.
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Source: Neonatology - July 9, 2008 Authors: Obladen M Tags: Neonatology Source Type: info
Molecular prenatal diagnosis of Hb H Hydrops Fetalis caused by haemoglobin Adana and the implications to antenatal screening for [alpha]-thalassaemia
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Source: Prenatal Diagnosis - July 9, 2008 Authors: S. Henderson, M. Pitman, J. McCarthy, A. Molyneux, J. Old Source Type: info
Prenatal diagnosis of a de novo partial trisomy 10p12.1-12.2 pter originating from an unbalanced translocation onto 15qter and confirmed with array CGH
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