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381 Pregnancy 101: A Call for Reproductive and Prenatal Health Education in College Maternal and Child Health Journal , March 19, 2012

382 Utilization of available prenatal screening and diagnosis: effects of the California screen program Journal of Perinatology, March 14, 2012

383 Separation, failure and temporary relinquishment: womens experiences of early mothering in the context of emergency hysterectomy Journal of Clinical Nursing, March 13, 2012

384 Associations of prenatal metabolic abnormalities with insulin and adiponectin concentrations in human milk Full Text American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, March 8, 2012

385 Obstructive sleep apnea and pregnancy: the effect on perinatal outcomes Journal of Perinatology, March 2, 2012

386 An exploration of connections between a mother and her unborn in preterm labor Journal of Perinatology, March 2, 2012

387 The lost art of intubation: assessing opportunities for residents to perform neonatal intubation Journal of Perinatology, March 2, 2012

388 Thermal protection of the newborn in resource-limited environments Journal of Perinatology, March 2, 2012

389 Zinc Protoporphyrin-to-Heme Ratios in High-Risk and Preterm Infants The Journal of Pediatrics, March 1, 2012

390 Utility of Post–Urinary Tract Infection Imaging in Patients With Normal Prenatal Renal Ultrasound Clinical Pediatrics, February 28, 2012

391 Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease Severity, Psychiatric Symptoms, and Functional Outcomes in Perinatally Infected Youth JAMA Pediatrics, February 24, 2012

392 Postnatal Depression Symptoms are Associated with Increased Diarrhea Among Infants of HIV-Positive Ghanaian Mothers AIDS and Behavior, February 24, 2012

393 Maternal Self-Efficacy Reduces the Impact of Prenatal Stress on Infants Crying Behavior The Journal of Pediatrics, February 20, 2012

394 Older Not Wiser: Risk of Prenatal Alcohol Use by Maternal Age Maternal and Child Health Journal , February 15, 2012

395 The Relationship of Socioeconomic Status to Preterm Contractions and Preterm Delivery Maternal and Child Health Journal , February 15, 2012

396 Low Birthweight in Mexico: A Systematic Review Maternal and Child Health Journal , February 15, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

397 Causes of neonatal and maternal deaths in Dhaka slums: Implications for service delivery Full Text BMC Public Health, February 9, 2012

398 The role of prenatal, perinatal and postnatal factors in the explanation of socioeconomic inequalities in preschool asthma symptoms: the Generation R Study Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, February 7, 2012

399 Optimising growth in phenylketonuria: Current state of the clinical evidence base Clinical Nutrition, February 7, 2012    Evidence Based Medicine

400 Prevalence of malnutrition and risk of under-nutrition in hospitalized children Clinical Nutrition, January 30, 2012

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RBP4 is weakly associated with subclinical atherosclerosis

As published in Cardiovascular Diabetology, an elevated retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) level was shown to be associated hypertriglyceridemia and coronary artery calcification, but not other cardiometabolic risk factors, such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, elevated CRP, and increased CIMT. The study involved 709 postmenopausal women from the Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS).

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n-3 PUFAs are renoprotective in diabetics

As published in Diabetes Care, n-3 PUFA supplementation (4 g/d x 6 w) in patients with diabetes (n=29) resulted in decreased urine NGAL excretion; there was no effect on urine albumin excretion, serum markers of kidney function, and eGFR. In patients taking RAAS blockers, n-3 PUFA supplementation decreased albumin excretion, NGAL, LFABP, and NAG.

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Homocysteine and folate predict CHD and all-cause mortalities

Researchers at the University of Sydney have reported that the highest vs. lowest quartile of homocysteine (HR=2.45) and folate deficiency (HR=1.53), but not vitamin B12 levels, predict CHD mortality. Further hyperhomocysteinaemia (> 15 µmol/L) was reported to be associated with all-cause mortality (HR=1.47).

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1 Perinatal bereavement: a principle-based concept analysis Journal of Advanced Nursing, March 25, 2013

2 Changes in quality of life into adulthood after very preterm birth and/or very low birth weight in the Netherlands Health and Quality of Life Outcomes , April 1, 2013    Free full text    Review Article

3 Omphalocele in the first trimester: prediction of perinatal outcome Prenatal Diagnosis, April 9, 2013

4 Reevaluating the Relationship Between Prenatal Employment and Birth Outcomes: A Policy-Relevant Application of Propensity Score Matching Women's Health Issues, March 18, 2013    Review Article

5 Perinatal bereavement care: Are we meeting families' needs? British Journal of Midwifery, April 24, 2013

6 Antenatal care packages with reduced visits and perinatal mortality: a secondary analysis of the WHO Antenatal Care Trial Reproductive Health, April 19, 2013    Free full text

7 The association between breastfeeding, maternal smoking in utero, and birth weight with bone mass and fractures in adolescents: a 16-year longitudinal study Osteoporosis International, April 18, 2013

8 Mother's and father's monitoring is more important than parental social support regarding sexual risk behaviour among 15-year-old adolescents The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care, April 12, 2013

9 Influence of skin-to-skin contact and rooming-in on early mother–infant interaction: a randomized controlled trial Clinical Nursing Research, January 9, 2013

10 Implementation of a quality assurance process for non-therapeutic infant male circumcision providers in North West England Journal of Public Health, April 23, 2013    Review Article

11 Guidelines-based indicators to measure quality of antenatal care Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, April 12, 2013    Clinical Guideline

12 Fear of childbirth in expectant fathers, subsequent childbirth experience and impact of antenatal education: Subanalysis of results from a randomized controlled trial Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica, April 17, 2013

13 Need for interventional studies on the impact of music in the perinatal period: results of a pilot study on women's preferences and review of the literature The Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine, February 27, 2013    Review Article

14 Perinatal immunization education improves immunization rates and knowledge: A randomized controlled trial Preventive Medicine, March 29, 2013

15 Is there an advantage for preterm infants to feed orally in an upright or sidelying position? Journal of Neonatal Nursing, February 15, 2013

16 Trisomy 18 and 13: trends in prevalence and prenatal diagnosis: population based study Prenatal Diagnosis, April 12, 2013

17 Impact of observed versus hypothesized service utilization on the incremental cost of first trimester screening and prenatal diagnosis for trisomy 21 in a Canadian province Prenatal Diagnosis, April 2, 2013

18 Neurological and developmental outcome in extremely preterm children born in England in 1995 and 2006: the EPICure studies British Medical Journal, January 2, 2013

19 Prevention of perinatal death and adverse perinatal outcome using low-dose aspirin: a meta-analysis Ultrasound in Obstetrics & Gynecology, February 8, 2013    Evidence Based Medicine    Review Article

20 The self-rated inventory of depressive symptomatology for screening prenatal depression International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics, April 1, 2013

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