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Maternal Smoking Status in Successive Pregnancies and Risk of Having a Small for Gestational Age Infant
ConclusionsSmoking throughout two successive pregnancies was associated with the greatest increased SGA risk compared with non‐smokers, while cessation before or during the second pregnancy reduced this risk. Women who smoked in the first pregnancy without experiencing SGA are not protected against SGA in second pregnancy if they continue smoking. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - October 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Liv G. Kvalvik, Kjell Haug, Kari Klungs øyr, Nils‐Halvdan Morken, Lisa A. DeRoo, Rolv Skjærven Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Early ‐onset Preeclampsia in Lupus Pregnancy
ConclusionWomen with SLE are at increased risk of early‐onset preeclampsia and this increased risk may be independent of the traditional risk factors such as pregestational hypertension, APS, BMI, or smoking. Women with SLE during pregnancy should be closely monitored for early‐onset preeclampsia and future research needs to identify the non‐traditional preeclampsia factors that might cause this serious outcome. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - October 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Julia F. Simard, Elizabeth V. Arkema, Cathina Nguyen, Elisabet Svenungsson, Anna ‐Karin Wikström, Kristin Palmsten, Jane E. Salmon Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Daughters of Mothers Who Smoke: a Population ‐based Cohort Study of Maternal Prenatal Tobacco use and Subsequent Prenatal Smoking in Offspring
ConclusionsIn this relatively young population, we found that daughters exposed to maternal prenatal smoking have an increased risk of smoking later on during their own pregnancy, emphasizing the importance of exposures during the prenatal period. The mechanisms leading to prenatal smoking are multifactorial and likely include behavioural, genetic, epigenetic and environmental factors. An understanding of this risk factor for prenatal smoking may guide health care providers to better target smoking cessation interventions to at‐risk populations. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - October 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Collette N. Ncube, Beth A. Mueller Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Living in Violent Neighbourhoods is Associated with Gestational Weight Gain Outside the Recommended Range
ConclusionsThese findings support the hypothesis that violence can affect weight gain during pregnancy, emphasizing the importance of neighbourhood violence as a public health issue. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - October 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Jessica Galin, Barbara Abrams, Stephanie A. Leonard, Ellicott C. Matthay, Dana E. Goin, Jennifer Ahern Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Consequences of an Extended Recruitment on Participation in the Follow ‐Up of a Child Study: Results from the German IDEFICS Cohort
ConclusionsAn extended recruitment effort at baseline of a child cohort study is not per se associated with a higher chance of attrition at follow‐up. Much care should be taken to collect valid telephone numbers. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - October 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Malte Langeheine, Hermann Pohlabeln, Wolfgang Ahrens, Stefan Rach, Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Evaluation of the Sensitivity and Accuracy of Birth Defects Indicators on the 2003 Revision of the U.S. Birth Certificate: has Data Quality Improved?
ConclusionsEfforts to restrict the 2003 revision of the birth certificate to defects identifiable at birth have not improved the likelihood that birth certificates will identify infants born with those defects. We do not recommend the use of birth certificates as a source of birth defects data without case verification strategies. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - October 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Jason L. Salemi, Jean Paul Tanner, Diana P. Sampat, Rachel E. Rutkowski, Suzanne B. Anjohrin, Jennifer Marshall, Russell S. Kirby Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Pre ‐pregnancy and Early Prenatal Care are Associated with Lower Risk of Ectopic Pregnancy Complications in the Medicaid Population: 2004–08
ConclusionsPre‐pregnancy and prenatal care are independently associated with decreased risk of ectopic pregnancy complications among Medicaid beneficiaries. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - October 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Debra B. Stulberg, Loretta Cain, Irma Hasham Dahlquist, Diane S. Lauderdale Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Describing the Shape of the Relationship Between Gestational Age at Birth and Cognitive Development in a Nationally Representative U.S. Birth Cohort
ConclusionsThis study estimated the relative performance of children born at 24–42 weeks in a population‐based birth cohort using multiple approaches to modelling gestational age, providing a more rigorous understanding of the relationships between the full spectrum of gestational age and cognitive and academic outcomes in early childhood and at school age. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - October 24, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Jennifer L. Richards, Carolyn Drews ‐Botsch, Jessica M. Sales, William Dana Flanders, Michael R. Kramer Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Morbidity and Health Care Costs After Early Term Birth
ConclusionsInfants born early term have increased morbidity and higher health care‐related costs during early childhood than full term infants. Early term birth seems to be associated with a health disadvantage. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - October 23, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Emmi Helle, Sture Andersson, Unto H äkkinen, Jutta Järvelin, Janne Eskelinen, Eero Kajantie Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Association between Caesarean Delivery and Childhood Asthma in India and Vietnam
ConclusionsThe study suggests that caesarean birth may be associated with an increased risk of childhood asthma in India and Vietnam. The underlying mechanisms of this finding need to be further elucidated. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - August 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Tina Lavin, Peter Franklin, David B. Preen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Reconstructing a Pregnancy Cohort to Examine Potential Selection Bias in Studies on Racial Disparities in Preterm Delivery
ConclusionsUsing birth certificate data – thereby excluding induced terminations – to estimate the PTD racial disparity did not produce biased estimates. Our data suggest observed PTD disparities likely are not artefacts of selection bias due to induced termination. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - August 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Katherine J. Sapra, Ashok K. Chaurasia, Jennifer A. Hutcheon, Katherine A. Ahrens Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Moderate Prenatal Cadmium Exposure and Adverse Birth Outcomes: a Role for Sex ‐Specific Differences?
ConclusionIn these pregnant women with moderate prenatal Cd exposure there evidence of adverse associations with birth anthropometry variables in the whole group. However, there was evidence of associations with anthropometric variables in girls that were not evident in boys. Sex‐specific effects require further investigation in large cohorts as a possible contributor to the lack of associations generally found in mixed‐sex studies. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - August 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Caroline M. Taylor, Jean Golding, Alan M. Emond Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

Association of Gestational Age and Severe Neonatal Morbidity with Mortality in Early Childhood
ConclusionsThe direct effects of gestational age on mortality extended up to 1 year of age, whereas severe neonatal morbidity remained associated with heightened mortality into early childhood. Efforts to maximise the health and well‐being of vulnerable infants, with emphasis on preventing infections and injuries, may help further reduce early childhood mortality. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - August 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Alexandre S. Stephens, Samantha J. Lain, Christine L. Roberts, Jennifer R. Bowen, Natasha Nassar Tags: Original Article Source Type: research

The Difficult Design of Epidemiologic Studies on Zika Virus and Pregnancy
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Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - August 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Emily W. Harville, Fernando A. Althabe, G érard Bréart, Pierre Buekens Tags: Commentary Source Type: research

The Impact of Small for Gestational Age Births in Early and Late Preeclamptic Pregnancies for Preeclampsia Recurrence: a Cohort Study of Successive Pregnancies in Sweden
ConclusionsLate preeclampsia combined with fetal growth restriction may be regarded as an ischaemic placental disease. Given the high absolute risk of preeclampsia recurrence, preventing weight gain may be especially important in women with previous preeclampsia. (Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology)
Source: Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology - August 31, 2016 Category: Perinatology & Neonatology Authors: Sven Cnattingius, Anna ‐Karin Wikström, Olof Stephansson, Kari Johansson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research