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Preterm birth

Association between maternal hemoglobin concentration levels and preterm birth clinical subtypes: A retrospective, observational, multicenter study

Peiran Chen, Yi Mu, Yanxia Xie, Yanping Wang, Zheng Liu, Mingrong Li, Juan Liang, Jun Zhu

published 13 May 2026

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Prenatal exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and birth outcomes in a pregnancy cohort in Nairobi, Kenya

Allison R. Sherris, Priscillah Wanini Edemba, Anne M. Riederer, Judy Adhiambo, Lewis Olweywe, Prestone Owiti, Catherine J. Karr, John Kinuthia, Barbra A. Richardson, Christopher D. Simpson, Christopher Zuidema, Elizabeth Maleche-Obimbo, Sarah Benki-Nugent

published 13 May 2026

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Association between first-trimester cell-free fetal DNA levels and the risk of preterm birth and low birth weight: A propensity score-matched cohort study

Xiaosa Wang, Hui Shao, Junjiang Wu, Guofeng Yin

published 11 May 2026

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The association between state-level negative racial sentiment and maternal hypertension in the US from 2016 to 2021: An observational study using Twitter data

Laura B. Drew, Junaid Merchant, Marie E. Thoma, Heran Mane, Xiaohe Yue, Thu T. Nguyen

published 29 Apr 2026

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Comfort in a cross-sector care delivery model to address birth inequities: Learnings from San Francisco’s Pregnancy Village

Osamuedeme J. Odiase, April J. Bell, Alison M. El Ayadi, KaSelah Crockett, Malini A. Nijagal, Patience A. Afulani

published 17 Apr 2026

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Survival status and predictors of mortality among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit at public hospitals of Harari region and Dire Dawa administration, eastern Ethiopia: Retrospective cohort study 2025

Boru Abera Ebsa, Maleda Tefera, Dawit Tamiru, Abraham Negash, Naol Oda, Merga Dheresa

published 17 Apr 2026

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Maternal sleep quality during pregnancy and neonatal outcomes: A study from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Wjdan A. Almutairi, Waleed M. Alshehri, Bader M. Almutairy, Thurayya Eid, Ashwaq A. Almutairi, Abdulaziz M. Alodhailah

published 10 Apr 2026

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Outcomes of hyperglycaemia in pregnancy in Africa: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Ezekiel Musa, Tawanda Chivese, Mahmoud Werfalli, Larske M. Soepnel, Veronique Nicolaou, Mushi Matjila, Shane A. Norris, Naomi S. Levitt

published 27 Mar 2026

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Time to initiate trophic feeding and predictors among preterm neonates admitted at General Hospitals in Tigray, 2025

Teklebrhan Welderufael Kidane, Zeray Baraki, Asefa Iyasu, Tekle Gebremeskel Ygzaw, Binyam Gebrehiwet Tesfay, Ngsti Gebremichael Beyene, Teklewoini Mariye Zemicheal, Nebiat Desale Gidey, Geberziher Gebreslassie Welearegay

published 23 Mar 2026

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Therapeutic effect and mechanism of different doses of aspirin on preterm delivery in pregnant mice

Xinlan Qu, Xuechun Wu, Xiaomeng Pang, Yuan Fang

published 05 Mar 2026

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Impact of timing from last dose of dexamethasone administration to delivery, different steroid courses, and fetal number on preterm neonatal outcomes

Saifon Chawanpaiboon, Julaporn Pooliam, Monsak Chuchotiros

published 02 Mar 2026

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Maternal hyperuricemia and adverse neonatal outcomes in normotensive pregnancies: Evidence from a prospective cohort study in Eastern Uganda

Hassan Abdullahi Hafsa, Marie Pascaline Sabine Ishimwe, Musa Kasujja, Geoffrey Okot, Sawda Abdikarim Sheikh Isse, Hussein Mire Hamdi, Mohamud Mohamed Sadia, Ramlo Abdi Ali, Adam Abdrahim Suliman Ebaid, Maxwell Okello, Ahmed Kiswezi Kazigo, Theodore Nteziyaremye, Ibrahim Bwaga, Theoneste Hakizimana

published 02 Mar 2026

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Maternal and neonatal outcomes following SARS-CoV-2 infection in an unvaccinated pregnant cohort: A trimester-specific analysis

Rozhan Khezri, Kamran Ebrahimi, Saeedeh Askari, Shayesteh Jahanfar, Fateme Darvish Motevalli, Kourosh Javdani Esfehani

published 23 Feb 2026

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