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Preterm birth

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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The predictive value of a multivariable model based on vaginal Lactobacillus relative abundance and microecological features at 24 weeks gestation and before delivery in spontaneous preterm birth: A Prospective cohort study

SiLing Ren, Qingrong Wu, TingTing Li, Lingling Jiang, XueJuan Xiao

published 10 Feb 2026

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Association between depression during pregnancy and preterm birth: Results from population cohorts and mouse experimental models

Siguo Chen, Guanghong Yan, Xinzi Xie, Qihan Wang, Jie Zhong, Qian Wang, Jinman Zhang, Hongying Li, Dingyun You

published 29 Jan 2026

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S100-alarmins, antenatal corticosteroids and the risk of late-onset sepsis in preterm infants: A prospective cohort study

Gloria Kessler, Thomas Ulas, Thomas Vogl, Johannes Roth, Fenja Albrecht, Gesine Hansen, Constantin S. von Kaisenberg, Christoph Härtel, Bettina Bohnhorst, Dorothee Viemann, Sabine Pirr

published 27 Jan 2026

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Identification of cell senescence-related genes in spontaneous preterm birth based on bioinformatics analysis and machine learning

Guo Juan, Li Ting, Wang Yahui, Zuo Luguang

published 16 Jan 2026

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Autonomic nervous system maturation in preterm neonates: Correlation with gestational and postmenstrual age (ProMote)

Theano Kokkinaki, Aristeidis Petrakis, Ιoannis Kyprakis, Νicole Anagnostatou, Μaria Markodimitraki, Theano Roumeliotaki, Μanolis Tzatzarakis, Έlena Vakonaki, Αristidis Tsatsakis, Haridimos Kondylakis, Εleftheria Hatzidaki

published 05 Jan 2026

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Circulation of Herpesvirus and Alphatorquevirus DNA in each trimester in asymptomatic women pregnant with twins

Tania Regina Tozetto-Mendoza, Layla Honorato, Mariane Pereira Brito, Noely Evangelista Ferreira, Iara M. Linhares, Angela Silvano, Antonio Charlys da Costa, Silvia Helena Lima, Viola Seravalli, Mariarosaria Di Tommaso, Maria Cassia Mendes-Correa, Steven S. Witkin

published 14 Nov 2025

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Should a repeat cervical cerclage be inserted when the primary cerclage fails, to prevent pregnancy loss and preterm birth? A systematic review and meta-analysis

Alexandra Emms, Matthew Vaughan, Rebecca Man, R. Katie Morris, Victoria Hodgetts-Morton, Nicole Pilarksi

published 07 Nov 2025

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