BACKGROUND: Preterm birth is a major global health challenge, the leading cause of death in children under 5 years of age, and a key measure of a population's general health and nutritional status. Current clinical methods of estimating fetal gestati...
Obstetric ultrasound examination of physiological parameters has been mainly used to estimate the fetal weight during pregnancy and baby weight before labour to monitor fetal growth and reduce prenatal morbidity and mortality. However, the problem is...
BACKGROUND: While there is increasing interest in identifying pregnancies at risk for adverse outcome, existing prediction models have not adequately assessed population-based risks, and have been based on conventional regression methods. The objecti...
BACKGROUND: Parabens are suspected to impair fetal growth because of their endocrine disrupting effects. Epidemiological studies regarding the effects of prenatal exposure to parabens on birth outcomes are limited.
Historically, the prediction of reproductive and developmental toxicity has largely relied on the use of animals. The adverse outcome pathway (AOP) framework forms a basis for the development of new non-animal test methods. It also provides biologica...
INTRODUCTION: Recent advancements in four-dimensional (4D) ultrasonography have enabled detailed observation of fetal behavior , including facial movements, limb gestures, and stimulus responses. These developments have prompted renewed inquiry into ...
FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Nov 15, 2025
Harnessing information from maternal blood to predict fetal growth is an emerging area of research in livestock production, offering a noninvasive tool to monitor development. This study aimed to investigate temporal changes in blood gene expression ...
The human brain undergoes major developmental changes during pregnancy. Three-dimensional (3D) ultrasound images allow for the opportunity to investigate typical prenatal brain development on a large scale. Transabdominal ultrasound can be challengin...
Birthweight is often used as a proxy for fetal weight. Problems with this practice have recently been brought to light. We explore whether data available at birth can be used to predict estimated fetal weight using linear and quantile regression, ran...
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