Sökning: "Small for Gestational Age SGA"

Visar resultat 16 - 20 av 43 avhandlingar innehållade orden Small for Gestational Age SGA.

1. 16. Hormonal programming and adrenal function. Studies in children and in a rat model

   Författare :Jovanna Dahlgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :Children; cortisol; dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate; small for gestational age; short stature; cytokines; dexamethasone; insulin sensitivity; androgenization;

   Sammanfattning : Prenatal events during specific time windows have been found to be followed by permanent changes affecting neuroendocrine, so called programming. Undernutrition, placental dysfunction or maternal stress, are apparent examples of such stimuli. LÄS MER

3. 17. Apnea, small for date and autonomic imbalance : risk factors in relation to SIDS

   Författare :Ann Edner; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Sudden Infant Death Syndrome SIDS ; Apparent Life Threatening Event ALTE ; Small for Gestational Age SGA ; Tilt test; Heart Rate Variability HR V ;

   Sammanfattning : SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is defined as an infant who has died suddenly and its cause "remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history". An infant who during sleep has been found apneic, pale or cyanotic and limp, and has required either vigorous stimulation or cardiopulmonary resuscitation is defined to have been affected of an Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE). LÄS MER

4. 18. Monitoring pregnancy for improved perinatal outcome in Mozambique

   Författare :Kenneth Challis; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Nyckelord :Preterm birth; small for gestational age; low birth weight; anthropometry; socioeconomical factors; birth weight; genital infections; intrauterine fetal death; symphysis-fundus height; fetal growth; gestational diabetes; HbA1c; syphilis; intervention; malaria; sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine; Mozambique;

   Sammanfattning : The general aim was to monitor pregnancy for improved perinatal outcome in Mozambique. A cohort of 817 Mozambican pregnant women were followed from their first antenatal clinic visit to the end of the perinatal period in two suburban/semirural antenatal clinics in Maputo. Nine percent were lost to follow-up. LÄS MER

5. 19. Pre- and perinatal factors in long-term development : behavioral and intellectual performance for boys and girls at school age as related to birth weight and gestational age, with special regard to maternal hormone levels and smoking during pregnancy

   Författare :Monica Lagerström; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

   Sammanfattning : The aim of the present work was to investigate long-term intellectual and behavioral development in relation to pre- and perinatal factors, with emphasis on birth weight and gestational age, for boys and girls at school age. The first part of the work consists of a short-term longitudinal clinical study of pregnant women in risk pregnancies. LÄS MER

7. 20. Prenatal risk factors for severe cardiovascular diseases up to middle-age : a Nordic collaborative study

   Författare :Fen Yang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Sammanfattning : Background and objectives: Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are major causes of death and disability. However, the established traditional risk factors cannot explain a substantial proportion of CVD cases, prompting investigations into novel risk factors. LÄS MER