OBJECTIVE To investigate the relationship between placenta-mediated pregnancy complications and bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in very preterm infants. METHODS National prospective population-based cohort study including 2697 singletons born before 32 weeks' gestation. The main outcome measure was moderate to severe BPD. Three groups of placenta-mediated pregnancy complications were compare...

OBJECTIVE To examine the relationship between maternal glucose levels and intrauterine fetal adiposity distribution in women with a normal oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at 28 weeks gestation. STUDY DESIGN We recruited 231 women with a singleton pregnancy. At 28 and 37 weeks gestation, sonographic measurements of fetal body composition were performed. Multiple regression analysis was used...

In this study we investigated erythropoiesis and fetal liver protein secretion during late embryonic (Day 24 and Day 30) and early fetal (Day 40) development in pigs from domestic white crossbred (WC) gilts with a normal (intact; INT) or crowded (unilateral hysterectomized/ovariectomized; UHO) uterine environment, or from prolific Chinese Meishan (MS) gilts. Increased fetal weight, fetal liver ...

Objective. Low birth weight (LBW), no early catch-up weight, and subsequent fat accumulation have been associated with increased risks of insulin resistance from childhood onward and later cardiovascular disease. We sought to clarify the effects of high birth weight (HBW) and postnatal weight gain on insulin resistance. Research Design and Methods. One hundred and seventeen obese children aged ...

Thyroparathyroidectomy (TPTX) in pregnant rats on day 12.5 of gestation was associated with a progressive reduction of dietary intake between days 18 and 21 of gestation. In control mothers with a similar dietary restriction, the fetal plasma calcium and phosphate levels were unchanged, and a slight decrease in fetal weight (approximately 0.8 g) was observed at term. Maternal hypocalcemia in TP...