OBJECTIVE This study analyzed mother-to-child HIV transmission rates by sex and exposure time for babies born to HIV-infected, untreated African women. METHODS Data were analyzed from 2 independent studies done in Malawi during the 1990s. Infections were established by polymerase chain reaction on blood samples. Odds ratios (ORs) for transmission were examined by period at risk: in utero (inf...

This review aimed to determine: whether EF is affected in children and adolescents (2–24-years-old) with perinatal HIV infection, exposure without behaviourally acquired HIV. A systematic (PROSPERO number: CRD42017067813) was conducted using 11 electronic databases (01.01.1981–09.07.2019) 8 conference websites. Primary quantitative studies scores on cognitive tasks and/or behavioural report mea...

BACKGROUND Studies of the diagnostic accuracy of most laboratory tests for early-onset neonatal sepsis have yielded variable results. We investigated whether some of this variation might be attributable to differences in population baseline severity and risk status as well as to specific ante- and perinatal variables, independent of the presence of neonatal infection. METHODS The Score for Ne...

Studies suggest childhood exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) leads to increased incidence of infections of the lower respiratory tract. The objective of this study was to determine whether perinatal exposure to ETS increases the incidence, morbidity and severity of respiratory influenza infection and whether a secondary bacterial challenge at the peak of a pre-existing viral infectio...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the maternal and perinatal morbidity associated with cesarean delivery involving the upper uterine segment compared with that of low transverse cesarean delivery. METHODS A 19-year review of a perinatal database and the relevant charts was used to determine the maternal and perinatal morbidity associated with low transverse cesarean, classic cesarean, and inverted "T" ce...

Perinatal brain injury frequently complicates preterm birth and leads to significant long-term morbidity. Cytokines and inflammatory cells are mediators in the common pathways associated with perinatal brain injury induced by a variety of insults, such as hypoxic-ischemic injury, reperfusion injury, toxin-mediated injury, and infection. This paper examines our current knowledge regarding cytoki...

Tujuan: Penelitian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui hubungan luaran maternal dan perinatal terhadap tingkat keparahan infeksi COVID-19 pada ibu bersalin di RSUP Dr. Hasan Sadikin Bandung. Metode: menggunakan studi analitik observasional retrospektif dengan rancangan potong lintang data rekam medik selama periode Maret 2020 hingga Juni 2021. Karakteristik subjek meliputi usia ibu, jumlah paritas, ...