Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most prevalent, severe and costly motor disability of childhood.
Consequently, CP is a public health priority for prevention, but its aetiology has proved …

Cerebral palsy (CP) is heterogeneous with different clinical types, comorbidities, brain
imaging patterns, causes, and now also heterogeneous underlying genetic variants. Few …

Objective: The objectives of this study were to:(1) determine the amniotic fluid (AF)
microbiology of patients with preterm prelabor rupture of membranes (PROM); and (2) …

Over half a million women die each year from pregnancy related causes, 99% in low and
middle income countries. In many low income countries, complications of pregnancy and …

Many paediatric clinical research studies, whether observational or interventional, have as
an eventual aim the identification or quantification of causal relationships. One might ask …

Purpose. Describing the epidemiology of cerebral palsy (CP), its impairments and risk
factors. Method. Literature review 1965–2004. Search terms: Cerebral palsy, incidence …

Epidemiological studies with human populations indicate associations between maternal
infection during pregnancy and increased risk in offspring for central nervous system (CNS) …

OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the frequency and clinical
significance of a systemic inflammatory response as defined by an elevated plasma …

Background Premature birth carries substantial neonatal morbidity and mortality. Subclinical
infection is associated with preterm rupture of membranes (PROM). Prophylactic maternal …

Objective To evaluate the association between umbilical cord pH at birth and long term
outcomes. Design Systematic review and meta-analysis. Data sources Medline (1966 …