Although nucleated red blood cells (nRBCs) are rarely found circulating in older children, 1
they are commonly seen in the blood of newborns. They are primarily produced in the fetal …

Tissue hypoxia is the major stimulus of erythropoietin (EPO) synthesis in fetuses and adults.
Since EPO does not cross the placenta and is not stored, fetal plasma and amniotic fluid …

Objective To assess long-term developmental outcome in children who received iron-
fortified or low-iron formula. Design Follow-up at 10 years of a randomized controlled trial …

Prematurity, maternal smoking, and low birth weight each result in neuroendocrine
dysfunction and increased perinatal morbidity and mortality. Leptin, an adipocyte-secreted …

Prenatal hypoxia is a common complication in pregnancy. We sought to determine whether
resveratrol, a phytoalexin shown to improve health in several species, improves fetal …

Cigarette smoking causes numerous diseases that are associated with anaemia but the
resulting low haemoglobin levels may be counterbalanced by increased red blood cell …

OBJECTIVES: To determine whether maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with
increased blood pressure (BP) in neonates. STUDY DESIGN: We measured BP in the …

The objective of this study was to examine the effects of smoke exposure on the growth
patterns of the head, limbs, and torso of the midgestation human fetus. Four hundred …

Background: Previous studies reported a relationship between high nucleated red blood
cells (NRBC) in neonates and the development of intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and/or …

Aim: To evaluate the influence of maternal smoking during pregnancy on factors influencing
fetal growth. Methods: Thirty newborns of smoking mothers were prospectively compared …