Publications by authors named "Bethany T Stetson"
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- Iron deficiency (ID) in infants can lead to serious long-term cognitive issues, but currently, iron status is not routinely tested at birth, making the extent of the problem unclear in the U.S.! -
- A study compared iron levels in cord blood from twins (54 samples) and singletons (24 samples) and found that 21% of twins and 20% of singletons were iron deficient based on serum ferritin levels! -
- Factors like gestational age, maternal race, and infant sex affected iron levels, and while 40% of mothers were anemic, this did not correlate with their babies' iron status, indicating a need for further research on at-risk pregnancies!
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- * Over 1,000 women were included, with nearly equal numbers receiving high and standard doses; both groups showed similar rates of cesarean births (14.5% vs. 14.4% respectively).
- * However, the high-dose group experienced shorter labor durations (averaging 9.1 hours) and lower rates of chorioamnionitis (10.4% vs. 15.6%) compared to the standard-dose group, indicating some
This before-and-after cohort analysis assesses whether implementing a recommendation of antenatal magnesium use at an institutional level in 2009 resulted in fewer subsequent cases of moderate or severe cerebral palsy.
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