A customised fetal growth and birthweight standard for Qatar: a population-based cohort study.

Objectives: Customized birthweight centiles have improved the detection of small for gestational age (SGA) and large for gestational age (LGA) babies compared to existing population standards. This study used perinatal registry data to derive coefficients for developing customized growth charts for Qatar.

Methods: The PEARL registry data on women delivering in Qatar (2017-2018) was used to develop a multivariable linear regression model predicting optimal birthweight.

Impact of disabilities in activities of daily living on opioid use for chronic pain in older adults: an exploratory secondary analysis from ELSI-Brazil.

Objectives: Problematic use of opioids by older adults is associated with adverse effects and has become a public health crisis worldwide. Ageing-related disabilities in activities of daily living (ADL) could promote unnecessary use of opioids in this population. This study evaluates the association between ADL disability and opioid consumption in Brazilian older adults.

Validation of a modified obstetric comorbidity index for prediction of postpartum adverse events including fetal morbidity - a retrospective cohort study from Qatar.

Background: The Obstetric Comorbidity Index (OBCMI) is an internationally validated scoring system for maternal risk factors intended to reliably predict the occurrence of severe maternal morbidity (SMM). This retrospective cohort study applied the OBCMI to pregnant women in Qatar to validate its performance in predicting SMM and cumulative fetal morbidity.

Methods: Data from 1000 women who delivered in July 2021 in a large tertiary centre was extracted from medical records.

Impact of bariatric surgery on maternal gestational weight gain and pregnancy outcomes in women with obesity: A population-based cohort study from Qatar.

Background: Bariatric surgery is performed in obese women of reproductive age to help achieve a healthy prepregnancy weight to reduce the complications associated with obesity in pregnancy. However, these procedures can impact maternal nutrition and gestational weight gain (GWG). This study evaluates the maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with prepregnancy bariatric surgery and determines the impact on GWG.

Maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with multiple repeat cesarean deliveries: A registry-based study from Qatar.

Background: Cesarean delivery (CD) is associated with increased maternal and neonatal morbidity compared to vaginal delivery, particularly in cases classified as emergency procedures or when there are multiple CDs. This retrospective cohort study aims to examine the incidence of maternal and neonatal complications in women with multiple CDs.

Methods: This study used data from a national perinatal database obtained from a single tertiary maternity care hospital.