Publications by authors named "Juning Liu"
Article Synopsis
- A study in Suzhou, China, analyzed the growth and development of infants exposed to syphilis but not infected, comparing them to unexposed infants from the China PMTCT program between 2016 and 2021.
- Researchers used a large dataset and statistical methods to assess various maternal and infant characteristics, finding that syphilis-exposed uninfected infants had slightly better length and weight at certain ages compared to their unexposed counterparts.
- The results suggest that syphilis-exposed uninfected infants show healthy growth patterns in their first 18 months of life, indicating the effectiveness of PMTCT policies in preventing congenital syphilis in China.
Maternal exposure to ambient air pollution and risk of congenital heart defects in Suzhou, China.
Front Public Health
January 2023
Background: More and more studies have investigated the association between maternal exposure to ambient air pollution during pregnancy and incidence of congenital heart defects (CHDs), but results are controversial. The aim of this study was to investigate whether maternal exposure to air pollutants (PM, PM, NO, CO, SO) are associated with an increased risk of congenital heart defects in Suzhou city, China.
Methods: Based on the birth defect monitoring system of Suzhou city and the Environmental Health Department of Suzhou CDC, the birth defect monitoring data and concentrations of five air pollutants (PM, PM, NO, CO, SO) in Suzhou city from 2015 to 2019 were obtained.
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of preventing mother to child syphilis transmission to improve pregnancy outcomes. We performed a retrospective analysis of municipal databases of mother-to-child syphilis transmission. Pregnant women with syphilis were included.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe vertical transmission of HIV, from mother to child remains one of the biggest challenges all over the world. This study evaluated the implementation and effectiveness of the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission (PMTCT) program from 2011 to 2017 in Suzhou. A total of 107 HIV positive women were enrolled in the program, of which 11 were diagnosed through premarital examination, and 96 women were diagnosed through prenatal examination.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSerum homocysteine level and gestational diabetes mellitus: A meta-analysis.
J Diabetes Investig
July 2016
Aims/introduction: Homocysteine levels during pregnancy in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) have been studied; however, it remains unclear whether hyperhomocysteinemia is a useful predictor of insulin resistance. The present study aimed to evaluate the relationship between homocysteine level and GDM.
Materials And Methods: PubMed, Elsevier, Web of Science and CNKI were searched for relevant studies published up to January 2015.