Publications by authors named "Kira Nahum Sacks"
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- The study investigates the impact of the COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2 mRNA) on pregnant women and their fetuses, exploring the immune responses generated from vaccination compared to natural infection.
- A multicenter research design involved three groups of participants: vaccinated, those with confirmed COVID-19 infection during pregnancy, and unvaccinated controls, with blood samples collected to measure antibody levels.
- Results show that the vaccine generates a strong maternal antibody response that successfully transfers to the fetus, highlighting the importance of antenatal vaccination for potential newborn protection.
: To analyze preeclampsia as a risk factor for pediatric endocrine disease. : A population-based cohort analysis comparing the risk of endocrine morbidity of children born between 1991-2014 to mothers with and without preeclampsia. : The study included 253,808 deliveries.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Pre-eclampsia has a considerable effect on the intrauterine environment, yet not much is understood about how this impacts the respiratory health of the offspring. The aim of the present study is to determine if pre-eclampsia correlates with a higher incidence of respiratory disease in the offspring.
Methods: This cohort study assessed the differences in respiratory disease patterns between singletons born to mothers with and without pre-eclampsia.
Introduction: There are contradicting findings in the current literature regarding the association between in-utero exposure to preeclampsia and the long-term neuropsychiatric health of the offspring. The objective of this study is to assess whether prenatal exposure to preeclampsia increases the risk of long-term neuropsychiatric morbidity.
Methods: A retrospective population-based cohort study compared neuropsychiatric morbidity between singletons exposed and unexposed to preeclampsia.
Introduction: Preeclampsia is a leading cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Regarding the offspring, little is known about the long-term complications. The objective of the current study is to assess whether in utero exposure to preeclampsia increases the risk of long-term cardiovascular morbidity in the offspring.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: To investigate risk factors and pregnancy outcome of spontaneous vs in-vitro fertilization (IVF) twins complicated with preeclampsia.
Study Design: A retrospective population-based cohort study comparing maternal and neonatal outcome in IVF vs spontaneously conceived twins was conducted. Deliveries occurred in a tertiary medical center between the years 1988 and 2010.
Objective: A marked increase in the overall cesarean delivery (CD) rate of twin pregnancies has recently been observed. We sought to examine the obstetrical characteristics of patients who chose a non-indicated CD and to investigate the trends in the rate of CD for maternal request over a 5 years period.
Study Design: A cross sectional retrospective study of twin pregnancies, compared obstetrical characteristics between patients who chose a non-indicated CD and those who delivered vaginally.
Background: The reported rates of gestational diabetes mellitus are constantly escalating and little is known about long-term complications in the offspring. Evidence from the field of epigenetics strongly advocates the need for research on the neuropsychiatric complications in offspring prenatally exposed to gestational diabetes mellitus.
Objective: We sought to assess whether in utero exposure to gestational diabetes mellitus increases the risk of long-term neuropsychiatric morbidity in the offspring.