Publications by authors named "R P BERANGER"

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  • Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy (SUDI) includes various causes of infant deaths in the first year of life, with risk factors like sleeping position and passive smoking, but the impact of environmental chemicals—specifically pesticides—remains unclear.
  • A systematic review of 92 studies identified 17 relevant studies on the link between SUDI and pesticide exposure, showing mixed results, with some suggesting a connection between SIDS and parental occupational exposure.
  • The overall evidence is inconclusive, highlighting the need for more rigorous and modern epidemiological research to better understand the potential association.
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Objective: To assess the maternal and fetal benefits of delaying oxytocin perfusion by 24 h following labor induction by amniotomy after 41 weeks of gestation (WG).

Methods: We performed a retrospective review including all women with a vertex presentation fetus who had an indication for labor induction by amniotomy with or without oxytocin after 41 WG between 2015 and 2022. Patients who underwent an IOL by amniotomy followed by oxytocin perfusion within 0 to 4 hours (early oxytocin group: EO group) were compared with patients who underwent an IOL by amniotomy alone or followed by an oxytocin perfusion after an expectant period for up to 24 hours in the absence of a spontaneous onset of labor (delayed oxytocin group: DO group).

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  • Organic solvents are used in many jobs, and being around them while pregnant could affect how kids act as they grow up.
  • A study with pregnant women showed that kids who had mommies exposed to these solvents might have more behavior issues, especially girls.
  • The effects can last a long time, with some kids showing changes in their behavior even when they are 12 years old.
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Background: The largest case-control study (Interphone study) investigating glioma risk related to mobile phone use showed a J-shaped relationship with reduced relative risks for moderate use and a 40% increased relative risk among the 10% heaviest regular mobile phone users, using a categorical risk model based on deciles of lifetime duration of use among ever regular users.

Methods: We conducted Monte Carlo simulations examining whether the reported estimates are compatible with an assumption of no effect of mobile phone use on glioma risk when the various forms of biases present in the Interphone study are accounted for. Four scenarios of sources of error in self-reported mobile phone use were considered, along with selection bias.

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Background: Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) are the most frequent cancer in young men in developed countries. Parental occupational exposures during early-life periods are suspected to increase TGCT risk. The objective was to estimate the association between parental occupations at birth and adult TGCT.

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