Publications by authors named "Ruo-Ping Zhu"
The phthalic acid esters (PAEs) are one class of the most abundant and frequently studied pseudo-persistent organic pollutants. Noninvasive urine is an effective substrate for evaluating PAE exposure, but repeated sampling is needed to overcome this bias. This adds much work to on-site collection and the cost of detection increases exponentially.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis examined the link between maternal anxiety during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes, specifically preterm birth (PTB) and low birth weight (LBW).
- The analysis included data from twelve studies with over 17,000 pregnant women for PTB and six studies with almost 5,000 women for LBW, revealing that maternal anxiety significantly increased the risks of both PTB (1.50 times) and LBW (1.76 times).
- The study acknowledged limitations, such as insufficient information on potential influencing factors and the types of anxiety disorders, but concluded that addressing maternal anxiety is crucial for better health outcomes for mothers and their babies.
Purpose: Previous investigations have suggested a strong association between sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes. However, the results of the following replication studies were not always concordant. Therefore, this meta-analysis was conducted to evaluate the more reliable estimate.
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