Seasonal variation in the incidence of preterm births.

Objectives: To examine the influence of the season of conception, and the season of birth on the incidence of preterm birth (PTB) and neonatal outcomes.

Study Design: This is a single center, retrospective cohort study of singleton births that took place in The Coombe Hospital in Dublin, Ireland, between January 2013 and December 2022. A comprehensive database was analyzed to determine the incidence of PTB per season of conception and season of birth.

In Spiderman we trust: The influence of familiar media characters on the decision-making of primary school children.

Children are increasingly active consumers in the media world and are thus confronted with a wide range of information. Making good decisions in such an environment is a major challenge. Weighting valid information in decision-making is an important skill that children must learn and apply.

Delayed interval delivery and survivability of the second twin with and without emergency cerclage in dichorionic diamniotic pregnancy. A systematic review.

Background: There are no systematic reviews analyzing cervical cerclage's role in improving the perinatal outcome of the second twin in dichorionic diamniotic (DCDA) pregnancies following a second trimester or very early preterm birth of the first twin.

Objective: The primary objective of this systematic review was to evaluate the effect of rescue cervical cerclage on delaying the delivery of the second twin after the delivery of the first twin in DCDA twin pregnancies. The secondary objective was to analyze the effect of rescue cervical cerclage on the perinatal outcome of the second twin in DCDA pregnancies compared to the non-cerclage group.