Paternal depressive symptoms and infant respiratory sinus arrhythmia predict empathy-related behaviors.

Children with specific psychophysiological profiles may be more strongly affected by adverse environmental experiences. Guided by a biopsychosocial perspective, we examined whether infant respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA), an index of parasympathetic functioning, moderates the associations between paternal postpartum depression (PPD) symptoms and infants' observed empathy-related responses. Participants were 142 families with infants (51% female) assessed at two time points.

Stress and Pregnancy Outcomes: A Review of the Literature.

The human body has the ability to adapt to changing circumstances, and mobilizes various biological systems in order to do so. When exposed to stressful conditions, the endocrine, nervous, and immune systems come together to aid in maintaining homeostasis; however, during periods of chronic stress, these systems can become maladaptive and lead to long-term detrimental health outcomes. Amongst the lingering effects associated with chronic stress exposure, increasingly, studies are identifying a link to adverse pregnancy and neonatal outcomes.

The association of delivery during a war with the risk for postpartum depression, anxiety and impaired maternal-infant bonding, a prospective cohort study.

Objective: To examine the impact of war conditions on maternal mental health postpartum outcomes, specifically depression and anxiety, as well as on maternal-infant bonding (MIB).

Study Design: A prospective cohort study was performed on women who gave birth in a tertiary medical center during (October-November 2023) and before (March-May 2020) the Israel-Hamas War. All participants completed validated self-reported questionnaires: The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS ≥ 10), State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI > 39) and the Postpartum Bonding Questionnaire (PBQ ≥ 26).

Maternal depressive symptoms and infants' emotional reactivity: The moderating role of mothers' prenatal cry processing.

Exposure to maternal depressive symptoms (MDS) may have a pertinent role in shaping children's emotional development. However, little is known about how these processes emerge in the early postpartum period. The current study examined the direct and interactive associations between MDS and cry-processing cognitions in the prediction of infant negative emotionality and affective concern.

Adverse life events among bedouin and jewish women and the risk for postpartum depressive symptoms.

Purpose: Postpartum depression (PPD) affects 10-15% of postpartum women with increased risk among women with trauma history. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between adverse life events and postpartum depressive symptoms among Bedouin and Jewish women.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in a tertiary hospital in the southern district of Israel on women with singleton deliveries between November 2021 and March 2022.

Small for gestational age in twin pregnancies and the risk of offspring pediatric neurologic morbidity.

Objectives: Small for gestational age (SGA) singletons are at increased risk for neurodevelopmental abnormalities. Scarce data exist regarding the long-term implications of SGA in twins. We opted to study the association between SGA of one twin and long-term neurologic related morbidity in dichorionic diamniotic twins.

Pregnancy outcomes by hyperemesis gravidarum severity and time of diagnosis: A retrospective cohort study.

Objective: With inconsistencies regarding the possible effect of hyperemesis gravidarum on the course of pregnancy, this research aimed to study the association between hyperemesis gravidarum and pregnancy outcomes, while also addressing the trimester of diagnosis and severity.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed, including all singleton deliveries of mothers from the largest health maintenance organization in the country, in a single tertiary hospital between 1991 and 2021. The incidence of adverse pregnancy outcomes was compared between pregnancies with and without hyperemesis gravidarum diagnosis.

Assessing the impact of medically assisted reproduction on autism spectrum disorder risk.

Purpose: Techniques of medically assisted reproduction interact with the embryo at crucial developmental stages, yet their impact on the fetus and subsequent child's health remains unclear. Given rising infertility rates and more frequent use of fertility treatments, we aimed to investigate if these methods heighten the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children.

Methods: A population-based cohort study was conducted at Soroka University Medical Center, a tertiary referral hospital, encompassing singleton births.

Long-term neurological outcomes of offspring misdiagnosed with fetal growth restriction.

Objective: Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a major determinant of adverse short- and long-term perinatal outcomes. The current definition of FGR (estimated fetal weight measurement < 10th percentile) may lead, at times, to a false diagnosis of fetuses that are eventually born appropriate for gestational age (AGA). Our objective was to investigate the potential association between a misdiagnosis of antepartum fetal growth restriction and long-term neurological outcomes in offspring.

Influence of ovarian torsion on reproductive outcomes and mode of delivery.

Purpose: To investigate differences in reproductive outcomes among patients before and following ovarian torsion.

Study Design: In this retrospective cohort study, we investigated the reproductive outcomes of patients who underwent surgery for ovarian torsion between 1988 and 2015 in a tertiary medical center. Data on deliveries before and after ovarian torsion were compared.

Respiratory morbidity among offspring misclassified as growth restricted.

Objective: An ultrasound-based diagnosis implies that some fetuses suspected to be growth-restricted (FGR) are discovered at birth to be appropriately grown (appropriate for gestational age [AGA] birth weight, between the 10th and 90th percentile). These fetuses may thus be exposed to unnecessary medical interventions, including early labor induction. In this study, we have evaluated the long-term respiratory health of offspring misclassified as FGR.

The Association between Term Chorioamnionitis during Labor and Long-Term Infectious Morbidity of the Offspring.

: Chorioamnionitis during labor exposes the fetus to an intrauterine state that may alter the future immune response and may expose the offspring to future susceptibility to infectious disease. We evaluated the long-term pediatric infectious morbidity of children born at term to mothers who have chorioamnionitis during labor. This was a population-based cohort analysis including only term singleton deliveries at a regional tertiary hospital between the years 1991 and 2021.

Risk factors for early postpartum hemorrhage: A retrospective, population-based, cohort analysis.

Objective: To identify risk factors for developing early postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) and to examine whether risk factors vary according to severity and mode of delivery.

Methods: A population-based cohort study was conducted in which all deliveries at a tertiary medical center were included. Risk factors for developing early PPH were compared based on the severity of bleeding as well as the mode of delivery.

Second-versus first-born twin: comparison of short- and long-term outcomes.

Purpose: An ancient description of the competition between twins for first breath is found in the biblical story of Jacob and Esau (Genesis 25:26) when Jacob pulled his older brother's heel in the hope of becoming firstborn but to no avail. In this study, we sought to evaluate the short and long-term outcomes of twin pairs, comparing between the second- and first-born twin.

Methods: A population-based cohort study, including dichorionic twin deliveries occurring between the years 1991 and 2021 at Soroka University Medical Center.

The impact of maternal hyperemesis gravidarum on early childhood respiratory morbidity.

Background: Lung maldevelopment due to in-utero events may potentially cause respiratory morbidity during childhood. Maternal nutritional status during pregnancy is critical for lung development. This study is contributing to the understanding of the interplay between maternal nutrition status during pregnancy, fetal lung development and the risk for respiratory diseases in early life.

Perinatal outcomes and long-term infectious morbidity of offspring born to mothers with familial Mediterranean fever.

Purpose: To investigate perinatal outcomes and long-term infectious morbidity in children of mothers with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF).

Methods: A population-based cohort study comparing perinatal outcomes and long-term infectious morbidity of offspring of mothers with and without FMF was conducted. All singleton deliveries between the years 1991-2021 in a tertiary medical center were included.

Recurrent preterm delivery following twin versus singleton preterm delivery: A retrospective cohort.

Objective: The main risk factor for preterm delivery (PTD; <37 gestational weeks) is having a history of PTD. The aim of this research was to compare the risk for recurrent PTD following twin versus singleton gestation PTD.

Methods: A retrospective population-based cohort study was performed, including all women who had two consecutive pregnancies, the first of which ended with PTD.

Examining the relationship between autism spectrum disorder in children whose mother had labour epidural analgesia for their birth: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Controversy exists regarding the association between autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children whose mother had labour epidural analgesia for their birth, as the few existing investigations have reported mixed findings.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the possibility of an association in our heterogeneous population.

Design: A retrospective population-based cohort study.

Perinatal outcome and long-term hospitalization of triplets according to birth order.

Purpose: The association between birth order and adverse perinatal outcomes has been well studied in twin pregnancies. However, little is known about the differences in immediate perinatal outcomes as well as long-term hospitalization of the offspring in triplet pregnancies according to their birth order. As such, we aimed to assess the differences in immediate perinatal outcomes and long-term hospitalizations among triplets by their birth order.

Syncope in pregnancy, immediate pregnancy outcomes, and offspring long-term neurologic health.

Background: There are limited data regarding the perinatal consequences of maternal syncope during pregnancy, and even less is known about the potential long-term effect on offspring health.

Objective: This study aimed to examine perinatal outcomes as well as long-term offspring neurologic morbidity associated with prenatal maternal syncope, and the possible differential effect by trimester of first syncope episode.

Study Design: A retrospective cohort study was conducted, including all singleton deliveries occurring between 1991 and 2021 at a large tertiary medical center.

The association between emotion regulation and pain during the immediate postpartum period.

Purpose: The present study aims to investigate the association between emotion regulation difficulties and pain perception during the immediate postpartum period.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed in women during the immediate postpartum period. Women completed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS) questionnaire to measure difficulties in emotion regulation.

Long term respiratory morbidity of cesarean-delivered second twin compared to their vaginally-delivered sibling: A retrospective population-based cohort study.

Background: Offspring born via cesarean delivery (CD) may be more prone to develope long-term respiratory diseases, compared to those delivered vaginally (VD). In this study, we compared the rates of respiratory diseases between first twins VD and second twins delivered via CD.

Methods: This was a retrospective database study.