Pre-Conception War Exposure and Mother and Child Adjustment 4 Years Later.

Evidence is accumulating for the transgenerational effects of maternal stress on offspring. A particular increasing concern is the possible transgenerational effects of community exposure to war and terror. Here, 107 mothers that had been exposed to war, were assessed with their 3 year old children (52 % girls) who had been conceived after the end of the war, and thus never directly exposed to war.

The association between stage 3 or higher retinopathy of prematurity and other disorders of prematurity.

Objective: To evaluate the association between stage III or higher retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and other prematurity disorders and parameters.

Design: Retrospective, case-control study.

Participants: The subjects of the study were 55 consecutive premature neonates with stage III or higher ROP and 110 consecutive premature neonates without ROP.

Efficacy comparison between povidone iodine 2.5% and tetracycline 1% in prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum.

Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of povidone iodine solution 2.5% and tetracycline ointment 1% in prevention of ophthalmia neonatorum (ON).

Design: Prospective, randomized, controlled observational study.

In vitro fertilisation and use of ovulation enhancers may both influence childhood height in very low birthweight infants.

Context: Term-born children conceived by in vitro fertilisation (IVF) are reportedly taller than naturally conceived (NC) children. High levels of growth promoting hormones and epigenetic imprinting have been suggested as pathogenetic mechanisms.

Hypothesis: Tall stature in prematurely born IVF-conceived (IVF-C) children suggests pre- or early implantation imprinting rather than a postnatal effect.