Mood and anxiety spectrum disorders detected by neuropsychiatric interviews in young adults born preterm: A prospective cohort study.

Background: Psychopathology has not yet been studied beyond pediatric age for all degrees of prematurity, including late-preterm, particularly in those who grew up with no apparent neurodevelopmental sequelae. This study aimed to examine psychopathological outcome following preterm birth and admission to neonatal intensive care in young adults without major neurodevelopmental and psychopathological problems that emerged during childhood.

Methods: An Italian single-center prospective cohort study.

Trajectory of serum bilirubin in offspring of women with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Aims: To investigate the trajectory of bilirubin from birth to the first 48 h of life in neonates of women with gestational diabetes.

Methods: In a cohort of 69 neonates of women with gestational diabetes, delivered at Policlinic Abano, Abano Terme, Italy, from October 2021 to May 2022, we conducted a case-control study (1:2 ratio) on total serum bilirubin (TSB) trajectory over the first 48 h after birth. An ancillary analysis was conducted on arterial cord blood gas analysis at birth and on concurrent hemoglobin, hematocrit, lactate, glycemia, and bilirubin levels.

Pilot study of home phototherapy for neonatal jaundice monitored in maternity ward during the enforced Italy-wide COVID-19 national lockdown.

Unlabelled: In Italy, where neonatal jaundice treatment is required, it is largely carried out in hospitals. However, it is possible to safely administer home phototherapy (HPT). We report our pilot center's experience of HPT and its potential benefits during the COVID-19-enforced national lockdown.

Stressful life events in pregnancy: A risk factor for exclusive breastfeeding among high-income mothers.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the association between prenatal stressful life events in pregnancy and breastfeeding initiation, exclusivity, and duration, defined according to the WHO.

Study Design: Feeding practices were prospectively collected from 425 puerperae living in an industrialized area of Northeast Italy starting on the second day post-partum, when they filled out the Life Experience Survey (LES, 1978).

Results: In this sample, analysis revealed that at discharge 65/358 (18.

COVID-19 pandemic: Impact on gestational diabetes mellitus prevalence.

Aim: Although an increased risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) has been noted in women exposed to stressful conditions and traumatic events, limited information is available about such risk in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: The study was designed as a non-concurrent case-control study on the prevalence of GDM, defined according to IADPSG 2010, in women giving birth during the COVID-19 pandemic in the hot spot of Northeast Italy from March 9th to May 18th, 2020, with an antecedent puerperae-matched group whose women had given birth in 2019.

Results: Analysis revealed that during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, GDM prevalence was significantly higher than in 2019 (GDM, 48/533, 9 vs 86/637, 13.

Calcium and lactate in the fetal-to-neonatal transition.

Objective: To explore the relationship between calcium and lactate in arterial cord blood of healthy term neonates in response to the stress of labor.

Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of consecutive, vaginal, term births in a community medical center (April 2029 to February 2020). Calcium and lactate were measured in cord blood gas analysis immediately after delivery.

Fluid status changes during the transition in infants of diabetic mothers.

In animal and human neonates, expansion of the extracellular fluid volume is associated with "wet" lung and poor respiratory outcomes. To define fluid status changes during the transition from fetal to neonatal life in infants of diabetic mothers (IDM), we conducted a single-centre (Policlinico Abano Terme, Abano Terme, Italy) study of 66 IDM and a 1:2 matched control group from January 1 to September 30, 2020. Fluid status changes were assessed by computing Δ Hct from umbilical cord blood at birth and capillary heel Hct at 48 h, accounting for body weight decrease.

Postpartum bonding: the impact of stressful life events during pregnancy.

Objective: We aimed to determine if and to what extent a woman's exposure to stressful life events were associated with impaired maternal bonding by using a sample of high-income Italian women.

Methods: In the second day postpartum, 425 healthy puerperae responded to Life Experiences Survey (LES), Mother-to-Infant Bonding Scale (MBS), and to the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).

Results: Analysis revealed that the stressful life events scored by LES were a significantly predictor of impaired bonding as measured by MIBS ( = 0.

Gestational weight gain and eating-related disorders.

This prospective cohort study took place at the Division of Perinatal Medicine of Policlinico Abano Terme, Italy, from January to November 2018. In the second day postpartum, 463 healthy at term puerperae, 122 (26.35%) with inadequate gestational weight gain (GWG), 210 (45.

Infant feeding initiation practices in the context of COVID-19 lockdown.

Objective: Limited information is available regarding barriers to breastfeeding during the COVID-19 lockdown.

Study Design: This study was designed as a non-concurrent case-control study on breastfeeding initiation practices, defined according to WHO, in women giving birth during lockdown, between March 8 and May 18, 2020, in the COVID-19 'hotspot' in Northeastern Italy (study group), with an antecedent puerperae-matched group (control group). Exclusive, complementary, and formula feeding practices were collected from maternal charts at hospital discharge, on the second day post-partum, when puerperae filled out the Edinburg Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).

Distance support and online intervention to blind and visually impaired children during the pandemic COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic imposed dramatic changes to everyone's daily routines, but especially to children with developmental disabilities. The Robert Hollman Foundation decided not to interrupt its service to all the visually impaired children and initiated a Distance Support Project. It was an online process covering all aspects of support for the children and involving audio-video calls, videos and tailored-made multisensory material created specifically for each child.

The role of gestational weight gain disorders in symptoms of maternal postpartum depression.

Objective: To examine the association of gestational weight gain (GWG), categorized according to 2009 IOM guidelines as adequate, inadequate, and excessive, with symptoms of mental disorders perceived by mothers after childbearing as anhedonia, anxiety, and depression, defined by the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS). Previous studies indicated that disorders related to GWG are associated with an increased risk of postpartum psychological distress.

Methods: A prospective cohort study took place at the Policlinico Abano Terme, Italy, from May 2016 to November 2018.

Psychological impact of COVID-19 quarantine measures in northeastern Italy on mothers in the immediate postpartum period.

Objective: To explore whether quarantine measures and hospital containment policies among women giving birth in a COVID-19 "hotspot" area in northeastern Italy enhanced psycho-emotional distress in the immediate postpartum period.

Methods: We designed a non-concurrent case-control study of mothers who gave birth during a COVID-19 quarantine period between March 8 and May 3, 2020 (COVID-19 study group), with an antecedent group of matched postpartum women (control group) who delivered in the same period in 2019. Participants completed the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) on the second day postpartum.

First-time fathers' coping strategies at elective cesarean delivery: A quantitative study.

Background: Considerable studies have been undertaken to assess fathers' feelings and experiences during labor and delivery of their partner, however, investigation describing first-time fathers' coping strategies at elective cesarean delivery remains under explored.

Aim: To assess and determine the Coping Strategies of first-time fathers at elective cesarean delivery, by looking at both first-time and second time fathers, separately.

Study Design: A quantitative design was utilized in this investigation.

Determinants and effects of fluid status changes in caesarean delivered neonates.

Aim: Evidence suggests that caesarean section is associated with a reduced placental transfusion and poor iron-related haematological indices, both in cord and peripheral blood, compared with vaginal delivery. We assessed determinants and effects of fluid status changes on placental transfusion in neonates delivered by elective (ElCD) and emergency (EmCD) caesarean section.

Methods: Placental transfusion was estimated by ∆ haematocrit (Hct) increase from birth to 48 hours of life, accounting for contemporaneous ∆ body weight decrease, in 143 women/infant pairs, 62 who underwent ElCD and 81 EmCD, respectively.

Pain and stress after vaginal delivery: characteristics at hospital discharge and associations with parity.

The objective of this study was to characterise pre-discharge maternal pain and stress severity after vaginal delivery and associations with parity. This is a descriptive analysis with 148 women in the early post-partum period (84 primiparae and 64 secondiparae) after vaginal delivery. Pain and stress were measured by McGill Pain Questionnaire (MGPQ) and by the Psychological Stress Measure (PSM).

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Intact Cord Milking versus Immediate Cord Clamping in Term Infants Born by Elective Cesarean Section.

Objective: We evaluated whether intact umbilical cord milking (UCM) is more effective than immediate cord clamping (ICC) in enhancing placental transfusion after elective cesarean delivery.

Study Design: In a randomized trial, volume of placental transfusion was assessed by Δ hematocrit (Hct) between neonatal cord blood and capillary heel blood at 48 hours of age, corrected for the change in body weight.

Results: There were no significant differences in cord blood mean Hct values at birth (UCM, 44.

Fetal ST baseline T/QRS rise in normal CTG does not predict neonatal acidemia.

Purpose: Analysis of the ST segment of the fetal electrocardiogram (ECG) waveform is a relatively new adjunct to support the cardiotocograph in assessing the risk of significant intrapartum fetal acidosis. The use of ST analysis (STAN) combined with cardiotocography (CTG) was reported to significantly lower the incidence of metabolic acidosis. We aimed to assess the role of "baseline T/QRS rise" associated with a normal CTG on the risk of neonatal acidemia.