Fiona E. McGuigan, Liam Murray, Alison Gallagher, George Davey-Smith et al.
Peak bone mass is an important risk factor for the development of osteoporosis in later life. Previous work has suggested that genetic, intrauterine, and environmental factors all contribute to the regulation of bone mass, but the ways in which they interact with each other to do so remain poorly un...
Jee Hyun Rah, Parul Christian, Abu Ahmed Shamim, Ummeh T. Arju et al.
Adolescent pregnancy is associated with adverse birth outcomes. Less is known about its influence on maternal growth and nutritional status. We determined how pregnancy and lactation during adolescence affects postmenarcheal linear and ponderal growth and body composition of 12-19 y olds in rural Ba...
Rubhana Raqib, Dewan S Alam, Protim Sarker, Shaikh Meshbahuddin Ahmad et al.
Background Low birth weight is generally an outcome of a fetal insult or nutritional insufficiency. Recent studies have shown that such exposure early in life may have long-term implications for later immunocompetence and susceptibility to infectious diseases. Objective We aimed to investigate the e...
Marshall D. Lindheimer, David Kanter
This review and opinion article focuses on the definitions and meanings of abnormal protein excretion in pregnancy, asking the following questions: Are our tests to determine abnormal proteinuria adequately performed? Are current guidelines for diagnosis of excessive proteinuria, especially when use...
Charles P. Larson
It is estimated that nearly 100,000 children are born into poverty each year in Canada. During pregnancy, their mothers are likely to face multiple stressful life events, including lone-mother and teenage pregnancies, unemployment, more crowded or polluted physical environments, and far fewer resour...
Baha M. Sibai, Oscar A. Viteri
Pregnancies complicated by diabetic ketoacidosis are associated with increased rates of perinatal morbidity and mortality. A high index of suspicion is required, because diabetic ketoacidosis onset in pregnancy can be insidious, usually at lower glucose levels, and often progresses more rapidly as c...
G. A. Hitman, Nasima Mannan, Michael McDermott, E Aganna et al.
Ananya Dutta Mou, Zitu Barman, Mahmudul Hasan, Rakib Miah et al.
Preeclampsia is a multi-organ system disorder of pregnancy and is responsible for a significant rate of maternal morbidity and mortality worldwide. In Bangladesh, a large number of obstetric deaths occur every year but the exact reasons are not well investigated. The data regarding preeclampsia and ...
Yu Chen, Habibul Ahsan, Faruque Parvez, Geoffrey R. Howe
We have developed a thirty-nine-item semi-quantitative food-frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to assess the dietary consumption of 11,746 men and women in a prospective cohort study that evaluates the health effects of As from drinking water in Bangladesh. In order to validate the FFQ, two 7 d food diar...
Shams El Arifeen, Robert E. Black, Laura E. Caulfield, Gretchen Antelman et al.
Background Relations between size and maturity at birth and infant growth have been studied inadequately in Bangladesh, where the incidence of low birth weight is high and most infants are breast-fed. Objective This study was conducted to describe infant growth patterns and their relations to birth ...
MA Sayeed, Hajera Mahtab, ZA Latif, P A Khanam et al.
Body mass index (BMI, kg/m.sq) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) are widely used as obesity indices for diabetes and cardiovascular risks. Lower adult height was related to diabetes and stroke. Waist-girth was proved important for visceral obesity. Incorporating waist-girth and height as waist-to-height ...
Graeme N. Smith, Jessica Pudwell, Mark Walker, Shi Wu Wen
Objective To calculate the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk estimates for women following a pregnancy with or without preeclampsia. Methods We calculated 10-year, 30-year, and lifetime CVD risk estimates at one year postpartum for women recruited into the Pre-Eclampsia New Emerging Team's prospecti...
Ghose Bishwajit
OVERVIEW: South Asian countries have experienced a remarkable economic growth during last two decades along with subsequent transformation in social, economic and food systems. Rising disposable income levels continue to drive the nutrition transition characterized by a shift from a traditional high...
GM Monawar Hosain
This study examines factors associated with low birthweight (LBW) in rural Bangladesh. Enrolled in early first trimester, 350 women were followed for duration of pregnancy and data gathered on maternal factors such as social, demographic, anthropometric, biochemical measures and newborn's birth weig...
Kathryn G. Dewey, Malay Kanti Mridha, Susana L Matias, Charles D. Arnold et al.
Background: Stunting in linear growth occurs mainly during the first 1000 d, from conception through 24 mo of age. Despite the recognition of this critical period, there have been few evaluations of the growth impact of interventions that cover most of this window. Objective: We evaluated home forti...