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El recién nacido expuesto a cocaína antenatal: una propuesta de intervención médica y psicosocial integrada

Rev. pediatr. electrón; 15 (2), 2018
Introducción: El consumo de cocaína durante la gestación gatilla isquemia, muerte y licuefacción celular en el cerebro fetal, consolidando en la infancia grados variables de retraso mental. El presente estudio busca identificar mediante test de drogas en orina los recién nacidos (RN) expuestos a coc...

Percepción del gusto como factor de riesgo para obesidad infantil

Salud pública Méx; 60 (4), 2018
Resumen Objetivo Describir el papel de la percepción del gusto como factor de riesgo para el desarrollo de obesidad en niños. Material y métodos Se realizó una búsqueda inicial de artículos científicos publicados en PubMed entre el 1 de enero de 2011 y el 20 de marzo de 2016 para el tema sobre...

Effects of prenatal stress on conduction airway morphology

Int. j. morphol; 36 (1), 2018
SUMMARY: It is known that chronic gestational stress alters the pulmonary immune response predisposing to chronic pulmonary pathologies such as asthma, which occur with morphological alterations in both conduction and exchange airways. However, it is still unknown whether chronic gestational stress gener...

Burden of Mild Mental Retardation attributed to prenatal methylmercury exposure in Amazon: local and regional estimates

Abstract The gold rush in the Amazon Region caused an increase of mercury (Hg) levels in the environment, and, consequently, raised human exposure. Once released into aquatic systems, Hg could generate methylmercury (MeHg), an extremely toxic compound, which is accumulated through trophic chains. Several...

Síndrome de abstinencia neonatal debido a exposición prenatal al citalopram: a propósito de un caso

Arch. argent. pediatr; 115 (6), 2017
El síndrome de abstinencia neonatal (SAN) debido a la exposición prenatal al citalopram se desarrolla durante los primeros días de vida, incluso con una exposición al fármaco en dosis bajas. El tratamiento de apoyo es la primera opción, aunque puede usarse el fenobarbital en el tratamiento de este ...

Life-long Maternal Cafeteria Diet Promotes Tissue-Specific Morphological Changes in Male Offspring Adult Rats

An. acad. bras. ciênc; 89 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT Here, we evaluated whether the exposure of rats to a cafeteria diet pre- and/or post-weaning, alters histological characteristics in the White Adipose Tissue (WAT), Brown Adipose Tissue (BAT), and liver of adult male offspring. Female Wistar rats were divided into Control (CTL; fed on standard r...

Dietary determinants of urinary molybdenum levels in Mexican women: a pilot study

Salud pública Méx; 59 (5), 2017
Abstract: Objective: This study determined the main dietary sources of urinary molybdenum (Mo) concentrations in a sample of 124 pregnant women in Mexico. Materials and methods: Dietary data was collected during pregnancy, through a semi-qualitative food frequency questionnaire, with information of 8...

Maternal depression and anxiety and fetal-neonatal growth

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 93 (5), 2017
Abstract Objective: Maternal depression and anxiety have been found to negatively affect fetal and neonatal growth. However, the independent effects of maternal depression and anxiety on fetal-neonatal growth outcomes and trajectories remain unclear. This study aimed to analyze simultaneously the effect...

Are there differences in birth weight according to sex and associations with maternal exposure to air pollutants? A cohort study

Säo Paulo med. j; 135 (4), 2017
ABSTRACT CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Several effects of exposure to air pollutants on human health are known. The aim of this study was to identify whether exposure of pregnant women to air pollutants contributes towards low birth weight and which sex is more affected. DESIGN AND SETTING: Longitudinal study...