According to many studies, generalised periodontitis can be a risk factor for preterm birth (PB).
A case‐control study was carried out to examine if early localised periodontitis could be a …

Intra-uterine growth retardation (IUGR) is an abnormality of pregnancy. Neonates with IUGR
weigh less than the 10th percentile for gestational age. The objective of the study was to …

STUDY QUESTION Is there any difference in the clinical performance of the 3-year one-rod
etonogestrel (ENG)- and the 5-year two-rod levonorgestrel (LNG)-releasing contraceptive …

Background: A case–control study was undertaken to detect whether initial chronic localized
periodontitis could be a risk factor for preterm birth (PB) and foetal growth restriction. …

Imitation of a fine motor movement, index finger protrusion, was examined in 39 neonates
using an ethologically based objective coding system. Results confirmed that imitation of …

Imitation in human neonates, unlike imitation in young infants, is still regarded as controversial.
Four studies with 203 newborns are presented to examine the imitation of index finger, …

Background: Psychosocial and psychological interventions are generally effective in
reducing depressive symptomatology in the postpartum period. Our aim was to evaluate the …

Socio‐emotional behaviour is in part sex‐related in humans, although the contribution of
the biological and socio‐cultural factors is not yet known. This study explores sex‐related …

Background: The number of teenage pregnancies has increased throughout the world and
these pregnancies are reported in association with a higher rate of maternal and fetal …

OBJECTIVE: the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) is an important screening
instrument routinely used during the peripartum period for the identification of depression. …