Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiologyis an international, peer reviewed journal that crosses the boundaries between epidemiologists, paediatricians, developmental psychologists, environmental specialists, obstetricians, child health specialists and genetic epidemiologists. Its main focus is to ensure that the most important paediatric, reproductive, obstetric and perinatal studies reach those researchers and clinicians for whom the results are especially relevant. It publishes original research articles commentaries, book reviews, study designs, detailed methodologies and review articles.
The research published today in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology examined whether there were any effects of taking paracetamol in mid-pregnancy and the behaviour of the offspring between the ages of 6 month and 11 years, ...
Sep 16, 2019
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More than 40 percent of American teens are now getting vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV). But, despite HPV infection being associated with reduced semen quality and lower pregnancy rates, there is still public ...
Sep 19, 2017
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A new study by scientists in the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health's Built Environment and Health Research Group finds that higher neighborhood walkability is associated with lower risk of gestational diabetes ...
Feb 4, 2023
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The age at which children enter puberty has fallen in a large number of Western countries, including Denmark. A new Danish study from the Department of Public Health at Aarhus University indicates that the age of puberty ...
Nov 27, 2018
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Ixel Hernandez-Castro grew up next to a dairy farm near Fresno, California, where she remembers a plane would fly by on weekends and spray the fields surrounding her family home with pesticides.
Jan 7, 2022
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Children born prematurely, i.e. before week 37, are more likely to be placed outside the home as a supportive child welfare measure than their full-term counterparts, according to a population study conducted by the Finnish ...
Dec 27, 2019
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The children of mothers with long-term depression have been found to be at higher risk of behavioral problems and poor development.
Jun 15, 2020
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A new Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) study characterizes how Twitter users discuss miscarriage and preterm birth. Published in Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, the study finds that miscarriage disclosures ...
Jan 8, 2020
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A University of Ottawa-led study of nearly 250,000 children in Ontario over seven years—the largest of its kind—found a mother's weight before pregnancy may impact their newborn's risk of developing allergic diseases ...
Nov 1, 2021
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Exposure to tobacco smoke prenatally and postnatally was associated with hearing impairment in a Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology study of young children in Japan.
Jun 6, 2018
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